Mesherskoye peat narrow gauge railway

Mesherskoye peat railway
Overview
Type Narrow gauge railway
Locale Ryazan Oblast, Russia
Termini Bolon
Website www.peter-peat.com
Operation
Opened 1952
Operator(s) ООО «Peter-Peat»
Technical
Line length 46 kilometres (29 mi)
Track gauge 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in)

The Mesherskoye peat railway is located in Ryazan Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1952, and has a total length of 46 kilometres (29 mi) is currently operational, the track gauge is 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in).[1] Coordinates: 55°03′05″N 40°05′26″E / 55.05131°N 40.09051°E / 55.05131; 40.09051

Current status

Rotary car dumper

Mesherskoye peat railway emerged in the 1952s, in the area Klepikovsky District, in a settlement named Bolon. The railway was built for hauling peat and workers and operates year-round with several pairs of trains a day.[2] A peat factory was built and put into operation in 2013.[3][4]

Rolling Stock

Locomotives

Railroad car

References and sources

  1. ↑ Mesherskoye peat railway
  2. ↑ Mesherskoye peat history
  3. ↑ New peat factory - 2013
  4. ↑ Peat factory - 2013

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