Dymnoye peat railway
The Dymnoye peat railway is located in Kirov Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1967, and has a total length of 79 kilometres (49 mi) is currently operational; the track gauge is 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in).[1]
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| Overview | |||
| Locale | Kirov Oblast, Russia | ||
| Termini | Svetlopolyansk | ||
| Website | www.vyatkatorf.ru | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Narrow-gauge railway | ||
| Operator(s) | ЗАО «ВяткаТорф» | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1967 | ||
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| Line length | 79 kilometres (49 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||
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Current status
locomotive TU4 – № 2790
Dymnoye peat railway emerged in the 1967s, in the area Verkhnekamsky District, in a settlement named Svetlopolyansk. The railway was built for hauling peat and workers and operates year-round with several pairs of trains a day. Peat is transshipped on broad gauge 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 27⁄32 in) rail line and taken to Kirov, Sharyu, to a combined heat and power (CHP).[2]
Rolling stock
Locomotives
Railroad car
- Flatcar
- Tank car
- Snowplow
- Crane (railroad)
- Tank car – fire train
- Passenger car (rail)
- Track laying cranes
- Open wagon for peat
- Hopper car to transport track ballast
Gallery
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Building 
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References and sources
See also
External links
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- Official Website (in Russian)
- The scheme of the railway (in Russian)
- Photo - project «Steam Engine» (in Russian)
- «The site of the railroad» S. Bolashenko (in Russian)
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