Mesherskoye peat railway
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]
| Mesherskoye peat railway | |
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| Overview | |
| Locale | Ryazan Oblast, Russia |
| Termini | Bolon |
| Website | www.peter-peat.com |
| Service | |
| Type | Narrow-gauge railway |
| Operator(s) | ООО «Peter-Peat» |
| History | |
| Opened | 1952 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 46 kilometres (29 mi) |
| Track gauge | 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in) |
Current status
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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
- TU6A – № 2540
- TU4 – № 2314, 2314, 2054
- ESU2A – № 1003, 997, 684
- Draisine – PMD3
- TD-5U "Pioneer"
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
- Historical Photos
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Tank car – fire train _1.jpg.webp)
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Locomotive TU4-2535
Gallery
Locomotive TU4-2314 with freight train 
Locomotive TU4-2314 with freight train 
Locomotive TU4-2314 with freight train
References and sources
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mesherskoye peat narrow-gauge railway. |
- Official Website (in Russian)
- Photo – project «Steam Engine» (in Russian)
- «The site of the railroad» S. Bolashenko (in Russian)
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