Dymnoye peat railway
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Dymnoye peat railway | |||
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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 | ||
Technical | |||
Line length | 79 kilometres (49 mi) | ||
Track gauge | 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
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59°25′14″N 52°22′34″E / 59.42065°N 52.37607°E 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]
Current status[edit]
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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[edit]
Locomotives[edit]
Railroad car[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Building
References and sources[edit]
See also[edit]
- Narrow-gauge railways in Russia
- Gorokhovskoye peat railway
- Otvorskoye peat railway
- Pishchalskoye peat railway
External links[edit]
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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[permanent dead link] (in Russian)