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Mesherskoye peat narrow gauge railway

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Type
  
Narrow-gauge railway

Website
  
www.peter-peat.com

Operator(s)
  
ООО «Peter-Peat»

Locale
  
Ryazan Oblast

Termini
  
Bolon

Opened
  
1952

Line length
  
46 kilometres (29 mi)

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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).

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Current status

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. A peat factory was built and put into operation in 2013.

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

    • References

    Mesherskoye peat narrow-gauge railway Wikipedia
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