Altsevo peat railway
The Altsevo peat railway is located in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1962, and has a total length of 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) and a track gauge of 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in).
| Altsevo peat railway | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Type | Narrow-gauge railway | ||
| Locale | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia | ||
| Termini | Pizhma | ||
| Operation | |||
| Opened | 1962 | ||
| Operator(s) | ООО «Альцево-торф» | ||
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| Line length | 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||
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Current status
The Altsevo peat railway was constructed in 1962 in the Tonshayevsky District, and runs from the village of Pizhma to the swamp "Altsovsky Moss". The railway was built for hauling peat and workers and operates year-round with several pairs of trains a day. A peat briquette factory was built and put into operation in 2005.[1]
Rolling stock
Locomotives
- TU6A - № 0310
- TU8 - №***
- ESU2A - № 671
- TD-5U "Pioneer" - Transportation local residents
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
Peat railway 
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See also
- Narrow-gauge railways in Russia
- Kerzhenets peat narrow-gauge railway
- Narrow-gauge railway of Decor-1 factory
References and sources
- "«Altsovsky Moss»". Archived from the original on 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Altsevo peat narrow gauge railway. |
- interactive map (English language)
- Photo - project «Steam Engine» (Russian language)
- «The site of the railroad» S. Bolashenko (Russian language)
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