Kushaverskoye peat railway

The Kushaverskoye peat railway is located in Novgorod Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1967, and has a total length of 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) and is operational as of 2016. The track gauge is 750 mm (2 ft 5 ¹⁄₂ in) and operates year-round.[1]

Kushaverskoye peat railway
Overview
Type	Narrow-gauge railway
Locale	Novgorod Oblast, Russia
Termini	Yubileyny
Website	www.ruspeatland.ru
Operation
Opened	1967
Operator(s)	LLC «Kushavera peat»
Technical
Line length	16 kilometres (9.9 mi)
Track gauge	750 mm (2 ft 5 ^1⁄2 in)

Current status

The Kushaverskoye peat railway's first line was constructed in 1967, in the area of Khvoyninsky District, Novgorod Oblast from the village Yubileyny to the swamp peat fields. The peat railway was built for hauling milling peat and workers and operates year-round. The total length of the Kushaverskoye peat narrow-gauge railway at the peak of its development exceeded 60 kilometres (37 mi), of which 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) is currently operational.[2]

Rolling stock

Station

Open wagon TSV-6a for peat

Locomotives

• TU6D – № 0236
• TU6P – № 0013
• TU6A – № 3263, 3187
• ESU2A – № 568, 733, 822

Railroad car

• Flatcar
• Tank car
• Snowplow
• Tank car – fire train
• Passenger car
• Open wagon for peat
• Hopper car to transport track ballast

Work trains

• Crane GK-5
• Track laying cranes PPR2ma

Gallery

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  Locomotive ESU2A-568
• 
  Locomotive ESU2A-568 with freight train
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  Station
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  Locomotive TU6A-3187
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  Station

See also

• Narrow-gauge railways in Russia

References and sources

1. Kushaverskoye peat railway map
2. History

External links

• Official Website LLC «Kushavera peat» (in Russian)
• Photo - project «Steam Engine» (in Russian)
• «The site of the railroad» S. Bolashenko (in Russian)