The Gorokhovskoye peat railway is located in Kirov Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1960, and has a total length of which is currently operational; the track gauge is .Gorokhovskoe peat
Current status Gorokhovskoye peat railway emerged in the 1960s, in the area Kotelnichsky District, in a settlement named Komsomolthe. The peat railway was built for hauling peat and workers and operates year-round. Operations consist of peat and passenger transport. Peat is transshipped on broad gauge rail line and taken to Kirov to a combined heat and power (CHP) power station.
Rolling stock
Locomotives TU4 – № 818, 1323, 2961, 2594 ESU2A – № 848, 927
Railroad car Boxcar 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 UPS-1- № 50 Track laying cranes PPR2ma
Gallery
See also
Narrow-gauge railways in Russia Dymnoye peat railway Otvorskoye peat railway Pishchalskoye peat railway
References and sources
External links
Official Website Photo – project «Steam Engine» «The site of the railroad» S. Bolashenko