The Pelgorskoye peat railway (, ) is located in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1950, and has a total length of ; it was operational . The track gauge is . The railway operates year-round.Pelgorskoe peat railway
Current status The Pelgorskoye peat railway's first line was constructed in 1950s, in the Tosnensky District, Leningrad Oblast, from the Ryabovo village to the swamp peat fields. The railway was built for hauling milling peat and workers and operates year-round.Pelgorskoe peat railway history In 2001 the Pelgorskoe-M Peat Company started replacing equipment and repairing the railway between the mine and the processing facilities. The total length of the Pelgorskoye narrow-gauge railway at the peak of its development exceeded , of which is currently operational . A peat factory was built and put into operation in 2004.History Peat Company «Pelgorskoe» In 2016, repairs were made to the track.Pelgorskoye peat railway 2016
Rolling stock
Locomotives TU6A – No. 1650, 1903 TU8G – No. 0015 ESU2A – No. 607 TD-5U
Railroad car Flatcar Tank car Tank car – fire train Passenger car PV40 Open wagon for peat TSV6A Hopper car to transport track ballast
Work trains Snowplow PS-1 Track laying cranes PPR2ma – No. 275
See also Narrow-gauge railways in Russia Gladkoye narrow-gauge railway Laryan narrow-gauge railway
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External links
Official Website Photo – project «Steam Engine» «The site of the railroad» S. Bolashenko