Gusevskoye peat railway
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55°28′56″N 40°24′36″E / 55.48234°N 40.40992°E / 55.48234; 40.40992 The Gusevskoye peat railway is located in Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1920, and has a total length of which 25 kilometres (16 mi) is currently operational; the track gauge is 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in).
History
Gusevskoye peat railway emerged in the 1920s, in the area Gus-Khrustalny District, in a settlement named Gus-Khrustalny in 1931 became a town. The railway had a maximum length of about 100 kilometres (62 mi) at their peak.[1] Gusevskoye railway was built for hauling peat and workers and operates year-round with several pairs of trains a day. At present only 25 kilometres (16 mi) of the railway is operational, current operations include passenger traffic (workers-tourists) and freight traffic, transportation of peat. A peat briquette factory was built and put into operation in 2010 in a settlement named Gusevskiy.[2] A peat briquette factory was built and put into operation in 2011 in a settlement named Mezinovskiy.[3] About 2011 half of the railroad was dismantled. Formed two separate railway network.
Current status
There was two separated railways, operated by different companies.
- Guseevskiy – westbound.
- Mezinovskiy – northbound.
Transportation of peat to the briquette factory is ongoing.
Rolling stock
Locomotives
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Locomotive Depot – Mezinovskoye:
- TU7 – № 2999, 3310, 2087, 3028, 3311
- TU6D – № 0023
- TU6A – № 1663
- ESU2A – № 249, 721, 997, 994
- ESU1 – № 277 (Snow blower)
- TD-5U Pioneer
- GMD4 rail lorry (to the museum in 2013)[4]
Engine Shed - Gusevskoye:
- TU4 – № 2303, 1547
- ESU2A – № 1024, 987
- Draisine - PD1 – № 764
Railroad car
- Flatcar
- Tank car
- Snowplow
- Tank car - fire train
- Passenger car
- Side-tipping wagons
- Open wagon for peat
- Hopper car to transport track ballast
Work trains
- Crane GK-5
- Track laying cranes PPR2ma
Gallery
- Locomotive ESU2A-994
- Locomotive TU6D-0202
- Open wagons TSV-6a for peat
- Mezinovskoye
- Station
See also
References and sources
External links
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- Official Website «ENBIMA Group» (Gusevskiy)
- Official Website «Vladimir-Peat» (Mezinovskiy) (in Russian)
- Photo - project «Steam Engine» (in Russian)
- «The site of the railroad» S. Bolashenko (in Russian)