Mesherskoye peat railway

2 ft 5+1⁄2 in)

The Mesherskoye peat railway is located in Ryazan Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1952, and has a total length of 46 kilometres (29 mi) is currently operational; the track gauge is 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in).[1] 55°03′05″N 40°05′26″E / 55.05131°N 40.09051°E / 55.05131; 40.09051

Current status

Rotary car dumper

Mesherskoye peat railway emerged in the 1952s, in the area Klepikovsky District, in a settlement named Bolon. The railway was built for hauling peat and workers and operates year-round with several pairs of trains a day.[2] A peat factory was built and put into operation in 2013.[3][4]

Rolling stock

Locomotives

  • TU6A – № 2540
  • TU4 – № 2314, 2314, 2054
  • ESU2A – № 1003, 997, 684
  • Draisine – PMD3
  • TD-5U "Pioneer"

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
  • Historical Photos
  • Tank car – fire train
    Tank car – fire train
  • Railway construction – track laying cranes
    Railway construction – track laying cranes
  • Work train
    Work train
  • Locomotive TU4-2535

References and sources

  1. ^ Mesherskoye peat railway
  2. ^ Mesherskoye peat history
  3. ^ New peat factory – 2013
  4. ^ Peat factory – 2013 Archived 2014-02-02 at the Wayback Machine

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mesherskoye peat narrow-gauge railway.
  • Official Website (in Russian)
  • Photo – project «Steam Engine» (in Russian)
  • «The site of the railroad» S. Bolashenko (in Russian)