Ronga narrow gauge railway

2 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Route map

The Ronga narrow gauge railway (Russian: Узкоколейная железная дорога Ронгинского торфопредприятия, Ronga uzkokoleynaya zheleznaya doroga) is located in Mari El, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1967 and has a total length of 7 kilometres (4.3 mi). It remains operational as of 2017[update]. The track gauge is 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) and it operates year-round.[1]

Current status

The peat enterprise Ronga was established in the 1960s in the village of Ronga, Mari El. The first line of the Ronga peat narrow-gauge railway was constructed in 1967 within the Sovetsky District, starting from the village of Ronga.[2] The peat railway was specifically built for hauling milling peat and transporting workers, and it operates year-round. At its peak of development, the total length of the narrow-gauge railway exceeded 10 kilometres (6.2 mi), of which 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) is currently operational. In 2011, repairs were being made to the track.[3]

Rolling stock

Locomotives

  • TU6A – № 3745
  • TU8

Railway cars

  • Flatcar
  • Open wagon for peat TSV6A

Work trains

  • TU6A with a snowplow LD-24[4]
  • Draisine – TD-5u "Pioneer"

See also

References

  1. ^ Ronga narrow-gauge railway Topographic maps
  2. ^ Construction of a Ronga peat briquetting factory 1960s
  3. ^ Ronga narrow-gauge railway pages of history
  4. ^ TU6A with a snowplow LD-24
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Narrow Gauge Railroad Ronginskoye peat.
  • «The site of the railroad» S. Bolashenko (in Russian)

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