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The Altsevo peat railway is located in
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peat Peat (), also known as turf (), is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. The peatland ecosystem covers and is the most efficien ...
railway was opened in 1962, and has a total length of and a
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Current status

The Altsevo peat railway was constructed in 1962 in the
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, and runs from the village of Pizhma to the swamp "Altsovsky Moss". The railway was built for hauling peat and workers and operates year-round with several pairs of trains a day. A
peat Peat (), also known as turf (), is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. The peatland ecosystem covers and is the most efficien ...
briquette factory was built and put into operation in 2005.


Rolling stock


Locomotives

* TU6A - No. 0310 * TU8 - No.*** * ESU2A - No. 671 * TD-5U "Pioneer" - Transportation local residents


Railroad car

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Flat wagon Flat wagons (sometimes flat beds, flats or rail flats, US: flatcars), as classified by the International Union of Railways (UIC), are railway goods wagons that have a flat, usually full-length, deck (or 2 decks on car transporters) and little ...
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Tank wagon A tank car ( International Union of Railways (UIC): tank wagon) is a type of railroad car (UIC: railway car) or rolling stock designed to transport liquid and gaseous commodities. History Timeline The following major events occurred in t ...
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Snowplow A snowplow (also snow plow, snowplough or snow plough) is a device intended for mounting on a vehicle, used for removing snow and ice from outdoor surfaces, typically those serving transportation purposes. Although this term is often used to re ...
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Crane (rail) A railroad crane (North America: crane car or wrecker; UK: breakdown crane) is a type of Crane (machine), crane used on a rail transport, railroad for one of three primary purposes: freight handling in goods yards, maintenance of way, permanent ...
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Tank wagon A tank car ( International Union of Railways (UIC): tank wagon) is a type of railroad car (UIC: railway car) or rolling stock designed to transport liquid and gaseous commodities. History Timeline The following major events occurred in t ...
- fire train * Passenger car (rail) * Track laying cranes *
Open wagon Open wagons (trucks in the UK) form a large group of railway goods wagons designed primarily for the transportation of bulk goods that are not moisture-retentive and can usually be tipped, dumped or shovelled. The International Union of Ra ...
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peat Peat (), also known as turf (), is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. The peatland ecosystem covers and is the most efficien ...
* Hopper wagon to transport
track ballast Track ballast forms the trackbed upon which railroad ties (sleepers) are laid. It is packed between, below, and around the ties. It is used to bear the load from the railroad ties, to facilitate drainage of water, and also to keep down veget ...


Gallery

File:Altsevo peat4.JPG, Narrow-gauge railway File:Altsevo peat2.JPG,
Tank wagon A tank car ( International Union of Railways (UIC): tank wagon) is a type of railroad car (UIC: railway car) or rolling stock designed to transport liquid and gaseous commodities. History Timeline The following major events occurred in t ...
File:Altsevo peat5.JPG, Open wagon for peat File:Altsevo peat8.JPG, Open wagon for peat File:Altsevo peat6.JPG,
Peat Peat (), also known as turf (), is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. The peatland ecosystem covers and is the most efficien ...
railway File:Altsevo peat TU8.jpg, TU8 locomotive


See also

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Narrow-gauge railways in Russia The Imperial Russian narrow railway track gauge was , the current track gauge is predominantly . In Soviet Russia, narrow-gauge railways were mostly common in forestry and peat industries in low inhabited places. Usually they have one main line an ...
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Kerzhenets peat narrow-gauge railway The Kerzhenets peat railway is located in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1945, and has a total length of ; the track gauge is . The railway operates year-round. Current status The Kerzhenets peat railway emerge ...
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Narrow-gauge railway of Decor-1 factory The Decor-1 factory railway is in the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. The railway was opened in 1946, and has a total length of its track gauge is . The railway is used for the transportation of gypsum from the mine to the «Dekor-1» factory. ...


References and sources


External links

{{commons category, Altsevo peat narrow gauge railway * interactive map (English language)
Photo - project «Steam Engine»
(Russian language)

(Russian language) 750 mm gauge railways in Russia Rail transport in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast