The Belorucheiskaya narrow-gauge railway is located in Vologda Oblast, Russia. The forest railway was opened in 1922, has a total length of and is operational . The track gauge is and operates year-round.

Current status

The Belorucheiskaya narrow-gauge railway's first line was constructed in 1922, in the area of Vytegorsky District, Vologda Oblast from the village

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. The total length of the Belorucheiskaya

narrow-gauge railway A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than standard-gauge railway, standard . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and . Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with Minimum r ...

at the peak of its development exceeded , of which is currently operational.Maps ZAO Bely Ruchey 2008
/ref> The narrow-gauge railway operates a scheduled freight services from

is used for forestry tasks such as the transportation of felled logs and forestry workers. In 2014, repairs are being made to the

track Track or Tracks may refer to: Routes or imprints * Ancient trackway, any track or trail whose origin is lost in antiquity * Animal track, imprints left on surfaces that an animal walks across * Desire path, a line worn by people taking the shorte ...

Rolling stock

Locomotives

* TU7 – № 2240, 2355, 2406, 2463, 2880, 3334 * TU8 – № 0017, 0055, 0064 * TU6D – № 0289 * TD-5U "Pioneer"

Railroad cars

* Boxcar * Tank car * Snowplow *

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* Passenger car * Railway log-car and flatcar * Hopper car to transport track ballast

Work trains

* Crane LP-19 *

Track Track or Tracks may refer to: Routes or imprints * Ancient trackway, any track or trail whose origin is lost in antiquity * Animal track, imprints left on surfaces that an animal walks across * Desire path, a line worn by people taking the shorte ...

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Gallery

File:Тепловозы у локомотивного депо.jpg, Locomotives File:Нижний склад.jpg, Log Transload File:ТУ8-0064 с грузовым поездом.jpg, TU8 – № 0064 File:ТУ6Д-0289 с порожним поездом.jpg, TU6D – № 0289

References and sources

External links

Official website ZAO Bely Ruchey

Photo – project «Steam Engine»

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