The Laryan narrow-gauge railway (''russian: link=no, Ларьян узкоколейная железная дорога, Lar'yan uzkokoleynaya zheleznaya doroga»'') is located in

Leningrad Oblast Leningrad Oblast ( rus, Ленинградская область, Leningradskaya oblast’, lʲɪnʲɪnˈgratskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, , ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It was established on 1 August 1927, a ...

, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1939, and has a total length of and is operational . The track gauge is and operates year-round. Limited Liability Company «Tikhvin-Torf» was established on the 16 of November in 2000 and is the successor of Peat enterprise Laryan. The main activity of the LLC «Tikhvin-TORF» company production of milled peat, semimanufactures of sod peat for household needs, peat semimanufac tures for agriculture. Deliveries of peat are made by rail for the

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of the village Krasava.

Current status

The Peat enterprise Laryan was established in 1930s in the village Krasava,

. The Laryan peat narrow-gauge railway's first line was constructed in 1939, in the area of Tikhvinsky District,

from the village Krasava to the swamp peat fields. The peat railway was built for hauling milling peat and workers and operates year-round. The total length of the

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. The railway operates freight services for the

of the village Krasava. The railway operates scheduled freight services from Krasava, used for peat extraction tasks such as the transportation of milling peat and workers. In 2014, repairs are being made to the

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.Krasava repairs track 2014
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Rolling stock

Locomotives

* TU6A – № 3134, 3227 *

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– № 623 * Draisine – TD-5u "Pioneer" transportation local residents

Railway cars

* Flatcar * Tank car * Tank car – fire train * Passenger car PV40 * Open wagon for peat TSV6A and UMW2 * Hopper car to transport track ballast

Work trains

* Snowplow PS-1 * Track laying cranes PPR2ma – № 274

References

External links

«The site of the railroad» S. Bolashenko
750 mm gauge railways in Russia Railway lines opened in 1939 Rail transport in Leningrad Oblast {{Russia-rail-transport-stub