The Loyginskaya narrow-gauge railway is located in Arkhangelsk Oblast and

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was opened in 1947, and its current operational total length is . The railway is a narrow-gauge railway and it operates year-round.

Current status

The Loyginskaya forestry railway first line was built in 1947, in the area of Ustyansky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, starting from the village of Loyga. The total length of the railway at the peak of its development exceeded , of which is currently operational. The railway operates a scheduled freight services from Loyga, and is used for transportation of felled logs and

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workers. In 2014 a railway bridge was built over the river Porsha.

Rolling stock

Locomotives

* TU6D – No. 0214 * TU6P – No. 0002 * TU6A – Nos. 2541, 2621, 2992, 3767, 3897 * TU7A – Nos. 1361, 1497, 3229, 3151 * TU8 – Nos. 0071, 0060, 0408, 0541, 0542

Railroad cars

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* DM-20 "Fiskars" * Railway log-car and

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* Hopper car to transport track ballast

Gallery

File:DM-20-Crane (railroad).JPG, DM-20 "Fiskars" File:Loyginskaya railway - 2.JPG, Loyga Passenger Station File:Loyginskaya railway - 10.JPG, Old locomotive depot File:Loyginskaya railway - 7.JPG, Loyga freight station File:Loyginskaya railway - 8.JPG, Forestry workers train File:Loyginskaya railway -3.JPG, Locomotive TU6D – No. 0214 File:ТУ8-0541.jpg, Locomotive TU8-0541 File:Кабина ТУ8-0541.jpg, Locomotive TU8-0541 File:ТУ8-0542.jpg, Locomotive TU8-0542 File:Тепловоз ТУ8-0542.jpg, Locomotive TU8-0542

References and sources

External links

Official website JSC Company group "Vologodskiye lesopromyshlenniki"

Official JSC Company group "Vologodskiye lesopromyshlenniki"
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Loyginskaya railway
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