The Pelgorskoye peat railway (russian: Пельгорское, ') is located in

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, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1950, and has a total length of and is operational . The track gauge is . The railway operates year-round.

Current status

The Pelgorskoye peat railway's first line was constructed in 1950s, in the Tosnensky District,

, from the

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village to the swamp peat fields. The railway was built for hauling milling peat and workers and operates year-round. In 2001 the Pelgorskoe-M Peat Company started replacing equipment and repairing the railway between the mine and the processing facilities. The total length of the Pelgorskoye

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at the peak of its development exceeded , of which is currently operational . A peat factory was built and put into operation in 2004. In 2016, repairs were made to the

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Rolling stock

Locomotives

* TU6A – № 1650, 1903 * TU8G – № 0015 *

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Railroad car

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

Work trains

* Snowplow PS-1 * Track laying cranes PPR2ma – № 275

References and sources

External links

Official Website

Photo – project «Steam Engine»

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