The Pizhemskaya narrow gauge railway (''russian: link=no, Пижменская узкоколейная железная дорога, Pizhemskaya uzkokoleynaya zheleznaya doroga'') is a
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 ...
in
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (russian: link=no, Нижегородская область, ''Nizhegorodskaya oblast''), is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localiti ...
,
Russia
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, built as an
industrial railway (
forest railway) for
logging
Logging is the process of cutting, processing, and moving trees to a location for transport. It may include skidding, on-site processing, and loading of trees or logs onto trucks or skeleton cars.
Logging is the beginning of a supply chain ...
operations. The
forest railway was opened in 1926, has a total length of and is operational as of 2017, the
track gauge
In rail transport, track gauge (in American English, alternatively track gage) is the distance between the two rails of a railway track. All vehicles on a rail network must have wheelsets that are compatible with the track gauge. Since many d ...
is and operates year-round.
Current status
Planning for the railway and building began in 1926. The Pizhemskaya
logging
Logging is the process of cutting, processing, and moving trees to a location for transport. It may include skidding, on-site processing, and loading of trees or logs onto trucks or skeleton cars.
Logging is the beginning of a supply chain ...
railway's first line was constructed in 1926, in the area of
Tonshayevsky District
Tonshayevsky District (russian: Тонша́евский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.Order #3-od Municipally, it is incorporated as Tonshayevsky Municipal District.Resol ...
in
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (russian: link=no, Нижегородская область, ''Nizhegorodskaya oblast''), is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localiti ...
from the village
Pizhma. The total length of the Pizhemskaya narrow-gauge railway at the peak of its development exceeded , of which is currently operational. The railway operates scheduled freight services from Pizhma, used for
forestry
Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests, woodlands, and associated resources for human and environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands. Th ...
tasks such as the transportation of felled logs and forestry workers. In 2017, 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 ...
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Pizhemskaya narrow gauge railway 2017
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Rolling stock
Locomotives
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* Draisine – TD-5u "Pioneer" transportation local residents
Railroad cars
* Tank car
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 ...
* Bunk Car "Teplushka"
* Railway log-car and flatcar
A flatcar (US) (also flat car, or flatbed) is a piece of rolling stock that consists of an open, flat deck mounted on a pair of trucks (US) or bogies (UK), one at each end containing four or six wheels. Occasionally, flat cars designed to carry ...
* Hopper car to transport track ballast
Work trains
* Snowplow
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See also
*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 and ...
*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
External links
Pizhemskaya narrow gauge railway «The site of the railroad» S. Bolashenko
Pizhemskaya logging railroad 2006
750 mm gauge railways in Russia
Rail transport in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Railway lines opened in 1926
Logging railways in Russia
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