The Ronga narrow gauge railway (''russian: link=no, Узкоколейная железная дорога Ронгинского торфопредприятия, Ronga uzkokoleynaya zheleznaya doroga'') is located in
Mari El, Russia. The
peat railway was opened in 1967 and has a total length of . It remains operational . The
track gauge is and it operates year-round.
Current status
The peat enterprise Ronga was established in the 1960s in the village of
Ronga
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,
Mari El. The first line of the Ronga peat narrow-gauge railway was constructed in 1967 within the
Sovetsky District, starting from the village of Ronga. The peat railway was specifically built for hauling milling peat and transporting workers, and it operates year-round. At its peak of development, 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 ...
exceeded , of which is currently operational. In 2011, repairs were 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
*
TU6A – № 3745
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TU8
Railway cars
*
Flatcar
*
Open wagon for peat TSV6A
Work trains
*
TU6A with a
snowplow LD-24
TU6A with a snowplow LD-24
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* Draisine – TD-5u "Pioneer"
See also
* Narrow-gauge railways in Russia
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References
External links
«The site of the railroad» S. Bolashenko
750 mm gauge railways in Russia
Railway lines opened in 1967
Rail transport in Mari El
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