The Udimskaya narrow-gauge railway is located in Arkhangelsk Oblast,

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. The

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was opened in 1938 and currently operates year-round. The

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is and the railway has a total length of .

Current status

The Udimskaya forestry railway first line narrow-gauge railway emerged in the 1938, in the area of

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, Arkhangelsk Oblast from the village Udimsky. The total length of the Udimskaya railway at the peak of its development exceeded , of which is currently operational. The railway operates scheduled freight services from Udimsky, used for

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tasks for transportation of felled logs and forestry workers. In 2009, completed construction of a new

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Rolling stock

Locomotives

* TU6D – No. 0336 * TU6A – No. 2313, 3076, 3078, 3146, 3271, 3438, 3487, 3841 * TU8 – No. 0323 * TD-5U "Pioneer"

Railroad car

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* Dining car *

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* Railway log-car and

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* Hopper car to transport track ballast

Gallery

File:Udimskaya railway1.jpg, Locomotive TU6D – No. 0336 File:Udimskaya railway.jpg, Log Train File:Udimskaya railway7.jpg, New locomotive depot File:Udimskaya railway5.jpg, Railway log-cars File:Udimskaya railway6.jpg, Udimskaya railway File:Udimskaya railway8.jpg, Freight station

References

External links

Ilim Group

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Udimskaya railway
(interactive map) 750 mm gauge railways in Russia Railway lines opened in 1938 Rail transport in Arkhangelsk Oblast Logging railways in Russia