Solotchinskoye peat narrow gauge railway

Solotchinskoye peat railway
Overview
Type Narrow gauge railway
Locale Ryazan Oblast, Russia
Termini Priozerny
Website www.peter-peat.com
Operation
Opened 2010
Operator(s) ООО «Peter-Peat»
Technical
Line length 3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
Track gauge 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Route map

Coordinates: 54°48′27″N 40°01′42″E / 54.80739°N 40.02821°E / 54.80739; 40.02821

The Solotchinskoye peat railway is located in Ryazan Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 2010, has a total length of 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) and is currently operational. The track gauge is 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in).[1]

Current status

Solotchinskoye peat railway emerged in the 1950s, in the area Ryazansky District, in a settlement named Priozerny. The railway had a maximum length of about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) at their peak. Railway was built for hauling peat and workers in 1995 the railway was dismantled. Work restoration railway started in 2010, work continued throughout the year.[2] The railway has been restored for the transport of peat and has a total length of 3 kilometres (1.9 mi), and operates year-round. A peat briquette factory was built and put into operation in 2010 in a settlement named Priozerny.[3]

Rolling Stock

Locomotives

Railroad car

See also

References and sources

  1. ↑ Mesherskoye peat railway
  2. ↑ Work restoration railway in 2010
  3. ↑ Solotchinskoye peat railway
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