| Gusevskoye peat railway | |
| Locale: | Vladimir Oblast, Russia |
| Type: | Narrow-gauge railway |
| Open: | 1920 |
| Operator: | Bioenergy (Vladimir-Peat) |
| Linelength: | 25km (16miles) |
| Start: | Gusevskiy |
| End: | Mezinovskiy |
| Website: | www.mezinovka-torf33.ru |
55.4823°N 40.4099°WThe Gusevskoye peat railway is located in Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1920, and has a total length of which 25km (16miles) is currently operational; the track gauge is .
Gusevskoye peat railway emerged in the 1920s, in the area Gus-Khrustalny District, in a settlement named Gus-Khrustalny in 1931 became a town. The railway had a maximum length of about 100km (100miles) at their peak.[1] Gusevskoye railway was built for hauling peat and workers and operates year-round with several pairs of trains a day. At present only 25km (16miles) of the railway is operational, current operations include passenger traffic (workers-tourists) and freight traffic, transportation of peat. A peat briquette factory was built and put into operation in 2010 in a settlement named Gusevskiy.[2] A peat briquette factory was built and put into operation in 2011 in a settlement named Mezinovskiy.[3] About 2011 half of the railroad was dismantled. Formed two separate railway network.
There was two separated railways, operated by different companies.
Transportation of peat to the briquette factory is ongoing.
Locomotive Depot – Mezinovskoye:
Engine Shed - Gusevskoye: