Mesherskoye peat railway explained

Mesherskoye peat railway
Locale:Ryazan Oblast, Russia
Type:Narrow-gauge railway
Open:1952
Operator:ООО «Peter-Peat»
Linelength:46km (29miles)
Start:Bolon
Website:www.peter-peat.com

The Mesherskoye peat railway is located in Ryazan Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1952, and has a total length of 46km (29miles) is currently operational; the track gauge is .[1] 55.0513°N 40.0905°W

Current status

Mesherskoye peat railway emerged in the 1952s, in the area Klepikovsky District, in a settlement named Bolon. The railway was built for hauling peat and workers and operates year-round with several pairs of trains a day.[2] A peat factory was built and put into operation in 2013.[3] [4]

Rolling stock

Locomotives

Railroad car

References and sources

  1. http://infojd.ru/07/bolon.html Mesherskoye peat railway
  2. http://www.peter-peat.com/about/ Mesherskoye peat history
  3. http://mediaryazan.ru/news/detail/178600.html New peat factory – 2013
  4. http://www.peter-peat.com/news/full/novosti/torzhestvennoe_otkrytie_novoj_proizvodstvennoj_linii1/ Peat factory – 2013

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