Pishchalskoye peat railway explained

Pishchalskoye peat railway
Locale:Kirov Oblast, Russia
Type:Narrow-gauge railway
Open:1963
Operator:ЗАО «ВяткаТорф»
Linelength:35km (22miles)
Website:www.vyatkatorf.ru
Start:Mirnyi

58.3044°N 48.6322°WThe Pishchalskoye peat railway is located in Kirov Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1963[1] and has a total length of which 35km (22miles) is currently operational; the track gauge is .

Current status

Pishchalskoye peat railway emerged in the 1963s, in the area Orichevsky District, in a settlement named Mirnyi. The railway was built for hauling peat and carrying workers to and from the peat extraction. The railway runs 3–4 cargo runs every day from two peat deposits.[2] Peat is transshipped on broad gauge rail line and taken to Kirov, Sharyu to a Combined heat and power (CHP).[3]

Rolling stock

Locomotives

Railroad car

Work trains

See also

References and sources

  1. http://www.oiskra.ru/nash-kraj/pamyatnyie-datyi-i-sobyitiya-1960-1969-gg Anniversaries and Events 1960-1969.
  2. http://tiger-rag.com/blog/2010/01/17/neues-von-russischen-schmalspurbahnen/ Neues von russischen Schmalspurbahnen.
  3. http://infojd.ru/15/pichal.html Pishchalskoye peat railway

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