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Gorokhovskoye peat railway

Gorokhovskoye peat railway

Railway line in Kirov Oblast, Russia

58.17906°N 48.01180°E / 58.17906; 48.01180 The Gorokhovskoye peat railway is located in Kirov Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1960, and has a total length of which 35 kilometres (22 mi) is currently operational; the track gauge is 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in).[1]

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Current status

Gorokhovskoye peat railway emerged in the 1960s, in the area Kotelnichsky District, in a settlement named Komsomolthe. The peat railway was built for hauling peat and workers and operates year-round. Operations consist of peat and passenger transport. Peat is transshipped on broad gauge 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) rail line and taken to Kirov to a combined heat and power (CHP) power station.[2]

Rolling stock

Locomotives

  • TU4 – № 818, 1323, 2961, 2594
  • ESU2A – № 848, 927

Railroad car

Work trains

  • Locomotive TU4-818
  • Locomotives TU4-818 and TU4-2961
  • Locomotive TU4-818 with freight train

See also

References and sources

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    Gorokhovskoe peat railway
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