Altsevo peat railway

57.8699°N 47.1103°E / 57.8699; 47.1103 The Altsevo peat railway is located in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1962, and has a total length of 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) and a track gauge of 750 mm (2 ft 5+12 in).

Altsevo peat railway
Overview
LocaleNizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia
TerminiPizhma
Service
TypeNarrow-gauge railway
Operator(s)ООО «Альцево-торф»
History
Opened1962
Technical
Line length10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
Track gauge750 mm (2 ft 5+12 in)
Route map

Current status

The Altsevo peat railway was constructed in 1962 in the Tonshayevsky District, and runs from the village of Pizhma to the swamp "Altsovsky Moss". The railway was built for hauling peat and workers and operates year-round with several pairs of trains a day. A peat briquette factory was built and put into operation in 2005.[1]

Rolling stock

Locomotives

Railroad car

See also

References and sources

  1. ""Altsovsky Moss"". Archived from the original on 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
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