Kobrinskaya narrow-gauge railway
59.5171089°N 48.8265548°E The Kobrinskaya narrow-gauge railway is located in Kirov Oblast, Russia. The forest railway was opened in 1946, has a total length of 80 kilometres (50 mi) and is operational as of 2014, the track gauge is 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) and operates year-round.[1]
Kobrinskaya narrow-gauge railway | |||
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Overview | |||
Locale | Kirov Oblast, Russia | ||
Termini | Bezbozhnik | ||
Website | www.mayskles.ucoz.ru | ||
Service | |||
Type | Narrow-gauge railway | ||
Operator(s) | JSC «Mayskles» | ||
History | |||
Opened | 1946 | ||
Technical | |||
Line length | 80 kilometres (50 mi) | ||
Track gauge | 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
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Current status
The Kobrinskaya forestry railway's first line was constructed in 1946, in the area of Murashinsky District, Kirov Oblast from the village Bezbozhnik. The total length of the Kobrinskaya narrow-gauge railway at the peak of its development exceeded 150 kilometres (93 mi), of which 80 kilometres (50 mi) is currently operational. The railway operates scheduled freight services from Bezbozhnik, used for forestry tasks such as the transportation of felled logs and forestry workers. In 1992, as a result of privatization "Mayskiy timber industry enterprise", there was founded JSC "Mayskles" company.[2] In 2014, repairs are being made to the track.[3]
Rolling stock
Locomotives
Railroad cars
- Boxcar
- Tank car
- Snowplow
- Dining car
- Passenger car
- DM-20 "Fiskars"
- Side-tipping wagons
- Crane LT-110 – No. 018
- Railway log-car and flatcar
- Hopper car to transport track ballast
Work trains
- Track machine DM-7
- Tamping machine LD-22-002
- Track UPS-1
Gallery
References and sources
- схемы и топографические карты. Кобринская узкоколейная железная дорога (in Russian).
- Кобринская узкоколейная железная дорога (in Russian).
- "544. Кобринская УЖД (Безбожник)". Parovoz.com (in Russian).
External links
- Official website JSC "Mayskles" (in Russian)