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Gusevskoye peat railway

The Gusevskoye peat railway is located in Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1920, and has a total length of which is currently operational; the track gauge is .

History

Gusevskoye peat railway emerged in the 1920s, in the area Gus-Khrustalny District, in a settlement named Gus-Khrustalny in 1931 became a town. The railway had a maximum length of about at its peak. Gusevskoye railway was built for hauling peat and workers and operates year-round with several pairs of trains a day. At present only of the railway is operational, current operations include passenger traffic (workers-tourists) and freight traffic, transportation of peat. A peat briquette factory was built and put into operation in 2010 in a settlement named Gusevskiy. A peat briquette factory was built and put into operation in 2011 in a settlement named Mezinovskiy. About 2011 half of the railroad was dismantled. Formed two separate railway network.

Current status

There was two separated railways, operated by different companies.

  • Guseevskiy – westbound.
  • Mezinovskiy – northbound.

Transportation of peat to the briquette factory is ongoing.

Rolling stock

Locomotives

Locomotive Depot – Mezinovskoye:

Engine Shed - Gusevskoye:

  • TU4 – № 2303, 1547
  • ESU2A – № 1024, 987
  • Draisine - PD1 – № 764

Railroad car

Work trains

Gallery

See also

References and sources

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