Mokeiha-Zybinskoe peat narrow gauge railway

Mokeiha-Zybinskoe peat railway
Overview
Type Narrow gauge railway
Locale Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia
Termini Oktyabr
Website www.mokeiha.ru
Operation
Opened 1950
Operator(s) Bioenergy (LLC Mokeiha-Zybinskoe)
Technical
Line length 15 kilometres (9.3 mi)
Track gauge 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in)

The Mokeiha-Zybinskoe peat railway (Russian: Узкоколейная железная дорога Мокеиха-Зыбинского торфопредприятия) is located in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1950, and has a total length of 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) and is operational as of 2016. The track gauge is 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in) and operates year-round.[1] Coordinates: 57°49′34″N 37°23′10″E / 57.82601°N 37.38602°E / 57.82601; 37.38602

Current status

The Mokeiha-Zybinskoe peat narrow gauge railway's first line was constructed in 1950, in the area of Nekouzsky District, Yaroslavl Oblast from the village Oktyabr to the swamp peat fields. The peat narrow gauge railway was built for hauling milling peat and workers and operates year-round. The total length of the Mokeiha-Zybinskoe narrow gauge railway at the peak of its development exceeded 43 kilometres (27 mi), of which 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) is currently operational.[2] A peat factory was opened and put into operation in 2015.[3]

Rolling stock

TU6D-0274

Locomotives

Railway cars

Work trains

See also

References and sources

  1. ↑ Maps railway
  2. ↑ Mokeiha-Zybinskoe peat railway
  3. ↑ Peat factory 2015
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