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Otvorskoye peat railway

Coordinates: 58°04′31″N 47°40′17″E / 58.0752729°N 47.6715059°E / 58.0752729; 47.6715059
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Otvorskoye peat railway
Overview
LocaleKirov Oblast, Russia
TerminiSvetlyi
Websitewww.vyatkatorf.ru
Service
TypeNarrow-gauge railway
Operator(s)ЗАО «ВяткаТорф»
History
Opened1964
Technical
Line length32 kilometres (20 mi)
Track gauge750 mm (2 ft 5+12 in)

58°04′31″N 47°40′17″E / 58.0752729°N 47.6715059°E / 58.0752729; 47.6715059 The Otvorskoye peat railway is located in Kirov Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1964 and has a total length of which 32 kilometres (20 mi) is currently operational; the track gauge is 750 mm (2 ft 5+12 in).[1]

Current status

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Otvorskoye peat railway emerged in the 1964s, in the area Kotelnichsky District, in a settlement named Svetlyi. The railway was built for hauling peat and carrying workers to and from the peat extraction. Peat is transshipped on broad-gauge 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+2732 in) rail line and taken to Kirov, Sharyu, to a combined heat and power (CHP) station.[2]

Rolling stock

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Locomotives

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  • TU4 – № 1335, 1387, 2187, 2188, 2923
  • TU6D – № 0201
  • ESU2A – № 436

Railroad car

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See also

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References and sources

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