Mesherskoye peat railway

The Mesherskoye peat railway is located in Ryazan Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1952, and has a total length of 46 kilometres (29 mi) is currently operational; the track gauge is 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in).[1]

Mesherskoye peat railway
Overview
LocaleRyazan Oblast, Russia
TerminiBolon
Websitewww.peter-peat.com
Service
TypeNarrow-gauge railway
Operator(s)ООО «Peter-Peat»
History
Opened1952
Technical
Line length46 kilometres (29 mi)
Track gauge750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in)

Current status
Rotary car dumper

Mesherskoye peat railway emerged in the 1952s, in the area Klepikovsky District, in a settlement named Bolon. The railway was built for hauling peat and workers and operates year-round with several pairs of trains a day.[2] A peat factory was built and put into operation in 2013.[3][4]

Rolling stock

Locomotives

Railroad car

References and sources
  1. Mesherskoye peat railway
  2. Mesherskoye peat history
  3. New peat factory – 2013
  4. Peat factory – 2013 Archived 2014-02-02 at the Wayback Machine

See also
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