Narrow-gauge railway of Decor-1 factory

The Decor-1 factory railway is in the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. The railway was opened in 1946, and has a total length of 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) its track gauge is 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in). The railway is used for the transportation of gypsum from the mine to the «Dekor-1» factory.

Narrow-gauge railway of Decor-1 factory
Overview
LocaleNizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia
TerminiPeshelan
Websitewww.pgz-dekor.ru
Service
TypeNarrow-gauge railway
Operator(s)ООО Пешеланский гипсовый завод «Декор-1»
History
Opened1946
Technical
Line length4 kilometres (2.5 mi)
Track gauge750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in)

Current status

Peshelan gypsum factory «Dekor-1» located near the town of Arzamas, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. In 1946 a gypsum mine was opened in the village of Bebyayevo.[1] Ten trains run on the railway each day.[2]

Rolling stock

Locomotives

Railroad car
  • TU8 – № 0340 (2007)
  • TU8 – № 0340 (2007)
  • TU8 – № 0340 (2007)
  • TU8 – № 0342 (2014)
  • TU6 – № 2574 (2012)
  • ТУ6А – № 1473 (2014)
  • Peshelan gypsum factory (2014)

See also

References and sources
  1. NGR of gypsum factory «Dekor-1»
  2. Peshelan gypsum factory «Dekor-1»
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