Udimskaya_narrow-gauge_railway Knowpia

Udimskaya narrow-gauge railway
Udimskaya narrow-gauge railway
Overview
Locale	Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia
Termini	Udimsky
Website	www.ilimgroup.com
Service
Type	Narrow-gauge railway
Operator(s)	OJSC «Ilim Group»
History
Opened	1938
Technical
Line length	61 kilometres (38 mi)
Track gauge	750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Route map

61°08′35″N 45°55′14″E / 61.143084°N 45.9205748°E / 61.143084; 45.9205748 The Udimskaya narrow-gauge railway is located in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. The forest railway was opened in 1938 and currently operates year-round.^[1] The track gauge is 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) and the railway has a total length of 61 kilometres (38 mi).

Current status edit

The Udimskaya forestry railway first line narrow-gauge railway emerged in the 1938, in the area of Kotlassky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast from the village Udimsky. The total length of the Udimskaya railway at the peak of its development exceeded 81 kilometres (50 mi), of which 61 kilometres (38 mi) is currently operational. The railway operates scheduled freight services from Udimsky, used for forestry tasks for transportation of felled logs and forestry workers.^[2] In 2009, completed construction of a new locomotive depot.^[3]

Rolling stock edit

Locomotives edit

TU6D – No. 0336
TU6A – No. 2313, 3076, 3078, 3146, 3271, 3438, 3487, 3841
TU8 – No. 0323
TD-5U "Pioneer"

Railroad car edit

Gallery edit

Locomotive TU6D – No. 0336
Log Train
New locomotive depot
Railway log-cars
Udimskaya railway
Freight station

References edit

^ Болашенко, С. (25 February 2007). УДИМСКАЯ УЗКОКОЛЕЙНАЯ ЖЕЛЕЗНАЯ ДОРОГА СХЕМЫ И ТОПОГРАФИЧЕСКИЕ КАРТЫ [Udimskaya narrow-gauge railway schematics and maps] (in Russian).
^ Болашенко, С. (11 January 2006). УДИМСКАЯ УЗКОКОЛЕЙНАЯ ЖЕЛЕЗНАЯ ДОРОГА [Udimskaya narrow-gauge railway] (in Russian).
^ Новое депо Удимской УЖД [New locomotive depot]. ЭМБ (in Russian).