Summary
62°20′39″N 44°40′18″E / 62.34421°N 44.67170°E The Zelennikovskaya narrow-gauge railway is located in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. The forest railway was opened in 1949, and has a total length of 57 kilometres (35 mi) is currently[when?] operational, the track gauge is 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in).[1]
| Zelennikovskaya narrow-gauge railway | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Locale | Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia | ||
| Termini | Zelennik | ||
| Website | www.ilimgroup.com | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Narrow-gauge railway | ||
| Operator(s) | OJSC Ilim Group | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1949 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 57 kilometres (35 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
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Current status edit
The Zelennikovskaya forestry railway's first narrow-gauge line emerged in 1949, in the area of Verkhnetoyemsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast from the village Zelennik. The total length of the Zelennikovskaya railway at the peak of its development exceeded 84 kilometres (52 mi), of which 57 kilometres (35 mi) are currently operational. The railway operates scheduled freight services from Zelennik, used for forestry tasks for transportation of felled logs and forestry workers and operates year-round.[2]
Rolling stock edit
Locomotives edit
- TU6A – No. 0726 (snowplow), 3459, 2061, 3080
- TU8 – No. 0333, 0191
- TU4 – No. 2663
- TD-5U "Pioneer"
Railroad cars edit
- Boxcar
- Tank car
- Snowplow
- Dining car
- Crane LT-110
- Passenger car
- Railway log-car and flatcar
- Hopper car to transport track ballast
Gallery edit
See also edit
References edit
External links edit
- Верхне-Тоемская УЖД (Зеленник) (in Russian)
- Zelennikovskaya forestry railway[usurped] (interactive map)