Mesherskoye peat railway

Mesherskoye peat railway
Overview
Locale	Ryazan Oblast, Russia
Termini	Bolon
Website	www.peter-peat.com
Service
Type	Narrow-gauge railway
Operator(s)	ООО «Peter-Peat»
History
Opened	1952
Technical
Line length	46 kilometres (29 mi)
Track gauge	750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in)

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] 55.05131°N 40.09051°E / 55.05131; 40.09051

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

• TU6A – № 2540
• TU4 – № 2314, 2314, 2054
• ESU2A – № 1003, 997, 684
• Draisine – PMD3
• TD-5U "Pioneer"

Railroad car

• Flatcar
• Tank car
• Snowplow
• Crane (railroad)
• Tank car – fire train
• Passenger car (rail)
• Track laying cranes
• Open wagon for peat
• Hopper car to transport track ballast

• Historical Photos
• 
  Tank car – fire train
• 
  Railway construction – track laying cranes
• 
  Work train
• 
  Locomotive TU4-2535

Gallery

• 
  Draisine – PMD3
• 
  Locomotive TU4-2314 with freight train
• 
  Locomotive TU4-2314 with freight train
• 
  Locomotive TU4-2314 with freight train

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

• Narrow-gauge railways in Russia
• Solotchinskoye peat railway

External links

• Official Website (in Russian)
• Photo – project «Steam Engine» (in Russian)
• «The site of the railroad» S. Bolashenko (in Russian)