Gladkoye peat track
| Gladkoye peat track | |
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 Route of the Gladkoje peat railway
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| Route length: | 7 km |
| Gauge : | 750 mm ( narrow gauge ) |
The Torfbahn Gladkoje ( Russian Узкоколейная железная дорога торфопредприятия "Гладкое" , transkr. Uskokoleinaja schelesnaja doroga torfopredprijatija "Gladkoje" , transl. Uzkokolejnaja železnaja doroga torfopredprijatija "Gladkoe" ) is a narrow-gauge railway in the settlement Gladkoje in Rajon Tosnenski in the Leningrad Oblast in Russia , a good 10 km north of the city of Tosno .
history
The peat railway, which was more than 11 km long in its heyday , of which 7 km are still in operation today, was put into operation in 1970. In 2016 repairs were carried out on the tracks. The narrow-gauge railway has a track width of 750 mm and is mainly used for peat transport and the transportation of workers. It is in operation all year round.
vehicles
Locomotives
- Diesel locomotive of the SŽD series ТУ8 - № 0073
- Diesel locomotive of the ESU2A series - № 411, 531, 883, 907, 1018
More vehicles
Other vehicles available are TSV6A peat structures and several open and closed freight wagons, PV40 passenger wagons, tank wagons, bulk goods wagons for transporting gravel during track construction and a PSHS1 snow plow № 168.
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Individual evidence
Coordinates: 59 ° 38 ′ 32.9 ″ N , 30 ° 51 ′ 13.9 ″ E