Ronginskoye peat track

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Ronginskoye peat track
Tracks at the Ronginskoje peat factory (enlarged section)
Tracks at the Ronginskoje peat factory
(enlarged section)
Ronginskoye peat railway line
Ronginskoye peat railway network
Route length: 7 km
Gauge : 750 mm ( narrow gauge )

The Torfbahn Ronginskoje ( Russian Узкоколейная железная дорога Ронгинского торфопредприятия , transkr. Uskokoleinaja schelesnaja doroga Ronginskowo torfopredprijatija , transl. Uzkokolejnaâ železnaâ doroga Ronginskogo torfopredpriâtiâ ) is a seven-kilometer long narrow gauge railway in the settlement Ronga (Ронга) in the autonomous Republic of Mari El in Russia .

history

The narrow-gauge railway was opened in 1967. In the 1960s, large deposits of peat were discovered near the village of Ronga, so a plant for the production of fuel briquettes and peat processing was established. Based on a decree of the Council of Ministers of the Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic of Mari regarding the completion of the main plants (raw material and peat briquetting plants) from 1968, the peat briquetting company of Ronga was founded on January 1st, 1969. The company's products have always been in great demand. In more than thirty years, around 55 percent of the peat deposits on an area of ​​more than 650 hectares have been extracted. Specialists have estimated that over the years of the company's existence, 855 thousand tons of briquettes have been produced and shipped to consumers.

In 2011, the narrow-gauge railway was still used to transport peat and workers. The length of the main line of the narrow-gauge railway is five kilometers and, taking all routes into account, seven kilometers. The peat company deals with the extraction and processing of peat. It produces and sells agricultural peat, peat meal and peat briquettes.

It is one of the leading companies for the extraction and processing of peat in the autonomous republic of Mari El.

Rail vehicles

Locomotives

Freight and passenger cars

There are, among other things, several TSV6A peat flats, open freight cars and a diesel locomotive of the SŽD class TU6A converted into a snow plow.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Цитата из материала «Село Ронга»
  2. ↑ Поездка Ульяновск - Чебоксары - Йошкар-Ола - Суслонгер - Ронга.

Web links

Commons : Ronginskoye peat track  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 56 ° 41 ′ 58.6 ″  N , 48 ° 33 ′ 11.9 ″  E