Udimski Forest Railway

Udimski Forest Railway
Udimski Forest Railway
Forest railway Udimski, 2014
Route length:	61 km
Gauge :	750 mm ( narrow gauge )

The forest railway Udimski ( Russian Удимская узкоколейная железная дорога , transkr. Udimskaja uskokoleinaja schelesnaja doroga , transl. Udimskaâ uzkokolejnaâ železnaâ doroga ) with a track width of 750 millimeters at the village Udimski in the Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia .

history

The forest railway started operating in 1938. It is still in operation all year round. The route network was meanwhile more than 81 kilometers long, today 61 kilometers are still in operation. The railway is used by the Ilim Group's paper manufacturer OJSC to transport felled trees and forest workers. In 2009 a new locomotive depot was built and put into operation.

vehicles

Locomotives

ТУ6Д - No. 0336
ТУ6A - No. 2313, 3076, 3078, 3146, 3271, 3438, 3487, 3841
ТУ8 - No. 0323
Draisine TD-5U Pioneer

Freight and passenger
wagons There are several log wagons, open and closed freight wagons, tankers, bulk goods wagons for transporting gravel when building tracks and at least one snow plow. In addition to passenger cars, there are also simple dining or lounge cars.