Nyubskaya narrow gauge railway

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Nyubskaya narrow gauge railway
File:Haritonovskaya railway1.jpg
Overview
Type Narrow gauge railway
Locale Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia
Termini Kharitonovo
Website www.ilimgroup.com
Operation
Opened 1934
Operator(s) OJSC «Ilim Group»
Technical
Line length 50 kilometres (31 mi)
Track gauge 750 mm (2 ft 5 12 in)
Route map
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The Nyubskaya narrow gauge railway is located in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. The forest railway was opened in 1934, has a total length of 50 kilometres (31 mi) and is operational as of 2015. The track gauge is 750 mm (2 ft 5 12 in) and operates year-round.[1]

Current status

The Nyubskaya forestry railway's first line was constructed in 1934, in the area of Kotlassky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast from the village Kharitonovo. The total length of the Nyubskaya narrow gauge railway at the peak of its development exceeded 191 kilometres (119 mi), of which 50 kilometres (31 mi) is currently operational. The narrow gauge railway operates a scheduled freight services from Kharitonovo is used for forestry tasks such as the transportation of felled logs and forestry workers.[2]

Rolling stock

Locomotives

  • TU6D - № 0235
  • TU6A - № 2800, 3169
  • TU7A - № 3289
  • TU8 - № 0006, 0181, 0527, 0334

Railroad cars

Gallery

See also

References

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