The Kushaverskoye peat railway is located in Novgorod Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1967, and has a total length of and is operational . The track gauge is and operates year-round.

Current status

The Kushaverskoye peat railway's first line was constructed in 1967, in the area of Khvoyninsky District, Novgorod Oblast from the village Yubileyny to the swamp peat fields. The peat railway was built for hauling milling peat and workers and operates year-round. The total length of the Kushaverskoye peat narrow-gauge railway at the peak of its development exceeded , of which is currently operational.

Kushaverskoye peat railway

Rolling stock

Locomotives

TU6D – № 0236

TU6P – № 0013

TU6A – № 3263, 3187

ESU2A – № 568, 733, 822

Railroad car

Flatcar

Tank car

Snowplow

Tank car – fire train

Passenger car

Open wagon for peat

Hopper car to transport track ballast

Work trains

Crane GK-5

Track laying cranes PPR2ma

Gallery

See also

Narrow-gauge railways in Russia

References and sources

External links

Official Website LLC «Kushavera peat»

Photo - project «Steam Engine»

«The site of the railroad» S. Bolashenko

750 mm gauge railways in Russia

Rail transport in Novgorod Oblast

Kushaverskoye peat railway