Kobrinskaya narrow-gauge railway

Kobrinskaya narrow-gauge railway
Overview
LocaleKirov Oblast, Russia
TerminiBezbozhnik
Websitewww.mayskles.ucoz.ru
Service
TypeNarrow-gauge railway
Operator(s)JSC «Mayskles»
History
Opened1946
Technical
Line length80 kilometres (50 mi)
Track gauge750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Route map

59°31′02″N 48°49′36″E / 59.5171089°N 48.8265548°E / 59.5171089; 48.8265548 The Kobrinskaya narrow-gauge railway is located in Kirov Oblast, Russia. The forest railway was opened in 1946, has a total length of 80 kilometres (50 mi) and is operational as of 2014, the track gauge is 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) and operates year-round.[1]

Current status

The Kobrinskaya forestry railway's first line was constructed in 1946, in the area of Murashinsky District, Kirov Oblast from the village Bezbozhnik. The total length of the Kobrinskaya narrow-gauge railway at the peak of its development exceeded 150 kilometres (93 mi), of which 80 kilometres (50 mi) is currently operational. The railway operates scheduled freight services from Bezbozhnik, used for forestry tasks such as the transportation of felled logs and forestry workers. In 1992, as a result of privatization "Mayskiy timber industry enterprise", there was founded JSC "Mayskles" company.[2] In 2014, repairs are being made to the track.[3]

Rolling stock

Locomotive TU6P-0022
Tamping machine LD-22-002 and Track machine DM-7
Locomotive TU6A-2846

Locomotives

  • TU4 – No. 0045, 2145
  • TU6A – No. 3806, 2846, 2333, 2633, 3697, 3722, 3901, 3082, 3995, 3278, 3490
  • TU7 – No. 2787, 2039, 2208, 2569, 2072, 2534
  • TU6SPA – No. 0024
  • TU6P – No. 0022
  • TU8 – No. 0457
  • TD-5U "Pioneer"

Railroad cars

Work trains

  • Track machine DM-7
  • Tamping machine LD-22-002
  • Track UPS-1
  • Locomotive TU7-2072 with freight train
    Locomotive TU7-2072 with freight train
  • Locomotive TU6A-3695
    Locomotive TU6A-3695
  • Locomotive TU7-2569
    Locomotive TU7-2569
  • Locomotive TU6A-3809 with freight train
    Locomotive TU6A-3809 with freight train
  • Locomotive TU7-2039 with freight train
    Locomotive TU7-2039 with freight train
  • Locomotive TU7-2072 with freight train
    Locomotive TU7-2072 with freight train
  • Locomotive TU8-0457 and TT-4 Skidder
    Locomotive TU8-0457 and TT-4 Skidder
  • Locomotive TU7A-2787 with freight train
    Locomotive TU7A-2787 with freight train

References and sources

  1. ^ схемы и топографические карты. Кобринская узкоколейная железная дорога (in Russian).[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ Кобринская узкоколейная железная дорога (in Russian).[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "544. Кобринская УЖД (Безбожник)". Parovoz.com (in Russian).

See also

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