61°04′26″N 44°36′14″E / 61.07377°N 44.60378°E The Loyginskaya narrow-gauge railway is located in Arkhangelsk Oblast and Vologda Oblast, Russia. The forest railway was opened in 1947, and its current operational total length is 200 kilometres (120 mi). The railway is a 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) narrow-gauge railway and it operates year-round.[1]
| Loyginskaya narrow-gauge railway | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Locale | Arkhangelsk and Vologda Oblast, Russia | ||
| Termini | Loyga | ||
| Website | www.volwood.ru | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Narrow-gauge railway | ||
| Operator(s) | JSC «Vologodskiye lesopromyshlenniki» | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1947 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 200 kilometres (120 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
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Current status
editThe Loyginskaya forestry railway first line was built in 1947, in the area of Ustyansky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, starting from the village of Loyga. The total length of the railway at the peak of its development exceeded 308 kilometres (191 mi), of which 200 kilometres (120 mi) is currently operational. The railway operates a scheduled freight services from Loyga, and is used for transportation of felled logs and forestry workers.[2] In 2014 a railway bridge was built over the river Porsha.[3]
Rolling stock
editLocomotives
edit- TU6D – No. 0214
- TU6P – No. 0002
- TU6A – Nos. 2541, 2621, 2992, 3767, 3897
- TU7A – Nos. 1361, 1497, 3229, 3151
- TU8 – Nos. 0071, 0060, 0408, 0541, 0542
Railroad cars
edit- Boxcar
- Tank car
- Snowplow
- Passenger car
- DM-20 "Fiskars"
- Railway log-car and flatcar
- Hopper car to transport track ballast
Gallery
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References and sources
edit- ^ Лойгинская узкоколейная железная дорога - схемы и топографические карты [Loyginskaya narrow-gauge railway - plans and topographic maps]. САЙТ О ЖЕЛЕЗНОЙ ДОРОГЕ (in Russian).[permanent dead link]
- ^ Лойгинская узкоколейная железная дорога [Loyginskaya forestry railway]. САЙТ О ЖЕЛЕЗНОЙ ДОРОГЕ (in Russian).[permanent dead link]
- ^ Долина реки Порша, Лойгинская УЖД [Scab Valley River Loyginskaya UZ]. Энциклопедия узкоколейных железных дорог бывшего СССР (in Russian).
See also
editExternal links
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- Official website JSC Company group "Vologodskiye lesopromyshlenniki"
- Official JSC Company group "Vologodskiye lesopromyshlenniki" at the VKontakte (in Russian)
- Photo - project "Steam Engine" (in Russian)
- Loyginskaya railway[usurped] (interactive map)