Loyginskaya narrow-gauge railway
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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Coordinates: 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]
Current status[]
The 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[]
Locomotives[]
- – No. 0214
- – No. 0002
- TU6A – Nos. 2541, 2621, 2992, 3767, 3897
- TU7A – Nos. 1361, 1497, 3229, 3151
- TU8 – Nos. 0071, 0060, 0408, 0541, 0542
Railroad cars[]
- Boxcar
- Tank car
- Snowplow
- Passenger car
- DM-20 "Fiskars"
- Railway log-car and flatcar
- Hopper car to transport track ballast
Gallery[]
DM-20 "Fiskars"
Loyga Passenger Station
Old locomotive depot
Loyga freight station
Forestry workers train
Locomotive – No. 0214
Locomotive TU8-0541
Locomotive TU8-0541
Locomotive TU8-0542
Locomotive TU8-0542
References and sources[]
- ^ Лойгинская узкоколейная железная дорога - схемы и топографические карты [Loyginskaya narrow-gauge railway - plans and topographic maps]. САЙТ О ЖЕЛЕЗНОЙ ДОРОГЕ (in Russian).
- ^ Лойгинская узкоколейная железная дорога [Loyginskaya forestry railway]. САЙТ О ЖЕЛЕЗНОЙ ДОРОГЕ (in Russian).
- ^ Долина реки Порша, Лойгинская УЖД [Scab Valley River Loyginskaya UZ]. Энциклопедия узкоколейных железных дорог бывшего СССР (in Russian).
See also[]
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Loyginskaya narrow gauge railway. |
- 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 (interactive map)
- 750 mm gauge railways in Russia
- Railway lines opened in 1947
- Rail transport in Arkhangelsk Oblast
- Logging railways in Russia