Udimskaya narrow-gauge railway
Udimskaya narrow-gauge railway | |||
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Overview | |||
Locale | Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia | ||
Termini | Udimsky | ||
Website | www.ilimgroup.com | ||
Service | |||
Type | Narrow-gauge railway | ||
Operator(s) | OJSC «Ilim Group» | ||
History | |||
Opened | 1938 | ||
Technical | |||
Line length | 61 kilometres (38 mi) | ||
Track gauge | 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
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Coordinates: 61°08′35″N 45°55′14″E / 61.143084°N 45.9205748°E The Udimskaya narrow-gauge railway is located in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. The forest railway was opened in 1938, and has a total length of 61 kilometres (38 mi), is currently operational, the track gauge is 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) and operates year-round.[1]
Current status[]
The Udimskaya forestry railway first line narrow-gauge railway emerged in the 1938, in the area of Kotlassky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast from the village Udimsky. The total length of the Udimskaya railway at the peak of its development exceeded 81 kilometres (50 mi), of which 61 kilometres (38 mi) is currently operational. The railway operates scheduled freight services from Udimsky, used for forestry tasks for transportation of felled logs and forestry workers.[2] In 2009, completed construction of a new locomotive depot.[3]
Rolling stock[]
Locomotives[]
- – No. 0336
- TU6A – No. 2313, 3076, 3078, 3146, 3271, 3438, 3487, 3841
- TU8 – No. 0323
- TD-5U "Pioneer"
Railroad car[]
- Boxcar
- Tank car
- Snowplow
- Dining car
- Passenger car
- Railway log-car and flatcar
- Hopper car to transport track ballast
Gallery[]
Locomotive – No. 0336
Log Train
New locomotive depot
Railway log-cars
Udimskaya railway
Freight station
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Болашенко, С. (25 February 2007). УДИМСКАЯ УЗКОКОЛЕЙНАЯ ЖЕЛЕЗНАЯ ДОРОГА СХЕМЫ И ТОПОГРАФИЧЕСКИЕ КАРТЫ [Udimskaya narrow-gauge railway schematics and maps] (in Russian).
- ^ Болашенко, С. (11 January 2006). УДИМСКАЯ УЗКОКОЛЕЙНАЯ ЖЕЛЕЗНАЯ ДОРОГА [Udimskaya narrow-gauge railway] (in Russian).
- ^ Новое депо Удимской УЖД [New locomotive depot]. ЭМБ (in Russian).
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Udimskaya narrow gauge railway. |
- Ilim Group
- Photo – project Steam Engine (in Russian)
- Udimskaya railway (interactive map)
- 750 mm gauge railways in Russia
- Railway lines opened in 1938
- Rail transport in Arkhangelsk Oblast
- Logging railways in Russia