Kobrinskaya narrow-gauge railway
# Kobrinskaya narrow-gauge railway

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.

## 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. In 2014, repairs are being made to the track.

## Rolling stock

### 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

* Boxcar
* Tank car
* Snowplow
* Dining car
* Passenger car
* DM-20 "Fiskars"
* Side-tipping wagons
* Crane LT-110 – No. 018
* Railway log-car and flatcar
* Hopper car to transport track ballast

### Work trains

* Track machine DM-7
* Tamping machine LD-22-002
* Track UPS-1

## Gallery

* Locomotive TU7-2072 with freight train
* Locomotive TU6A-3695
* Locomotive TU7-2569
* Locomotive TU6A-3809 with freight train
* Locomotive TU7-2039 with freight train
* Locomotive TU7-2072 with freight train
* Locomotive TU8-0457 and TT-4 Skidder
* Locomotive TU7A-2787 with freight train

## References and sources

* ↑ схемы и топографические карты. Кобринская узкоколейная железная дорога (in Russian).
* ↑ Кобринская узкоколейная железная дорога (in Russian).
* ↑ "544. Кобринская УЖД (Безбожник)". Parovoz.com (in Russian).
