Mesherskoye peat railway
# Mesherskoye peat railway

The Mesherskoye peat railway is located in Ryazan Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1952, and has a total length of 46 kilometres (29 mi) is currently operational; the track gauge is 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in). 55°03′05″N 40°05′26″E﻿ / ﻿55.05131°N 40.09051°E﻿ / 55.05131; 40.09051

## Current status

Mesherskoye peat railway emerged in the 1952s, in the area Klepikovsky District, in a settlement named Bolon. The railway was built for hauling peat and workers and operates year-round with several pairs of trains a day. A peat factory was built and put into operation in 2013.

## Rolling stock

### Locomotives

* TU6A – № 2540
* TU4 – № 2314, 2314, 2054
* ESU2A – № 1003, 997, 684
* Draisine – PMD3
* TD-5U "Pioneer"

### Railroad car

* Flatcar
* Tank car
* Snowplow
* Crane (railroad)
* Tank car – fire train
* Passenger car (rail)
* Track laying cranes
* Open wagon for peat
* Hopper car to transport track ballast
* Historical Photos
* Tank car – fire train
* Railway construction – track laying cranes
* Work train
* Locomotive TU4-2535

## Gallery

* Draisine – PMD3
* Locomotive TU4-2314 with freight train
* Locomotive TU4-2314 with freight train
* Locomotive TU4-2314 with freight train

## References and sources

* ↑ Mesherskoye peat railway
* ↑ Mesherskoye peat history
* ↑ New peat factory – 2013
* ↑ Peat factory – 2013 Archived 2014-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
