| Ronga narrow gauge railway | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Locale | Mari El, Russia | ||
| Termini | Ronga | ||
| Website | www.torfobriket.biz | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Narrow-gauge railway | ||
| Operator(s) | Ronga peat briquetting factory | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1967 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
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The Ronga narrow gauge railway (Russian: Узкоколейная железная дорога Ронгинского торфопредприятия, Ronga uzkokoleynaya zheleznaya doroga) is located in Mari El, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1967 and has a total length of 7 kilometres (4.3 mi). It remains operational as of 2017. The track gauge is 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) and it operates year-round.
Current status
The peat enterprise Ronga was established in the 1960s in the village of Ronga, Mari El. The first line of the Ronga peat narrow-gauge railway was constructed in 1967 within the Sovetsky District, starting from the village of Ronga. The peat railway was specifically built for hauling milling peat and transporting workers, and it operates year-round. At its peak of development, the total length of the narrow-gauge railway exceeded 10 kilometres (6.2 mi), of which 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) is currently operational. In 2011, repairs were being made to the track.
Rolling stock
Locomotives
Railway cars
Work trains
See also
References
- Ronga narrow-gauge railway Topographic maps
- Construction of a Ronga peat briquetting factory 1960s
- Ronga narrow-gauge railway pages of history
- TU6A with a snowplow LD-24
External links
- «The site of the railroad» S. Bolashenko (in Russian)
56°42′01″N 48°32′47″E / 56.70031°N 48.54645°E / 56.70031; 48.54645
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