Udimskaya narrow gauge railway

Udimskaya narrow gauge railway
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Overview
Type	Narrow gauge railway
Locale	Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia
Termini	Udimsky
Website	www.ilimgroup.com
Operation
Opened	1938
Operator(s)	OJSC «Ilim Group»
Technical
Line length	61 kilometres (38 mi)
Track gauge	750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Route map 210px

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.

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 Udimskaya narrow gauge railway at the peak of its development exceeded 81 kilometres (50 mi), of which 61 kilometres (38 mi) is currently operational. The narrow gauge railway operates a scheduled freight services from Udimsky is used for forestry tasks for transportation of felled logs and forestry workers. In 2009, completed construction of a new locomotive depot.

Rolling Stock

Locomotives

• TU6D - 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

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  Locomotive TU6D - No. 0336
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  Log Train
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  New locomotive depot
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  Railway log-cars
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  Udimskaya railway
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  Freight station

See also

• Narrow gauge railways
• Narrow gauge railways in Russia

External links

• Ilim Group
• Photo - project Steam Engine (Russian)
• Udimskaya railway (interactive map)