Nyubskaya narrow-gauge railway

Railway in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia

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Nyubskaya narrow-gauge railway

Overview
Locale| Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia
Termini| Kharitonovo
Website| www.ilimgroup.com
Service
Type| Narrow-gauge railway
Operator(s)| OJSC «Ilim Group»
History
Opened| 1934
Technical
Line length| 50 kilometres (31 mi)
Track gauge| 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in)

Route map

61°23′50″N 47°29′56″E﻿ / ﻿61.39724°N 47.49889°E﻿ / 61.39724; 47.49889 The Nyubskaya narrow-gauge railway is located in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. The forest railway was opened in 1934, has a total length of 50 kilometres (31 mi) and is operational as of 2015. The track gauge is 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) and operates year-round.[1]

## Current status

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The Nyubskaya forestry railway's first line was constructed in 1934, in the area of Kotlassky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast from the village Kharitonovo. The total length of the Nyubskaya narrow-gauge railway at the peak of its development exceeded 191 kilometres (119 mi), of which 50 kilometres (31 mi) is currently operational. The railway operates scheduled freight services from Kharitonovo, used for forestry tasks such as the transportation of felled logs and forestry workers.[2]

## Rolling stock

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### Locomotives

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* TU6D – № 0235
* TU6A – № 2800, 3169
* TU7A – № 3289
* TU8 – № 0006, 0181, 0527, 0334

### Railroad cars

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* Boxcar
* Tank car
* Snowplow
* Dining car
* Crane LT-110
* Passenger car
* Railway log-car and Flatcar
* Hopper car to transport track ballast

## Gallery

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* Unloading timber

* Unloading timber

* Kharitonovo freight station

* Kharitonovo freight station

* Railway Office, Kharitonovo

* Crane LT-110

* Loading timber

## See also

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* Narrow-gauge railways in Russia
* List of Russian narrow-gauge railways rolling stock

## References

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1. ^ Maps railway
2. ^ Nyubskaya forestry railway

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nyubskaya narrow gauge railway.

* Official website OJSC «Ilim Group»
* Nyubskaya railway[usurped] (interactive map)
* Photo - project «Steam Engine» (in Russian)
* «The site of the railroad» S. Bolashenko (in Russian)