title: Mesherskoye peat railway
text: # 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
  