Gusevskoye peat railway

The Gusevskoye peat railway is located in Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1920, and has a total length of which 25 km is currently operational; the track gauge is.

History
Gusevskoye peat railway emerged in the 1920s, in the area Gus-Khrustalny District, in a settlement named Gus-Khrustalny in 1931 became a town. The railway had a maximum length of about 100 km at their peak. Gusevskoye railway was built for hauling peat and workers and operates year-round with several pairs of trains a day. At present only 25 km of the railway is operational, current operations include passenger traffic (workers-tourists) and freight traffic, transportation of peat. A peat briquette factory was built and put into operation in 2010 in a settlement named Gusevskiy. A peat briquette factory was built and put into operation in 2011 in a settlement named Mezinovskiy. About 2011 half of the railroad was dismantled. Formed two separate railway network.

Current status
There was two separated railways, operated by different companies. Transportation of peat to the briquette factory is ongoing.
 * Guseevskiy – westbound.
 * Mezinovskiy – northbound.

Locomotives
Locomotive Depot – Mezinovskoye: Engine Shed - Gusevskoye:
 * TU7 – № 2999, 3310, 2087, 3028, 3311
 * TU6D – № 0023
 * TU6A – № 1663
 * ESU2A – № 249, 721, 997, 994
 * ESU1 – № 277 (Snow blower)
 * TD-5U Pioneer
 * GMD4 rail lorry (to the museum in 2013)
 * TU4 – № 2303, 1547
 * ESU2A – № 1024, 987
 * Draisine - PD1 – № 764

Railroad car

 * Flatcar
 * Tank car
 * Snowplow
 * Tank car - fire train
 * Passenger car
 * Side-tipping wagons
 * Open wagon for peat
 * Hopper car to transport track ballast

Work trains

 * Crane GK-5
 * Track laying cranes PPR2ma