Alapayevsk narrow-gauge railway

Alapayevsk narrow gauge railway
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Overview
Native name	Алапаевская узкоколейная железная дорога АУЖД
Type	Narrow gauge railway
Locale	Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
Termini	Alapayevsk
Operation
Opened	1898
Operator(s)	МУП «АУЖД»
Technical
Line length	250 kilometres (160 mi)
Track gauge	750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Route map 210px

The Alapayevsk narrow-gauge railway (Russian: Алапаевская узкоколейная железная дорога, АУЖД) is a Russian narrow gauge railway with a track gauge of 750 mm (2 ft 5 ¹⁄₂ in). The Head Office of the narrow gauge railway is located in Alapayevsk, Sverdlovsk Oblast.

History

The first section of the railway (Alapayevsk – Mugay) commenced operations in July 1898. Construction was undertaken by French businessman A.Illero. The railway had a maximum length of about 600 kilometres (370 mi) kilometers in the seventies, though estimates vary.

Current status

At present only 250 kilometres (160 mi) of the railway is operational. Current operations include passenger traffic and general goods movement. The narrow gauge railway operates a scheduled Passenger Service from Alapaevsk. The narrow gauge railway is the primary means of communication for seven rural settlements in the Alapaevsk District: Elnichnaya; Garaninka; Strokinka; Berezovka; Muratkovo; Sankin and Kalach. Principal cargoes include: wood; food; postal services and fuel.

Rolling Stock

Locomotives

• TU4 – № 1800, 1637, 1332, 1828, 1452, 2881, 1452
• TU7 – № 2386, 2388, 2083, 1915, 1659, 3367
• TU6A – № 2526, 2896
• TU8 – № 0010
• PD-1 railcar
• SMD railcar
• TD-5U "Pioneer" – Transportation local residents

Railroad car

• Boxcar
• Flatcar
• Tank car
• Snowplow
• Hopper car
• Open wagon
• Passenger car (rail)

Gallery

• Alapaevsk railway TU7-2386 with passenger car.jpg

  Alapaevsk railway depot
• Alapaevsk railway TU4-1800.jpg

  TU4-1800 with passenger train
• Alapaevsk railway TU7-2083 with passenger train.jpg

  TU7–2083 with passenger train
• Alapaevsk railway TU7-2386 with passenger train.jpg

  TU7–2386 with passenger train
• Alapaevsk railway TU7-2386.jpg

  TU7–2386
• Alapaevsk railway TU4-1800 with passenger train.jpg

  TU4-1800 with passenger train
• Alapaevsk railway TU7-1915.jpg

  TU7-1915 with freight train
• Alapaevsk railway TU7-2083 with freight train.jpg

  TU7-2083 with freight train
• Alapaevsk railway TU7-2388 with passenger train.jpg

  TU7–2388 with passenger train
• 

  TU4-1452 hauled passenger train
• Alapaevsk railway TU8-0010 excursion train 20140503 01091.JPG

  TU8-0010 with passenger train
• Alapaevsk railway TU4-1794 мост через Кыртомку 20140503 00524.JPG

  TU4-1794 with passenger train

See also

• Narrow gauge railways
• Narrow gauge railways in Russia

External links

• Alapayevsk narrow-gauge railway on Sergey Bolashenko's railway site (Russian)
• Photo – project «Steam Engine» (Russian)
• The book – «Alapaevsk narrow-gauge railway» (Russian)