The Ronga narrow gauge railway () is located in Mari El, Russia. The peat railway was opened in 1967 and has a total length of . It remains operational . The track gauge is and it operates year-round.Ronga narrow-gauge railway Topographic maps
Current status
The peat enterprise Ronga was established in the 1960s in the village of Ronga, Mari El. The first line of the Ronga peat narrow-gauge railway was constructed in 1967 within the Sovetsky District, starting from the village of Ronga.Construction of a Ronga peat briquetting factory 1960s The peat railway was specifically built for hauling milling peat and transporting workers, and it operates year-round. At its peak of development, the total length of the narrow-gauge railway exceeded , of which is currently operational. In 2011, repairs were being made to the track.Ronga narrow-gauge railway pages of history
Rolling stock Locomotives TU6A – № 3745 TU8
Railway cars Flatcar Open wagon for peat TSV6A
Work trains TU6A with a snowplow LD-24TU6A with a snowplow LD-24 Draisine – TD-5u "Pioneer"
See also Narrow-gauge railways in Russia List of Russian narrow-gauge railways rolling stock
References
External links
«The site of the railroad» S. Bolashenko