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  1. 19 relations: Crane (rail), Draisine, Flat wagon, Kerzhenets peat railway, Narrow-gauge railway, Narrow-gauge railway of Decor-1 factory, Narrow-gauge railways in Russia, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Open wagon, Passenger railroad car, Peat, Russia, Swamp, Tank car, Tonshayevsky District, Track ballast, Track gauge, TU6 diesel locomotive, TU8 diesel locomotive.

  2. 750 mm gauge railways in Russia
  3. Rail transport in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

Crane (rail)

A railway crane (North America: railroad crane, crane car or wrecker; UK: breakdown crane) is a type of crane used on a railway for one of three primary purposes: freight handling in goods yards, permanent way (PW) maintenance, and accident recovery work.

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Draisine

A draisine is a light auxiliary rail vehicle, driven by service personnel, equipped to transport crew and material necessary for the maintenance of railway infrastructure.

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Flat wagon

Flat wagons (sometimes flat beds, flats or rail flats, US: flatcars), as classified by the International Union of Railways (UIC), are railway goods wagons that have a flat, usually full-length, deck (or 2 decks on car transporters) and little or no superstructure.

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Kerzhenets peat railway

The Kerzhenets peat railway is located in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Altsevo peat railway and Kerzhenets peat railway are 750 mm gauge railways in Russia and rail transport in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast.

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Narrow-gauge railway

A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than.

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Narrow-gauge railway of Decor-1 factory

The Decor-1 factory railway is in the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Altsevo peat railway and Narrow-gauge railway of Decor-1 factory are 750 mm gauge railways in Russia and rail transport in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast.

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Narrow-gauge railways in Russia

The Imperial Russian narrow railway track gauge was, the current track gauge is predominantly.

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Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (Nizhegorodskaya oblast') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast).

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Open wagon

Open wagons (trucks in the UK) form a large group of railway goods wagons designed primarily for the transportation of bulk goods that are not moisture-retentive and can usually be tipped, dumped or shovelled.

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Passenger railroad car

A passenger railroad car or passenger car (American English), also called a passenger carriage, passenger coach (British English and International Union of Railways), or passenger bogie (Indian English) is a railroad car that is designed to carry passengers.

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Peat

Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter.

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Russia

Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia.

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Swamp

A swamp is a forested wetland.

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Tank car

A tank car (International Union of Railways (UIC): tank wagon) or tanker is a type of railroad car (UIC: railway car) or rolling stock designed to transport liquid and gaseous commodities.

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Tonshayevsky District

Tonshayevsky District (Тонша́евский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.

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Track ballast

Track ballast is the material which forms the trackbed upon which railroad ties (UK: sleepers) are laid.

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Track gauge

In rail transport, track gauge is the distance between the two rails of a railway track.

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TU6 diesel locomotive

TU6 (ТУ6) is a Soviet narrow gauge diesel locomotive for the track gauge of.

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TU8 diesel locomotive

TU8 (ТУ8) – Soviet, later Russian diesel locomotive for gauge.

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See also

750 mm gauge railways in Russia

Rail transport in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altsevo_peat_railway

Also known as Altsevo peat narrow gauge railway, Altsevo peat narrow-gauge railway.