Children's Railways of the former USSR – Past and Present

Construction of a tracks of the children's railway.
foto from Lvov ChRW's archive. 1951

Young railwaymen study the design of the electric token ring unit.
foto from Lvov ChRW's archive. 1950's

Control panel of a signalling and protection system of Sonyachna station.
foto by D.Sutyagin. July 1, 2003

Equipment in a pointsman's box of the Parkova station.
foto by D.Sutyagin. July 1, 2003

Protected crossing near Sonyachna station.
foto by A.Porev. May 3, 2002

Protected crossing near Sonyachna station.
At the left the unfinished garage of Regional Committee of Communist Party is seen.
foto by D.Filippov. November 27, 2002

Protected crossing near Sonyachna station.
foto by D.Filippov. November 27, 2002

Till now at stations of the children's railway it is possible to see Austrian switch mechanisms dating from the beginning of the 20th century with very unusual (compared with those of russian and soviet railways) switch blades.
foto by D.Sutyagin. July 1, 2003

The folding design of frogs of these switches too is unusual (compared with those of russian and soviet railways).
foto by D.Sutyagin. July 1, 2003

Many switches are equipped with the mechanism without a weight. This mechanism has two foot pedals for easier switching.
foto by D.Sutyagin. July 1, 2003

In some places rails are fastened by amplified overlays.
foto by D.Sutyagin. July 1, 2003

The unusual way makes transition from easy rails (such as R-24 type) to heavy rails (such as R-43). In this place metal on R-24 type rails is welded.
foto by D.Sutyagin. July 1, 2003 года

Lenses of traffic lights are closed in a time off by metal plates with the deputies. It reduces probability of damage of a traffic light by vandals.
foto by D.Sutyagin. July 1, 2003