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St.Petersburg
Malaya Oktyabrskaya (The October Small Railway)
(earlier: named as 30th-anniversary VLKSM)
Opened: 27 August, 1948
Rolling stock: diesel locomotive TU2-167, 10 coahes PV51-type
Address: RUSSIA, Saint Petersburg, Ozerkovskiy Prospect, 4 (in summer)
RUSSIA Saint Petersburg, Ligovskiy Prospect, 44 (in autumn + spring)
Phone: +7 (812) 768-7447 (in summer), 768-5149 (in autumn + spring)
Chief: PATLASOV Oleg Konstantinovich
Perhaps, the October Small Railway (MOZD) is a Children's Railway on which
there is no longer plenty of work on reconstruction, therefore the story
about it will occupy less than a page (see links below). It was opened on 28 August, 1948.
Since then it has been shortened some times. But now it is one of the most
"alive" children's railways of Russia. In 1999 one more serious
reconstruction of the line was carried out, during which for the first time
in the line's history it was lengthened, to 4.2 kms - and dual-gauge (three-rail) track of 750/1520 mm has appeared at the site.
The management of the "big" October Railway does not overlook its need for recruits, and assists in the organization of training of young railwaymen. Each summer the best personnel employees of the "big" October Railway act as seconded instructors on the Small October line.
In the near future it is planned to continue development of the Children's Railway.
The following material was used in the preparation of this account:
A.K.Filippov "As it was. A history of the October Small Railway", SPb, ÐÀ "M.Art", 1998
materials from A.K.Filippov and P.A.Strelkov's private archive
Materials given by Igor Kopaissov
Materials given by Nikolay Lukin
A.Avgustynjuk: "Young railwaymen", L., 1950
Newspaper "Smena", № 168 (11741), July 17, 1964
Newspaper "October Main Line", № 178 (12605), September 14, 1999
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