Narrow-gauge railway lines in Estonia. Narrow lines on the map represent the narrow gauge. Some lines (Tallinn–Pärnu–Mõisaküla and Lelle–Viljandi) were later replaced by the wide gauge.A surviving narrow-gauge railway on
Naissaar islandNarrow-gauge steam engine Kc4-100 in Tallinn
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Estonian narrow-gauge railways were built at the gauge of 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in).[1] Four museum lines and some industrial peat railways survive.
Railways
Kunda cement factory, the first narrow-gauge railway in Estonia, built 1886.
Riisselja–
Orajõe, 44 km, opened 1923. In 1928 extended to
Ikla, on the border to
Latvia (5 km). In 1942 1 km long extension across the border to
Ainazi, terminus of the 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) gauge
Valmiera supply railway.
The
Lavassaare railway museum houses a large collection of steam, diesel and electric locomotives with a 2 km long 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) gauge railway.
[2]
There is a museum with a 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) gauge, 500 m long line in
Avinurme which houses one
locomotive and a collection of
wagons.
An underground museum with a short electric line is located in
Kiviõli in the Northeast-Estonian industrial area.
A former military railway line with a 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) gauge is located on
Naissaar island in the northern Estonia.
Narrow-gauge railway lines in Estonia. Narrow lines on the map represent the narrow gauge. Some lines (Tallinn–Pärnu–Mõisaküla and Lelle–Viljandi) were later replaced by the wide gauge.A surviving narrow-gauge railway on
Naissaar islandNarrow-gauge steam engine Kc4-100 in Tallinn
All
Estonian narrow-gauge railways were built at the gauge of 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in).[1] Four museum lines and some industrial peat railways survive.
Railways
Kunda cement factory, the first narrow-gauge railway in Estonia, built 1886.
Riisselja–
Orajõe, 44 km, opened 1923. In 1928 extended to
Ikla, on the border to
Latvia (5 km). In 1942 1 km long extension across the border to
Ainazi, terminus of the 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) gauge
Valmiera supply railway.
The
Lavassaare railway museum houses a large collection of steam, diesel and electric locomotives with a 2 km long 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) gauge railway.
[2]
There is a museum with a 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) gauge, 500 m long line in
Avinurme which houses one
locomotive and a collection of
wagons.
An underground museum with a short electric line is located in
Kiviõli in the Northeast-Estonian industrial area.
A former military railway line with a 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) gauge is located on
Naissaar island in the northern Estonia.