This was informed by the press service of the "Ukrzaliznytsya" PJSC. Recall that the "Ukrzaliznytsya" is implementing the tourist project together with the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine, the Transcarpathian Regional State Administration, and foreign partners. A locomotive GR-280 was delivered to Transcarpathia from Haivoron for carrying out transportation on the Borzhava narrow-gauge railway. In August, it will be making trips on weekends for passengers, who want to admire the local landscapes.
It is expected that the first trip will take place on August 4. It is planned that the locomotive will be running on the narrow-gauge between Khmilnyk and Vynogradiv.
The locomotive GR-280 was built almost 70 years ago in Germany.
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The narrow-gauge railway in the Borzhava valley has been operating since 1908. The width of the railroad is 750 mm. The name of the narrow-gauge railway is related to the Borzhava river.
The primary task of the railway was to transport wood from the mountain ranges to the Transcarpathian lowlands.Although it was used for passenger transportation too. It passes through the territories of Beregovo, Vynogradiv and Irshava districts.
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