GC2W1GB Siaurasis gelezinkelis #1/ narrow railroad #1 (Traditional Cache) in Lithuania created by belzabubas

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Hidden : 05/11/2011

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(LT)1902 m. nuo Pagegiu i Smalininkus buvo nutiestas beveik 56 km ilgio Tilžes-Pagegiu-Smalininku siaurukas.Siauruka aptarnavo sesi lokomotyvai, du elektroveziai,jis turejo 8 keleivinius, 57 krovininius ir 3 bagazo vagonus (1942 m. duomenys). Geležinkelio begiai buvo išardyti pirmaisiais pokario metais, o Smalininku stoties pastatas, nors ir paverstas gyvenamuoju namu, palyginus neblogai išsilaike. Tai raudono muro, „vokiško" stiliaus statinys. Egzotikos jam suteikia ant fasado išlikes vokiskas Smalininku pavadinimas - „Schmalleningken".Daugiau apie tuometinius geležinkelius: (visit link)

(EN) In 1902 from Pagegiai to Smalininkai was built railway road wich reached almost 56 km. Because of its narrow track, it got name of "siaurukas". Rails were maintained by 6 simple locomotives and 2 electric locomotives.It also had 8 wagons for civilians, 57 for cargo and 3 for luggage (info from 1942). Railway have been dismounted during the first year of postwar period.The station in Smalininkai is well preserved bulding, but now it is used as simple house. It is red brick, german-style building. It also have remained sign of Smalininkai name in german.
More about that period of railways (in lithuanian): (visit link)

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