This card shows a photo of The Orenburg
Children's Railway in Russia was constructed at a record-breaking
speed. Construction began on 19 May, 1953, and in 68 days, 26 July the same
year, its formal opening was held! Five kilometers of track were laid (later
another 0.8 km was added). Three stations and 2 intermediate stations on which
there were wooden station buildings and high wooden platforms were constructed
(in 1957 the platform at the "Plyazh" ("Beach") was
closed).
The Children's Railway line
passes along one bank of the river Ural from the city up to an area in which 33
Pioneer camps were located. The ChRW was one of the most convenient ways of
getting from the city up to the "Pioneer campground". This provided
the line with a constant volume of passenger traffic. On holidays the trains are overcrowded.
Orenburg is a transcontinental
city and the administrative center of Orenburg Oblast, Russia, located on the
Ural River 1,478 kilometers (918 mi) southeast of Moscow, very close to
the border with Kazakhstan. Population: 548,331 (2010 Census); 549,361 (2002 Census);
546,501 (1989 Census). From 1938 to 1957, the city bore the name Chkalov (after
the prominent test pilot Valery Chkalov). The city's distance from the German
invasion during World War II led many Soviet enterprises to flee there, helping
to spur the city's economic growth.
Mountain
and river tourism is developed in the region. There are a number of fast
mountain rivers and rocks in pleated spurs of the southern edge of the Urals
range, popular with tourists. The city is famous for its down Orenburg
shawls. The thinnest lacy design, knitted by hand shawls and cobweb-like
kerchiefs (pautinkas), is not only warm, but also is used for decorative
purposes.
