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At first this railway was used
for the transportation of
wood, and later - for peat.
During the World War the narrow-gauge
railway became an important strategic
military object: there were severe battles
for it, because it was almost the only fast-
moving vehicle for transportation of
soldiers and equipment through the
impassable marshy terrain.
The question about the
closure of the railway
arose.
Taking into account the fact that
the Polissia railway was the most
important mean of communication
with the district centers, it
continued to function and still
transports passengers up to now
daily.
The passenger train, consisting of
a diesel locomotive TU-2 and
several cars, crosses the unique in
Ukraine and the longest in Europe
wooden railway bridge across the
Styr river.
Before the creation of the
railway, the infrastructure
was shaped there.
The Melnyks: the dynasty of the
railwaymen Liudmyla Melnyk and
Oleksandr Melnyk are public
activists and the members of the
Association for the Preservation of
the Ukrainian Railway History.
As many years ago, this narrow-
gauge railway is a strategically
important object, because some
of the settlements along the
railroad line still have only this
transport connection.
The estate of the family is
located near the depot and
old narrow railways, which
were created in 1895.
It is not surprising, because
the Melnyks' family history is
tighly connected with the
narrow-gauge railway.
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