Upper Volga railway
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The Upper Volga railway was a private railway in the Upper Volga region of Russia, built in 1914–1921 and in the second half of the 1930s. It was planned as part of a backup route from Leningrad to Mo
Token of the Society of the Upper Volga Railway of the Russian Empire, 1914.
Charter of the Upper Volga Railway Company
Steam locomotive of type "O". Operated in the 1900s, 1910s, 1920s on the Moscow-Savyolovo line, and later Savyolovo-Kalyazin
Steam locomotive of type "2-2-0-P". Operated in the 1900s, 1910s, 1920s on the lines Rybinsk-Bezhetsk and Kashin-Krasny Holm (photo from the book of V.A. Rakov "Locomotives of domestic railways").
Tver
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Tver is a city and the administrative centre of Tver Oblast, Russia. It is situated at the confluence of the Volga and Tvertsa rivers. Tver is located 180 kilometres northwest of Moscow. Population: 4
Площадь Михаила Тверского
On the Volga river
A palace built for Catherine the Great
The main church of Tver, dating from the 17th century, was demolished in 1935. It was rebuilt to the same design in the 2010s.