Паровоз-һәйкәлдәр, Railroad monument in Rostov-on-Don, Russia.
The Parovoz sculptures (locomotive monuments) in Rostov-on-Don are two historic railway vehicles displayed as stationary installations in the city. One sits at Station Square beside the main terminal, while the other stands near the Railway University on Lenin Avenue.
The first locomotive, a narrow-gauge Kch4-101 from Czechoslovakia, was built by Škoda in 1949 and placed at Station Square in 1982. The second engine, the Kp4-483 from Poland, belonged to a series of around 790 machines supplied to the Soviet Union.
The locomotives mark the importance of rail transport in shaping the city and are now viewed by railway students and visitors as symbols of industrial heritage. They sit at prominent locations where people naturally pass and notice them.
Both monuments sit in pedestrian and transport areas and are easy to visit during daytime hours. The locomotives are freely accessible from outside and require no special arrangements or advance registration.
The Kch4-101 is a narrow-gauge locomotive that ran on its own specialized track width, making it a rare variant among Soviet railway equipment. This different gauge makes it visually distinct from the standard locomotives seen elsewhere.
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