TU2 Locomotive Monument at Joniškėlis Station

Panevėžys-Joniškėlis narrow gauge railway
History:
The narrow gauge railway (track width 600 mm) section Šiauliai–Joniškėlis–Pasvalys was built by the Germans in the fall of 1915. In the same year, the first Joniškėlis railway station was built. The work was done by Russian prisoners. After the war, the railway was the only means of transportation for goods and passengers. Joniškėlis station was one of the best-maintained and with the most beautiful surroundings among the old Lithuanian stations. Even today, it is said that this town is the center of the Lithuanian narrow gauge railway.
In 1996, the station was officially closed, and the old locomotive is no longer needed. Today it still stands here and attracts history enthusiasts from all over Lithuania. I highly recommend everyone traveling around Lithuania to choose a longer route and visit more remote towns. They still hide a lot of interesting things.
source:
afterway.app/lt/vietoves/joniskelio-siaurukasHistory:
After the decision to build a sugar factory in Panevėžys, they began to take care of the methods of delivering sugar beets to the factory. The Lithuanian government at the time decided to expand the narrow gauge railway network for that purpose - to connect the Panevėžys station with the Gubernijas-Biržai railway line.[2] in 1937 the construction of the 750 mm gauge railway from Panevėžys to Joniškėli started (project author – engineer J. Kiaunė).[1] About 500 workers and 40 craftsmen worked, 6 steam locomotives and 50 wagons were used to transport building materials.[3]
source:
lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panev%C4%97%C5%BEio%E2%80%93Joni%C5%A1k%C4%97lio_siaurasis_gele%C5%BEinkelisTU2 locomotive-monument with wagon-platform at Joniškėlis station.
History:
TU2 locomotives were produced from 1955 to 1959 in Kaluga (Russia); a total of 281 locomotives were produced. The speed of the locomotive is 76 km/h (in tests) and 50 km/h (in flights). They are still used (not in museums) in Lithuania (Upper Baltic railway), Latvia, Ukraine. In Russia, such locomotives are in museums and operated on children's railways. In Belarus, TU2-113 is in the Brest museum. Due to the shortening of narrow-gauge railway sections by demolishing them or converting them to a wide (1520 mm) gauge and closing the remaining sections, stopping freight transportation on narrow-gauge railways, etc. i.e. they are used much less.source:
lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/TU2