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Four platform stations of the Moscow Metro
I’ve previously written about the standard interchange station design found on Soviet designed metro systems, and the non-standard platform configurations on the Moscow Metro – this time we look at the four track stations that offer cross-platform interchange. Кита́й-го́род (Kitay-gorod) […]
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Tagged cross-platform interchange, interchange stations, metros, Moscow, Moscow Metro, rail operations, railways, Russia, underground
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Battery-electric locomotives of the Moscow Metro
On the Moscow Metro can be found a curious piece of rolling stock – Контактно-аккумуляторный электровоз – battery-electric locomotives converted from retired metro carriages to haul maintenance trains through underground tunnels. Photo by Anakin, via Wikimedia Commons The seats have […]
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Tagged electric multiple units, Moscow, Moscow Metro, rail operations, railway electrification, Russia
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Moscow Metro trains on display
Plenty of cities have railway museums filled with old trains on display, but on the 80th anniversary of the Moscow Metro they did something different – they brought the museum pieces to the people. Photo by Artem Svetlov from Moscow, […]
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Tagged heritage railways, metros, Moscow, Moscow Metro, museum, rail operations, railways, Russia, track machines, underground
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