Author Archives: Marcus Wong

Russian language railfan magazines

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Marcus Wong

If you only speak English then the language barrier gets in the way of exploring the wide world of railways – railfans usually stick to their own language when discussing their hobby! The railfans of Russia are no different, with […]

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Suvorovskaya – another underground station retrofitting adventure

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Marcus Wong

I’ve fallen down a rabbit hole leading to underground stations built on operating railways, and I’ve found another one – Suvorovskaya (Суворовская) station on the Moscow Metro’s Koltsevaya Line – better known as the Circle Line. Image via Wikipedia Some […] Continue reading →

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Building an underground station while trains pass by

Posted on December 5, 2019 by Marcus Wong

This is the story of Tverskaya station on the Moscow Metro – retrofitted to the existing Zamoskvoretskaya line during the 1970s, while trains continued to pass through the neighbouring tunnels. Photo by A.Savin (Wikimedia Commons · WikiPhotoSpace), via Wikimedia Commons Early history Originally […] Continue reading →

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Retrofitting an underground station to the Kiev Metro

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Marcus Wong

How does one go about retrofitting a station to an existing underground railway? It was was problem that Ukrainian engineers solved in the 1970s, when Teatralna (Театральна) was added to the Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line of the Kiev Metro system. Photo by […]

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Bending a tram like a banana

Posted on October 3, 2019 by Marcus Wong

Modern low floor trams are made up of multiple articulated segments, which allow these long vehicles to make their way around sharp corners. But this 2018 crash in the German city of Bochum shows another thing these trams can do […]

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Reversing a tram in Düsseldorf, Germany

Posted on September 5, 2019 by Marcus Wong

On the tram network of Düsseldorf, Germany is a curious terminus arrangement – a turning wye that crosses over itself! Google Street View This triangle is found at the route 706 terminus in Hamm, at the corner of Auf den […]

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Trams and freight trains share the road in Bremen

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Marcus Wong

I’ve written about freight trams before, but in the city of Bremen in northeast Germany freight there is something a little different – a freight siding that shares the tram tracks. Photo by Spoorjan, via Wikimedia Commons The freight siding […]

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A change of pace

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Marcus Wong

Eventually everything comes to an end, including this blog – I’ll no longer be posting new articles every fortnight. I started Euro Gunzel back in 2013 following my month long trip to Europe, and since then I’ve been digging through […] Continue reading →

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Cable hauled train at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Marcus Wong

Automated people movers between airport terminals are a common sight around the world, but the system at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport is a little different – the trains are hauled by cables. Photo by A.Savin (Wikimedia Commons · WikiPhotoSpace), via Wikimedia Commons It is […] Continue reading →

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Delivering a crane by train

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Marcus Wong

I’ve seen many interesting pieces of Russian heavy machinery, but this is a new one – a crawler crane that can be moved by rail. The crane arrives at the Tyosovo Railway Museum in Novgorod Oblast on the back of […]

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