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Track laying trains of Russia
My my journey across Russia by train I came across a curious looking piece of equipment parked in a siding – a track laying machine. Called a Путеукладчик in Russian, here is a similar machine at work laying track for […]
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Tagged rail operations, railways, Russia, Russian Railways, track machines, trackwork
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Шаропоїзд – a Ukrainian monorail that ran in a trough
Monorails are a mode of rail transport that is yet to break into the mainstream, despite decades of research and development on a wide variety of track standards. Most monorail trains are suspended from a track, or run on top […]
Funding Russia’s suburban commuter train routes
I’ve written about the three tiers of Russian rail service before – and today I am looking at the middle tier of suburban trains. Known as электри́чка (Elektrichka), they run along tracks shared with freight and long distance passenger services, […]
Shower and laundry trains for the Russian army
Sitting, dining and sleeping carriages are a common sight around the world. But in Russia the army operates a special type of train – the банно-прачечный дезинфекционный поезд (БПДП). Translated to English, that is the “bath and laundry disinfection train” or “bath on wheels”.
Riding the Kiev Funicular
Funicular railways seem to be quite common in European cities, and the Ukranian capital is no different. The Kiev Funicular is a 238 meter long railway opened in 1905 that links the top and bottom of a hill. Here is […]
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Tagged funicular, heritage railways, Kiev, railways, Ukraine
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Want a career on the Moscow Metro?
If you have ever wanted to work on the Moscow Metro, going out applying is easy – there are posters scattered all over the network.
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Tagged Moscow, Moscow Metro, rail operations, railways, Russia, underground
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Sapsan – the train more like a plane
The premier high speed train of the Russian Railways fleet is the «Сапсан» (Sapsan). Linking Moscow to Saint Petersburg, the Sapsan has a top service speed of 250 km/h, and a level of onboard service more like an aircraft than than train.
Ретропоезд – the heritage trains of Russia
In Russian there is a word for old time trains such as steam engines – «Ретропоезд». It roughly translates to “retro train”, and on my visit to Russia, I saw quite a few of them.
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Tagged heritage railways, Moscow, Moscow Metro, railways, Russia, Saint Petersburg, steam trains
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Underground platforms at Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof
My first experience of the railways of Europe was at Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof, which happens to the busiest railway station in Germany – and the scale of the station was amazing, with a total of 32 platforms across three levels.
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Tagged Deutsche Bahn, Frankfurt, Germany, metros, railways, S-Bahn, U-Bahn
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Inspection crews on the Russian Railways
On my way across Russia by train I spent hours staring out the window at the passing scenery, and in that time I found plenty of railway staff looking just as intently at the tracks.
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Tagged out the train window, rail operations, railways, railways in the snow, Russia, Russian Railways, winter
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