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Russian language railfan magazines
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 […]
Cable hauled train at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport
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 […]
Posted in Trains
Tagged airports, automated people movers, aviation, Moscow, railways, Russia
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Delivering a crane by train
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 […]
Posted in Trains
Tagged cranes, heritage railways, narrow gauge, Russia, Russian Railways, winter
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Rerailing a tram with a front end loader
Derailed trams aren’t an uncommon occurrence, but using a front end loader to get it back onto the tracks is – an activity captured by Вечерний Краснотурьинск in the Russian city of Krasnoturinsk. They provide the backstory here (via Google […]
Posted in Trams
Tagged accidents, Australia, derailment, Krasnoturinsk, Melbourne, Russia
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How do trains change to daylight savings time?
Timekeeping is something that railways take seriously – but what happens to trains when the clocks changes from ‘normal’ time to daylight savings, and an hour is either lost or gained? Germany Deutsche Bahn cancel trains due to run in […]
Posted in Trains
Tagged America, Amtrak, Australia, Deutsche Bahn, France, Germany, Nederlandse Spoorwegen, Netherlands, rail operations, Russia, Russian Railways, SNCF
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Moscow’s deepest metro station at Park Pobedy
The Moscow Metro is known for deep stations, but Парк Победы (Park Pobedy) is the winner – at 73 metres underground it is the deepest station in the city, and third deepest in the world by mean depth. Underground there […]
Kiev or Kyiv – what to call the Ukrainian capital
During my 2012 trip to Europe the only reason I had for visiting Kiev was to visit Chernobyl, but I ended up loving the city so much I was sad to leave it so soon. But one thing I never […]
Russian level crossings bite back!
As I travelled across Russia by train there was an interesting feature at every level crossing we passed through – massive steel plates that lifted out of the roadway, preventing cars from driving around the boom gates. Some level crossings […]
ОПЭ1 electro-diesel locomotives of the former USSR
An electro-diesel locomotive is a unit that can operate from either an external electric power source, or standalone with an onboard diesel engine, and on the railways of the former USSR is an interesting example – the ОПЭ1 and subsequent […]
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Tagged freight trains, locomotives, mining, rail freight, Russia, Soviet Union
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Exploring the bizarre world of VDNKh
On the outskirts of Moscow is VDNKh – originally built by an exhibition centre to show off the achievements of the Soviet Union, by the time I visited in 2013 it was a bizarre mix of fairground meets flea market, set amongst a collection of Soviet architecture.