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David Bowie sleeping on the Trans-Siberia Express, 1973, by Geoff MacCormack

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002ЩА Irkutsk to Vladivostok Day3

002ЩА Irkutsk to Vladivostok Day 3 was my last day on board the Trans Siberian Railway. Day 3 was from Svobodnyy to Vladivostok a distance of 1525 km.

002ЩА Irkutsk to Vladivostok Day3 was my 7th and last full day (and bit) on board the Trans Siberian Railway.

Vladivostok is 7 hours ahead of Moscow so 002ЩА arrived, on time, at 7:05am local, which is 12:05 Moscow time. Coast to coast in Australia there is only 2 hours difference between the East and West Coast, helps to put into perspective the size of Russia.

Day 3 was from Svobodnyy…

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002ЩА Irkutsk to Vladivostok Day2

002ЩА Irkutsk to Vladivostok Day2, from Shilka-Pass to Ledyanaya. A 1472 km trek across Siberia. Even coming from Australia I realise that Russia is huge.

002ЩА Irkutsk to Vladivostok Day2 was a another grey and overcast day with a bit of rain. Good train weather.

The Toilet

I know what everyone is waiting to see, the 1st class toilet……

A lot cleaner and more “spacious” than the one on board 070Ч . There was also a lot less people traffic, so this is how the toilet stayed for the entire trip. The attendants were very active when comes…

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Trans Siberian Railway Day 2

Trans Siberian Railway Day 2 was from Brantovka to Talitsa, 1433 km. We traversed 2 timezones during the day. Another relaxing day on the train

Trans Siberian Railway Day 2 was from Brantovka to Talitsa about 1433 kms. This is the second day of my Siberian Trek, and my first full day on board the train.

Sleeping was no problem, must have been the rocking and rolling.

Balezino

At Balezino we changed locomotives again, guessing now that the changes are crew related. Each crew must look after their own equipment, so each crew…

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Trans Siberian Railway Day 1

Trans Siberian Railway Day 1 - Moskva Yaroslavskaya to Neya - 600km. First day of my Trans Siberian Trek from Moscow to Vladivostok via Irkutsk

Trans Siberian Railway Day 1 is the third leg and first of my Trans Siberian Trek on board the Trans Siberian Railway on train 070Ч is from Moskva Yaroslavskaya Station to Irkutsk. A distance of 5186 km that should take 3days, 14 hours and 40 minutes to complete. Today’s travel is only 600 kms from Moskva Yaroslavskaya to Neya.

Train 070Ч goes from Moskva Yaroslavskaya Stationto Chita,…

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Oz's Siberian Trek

Oz's Siberian Trek a 9,000 km train ride across Siberia.

In a couple of days I will start my Siberian Trek from Moscow to Vladivostok via Irkutsk. Have not been on an adventure for quite some time, can’t wait to board my flight to Moscow.

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On the train....