Under its present owners it still does duty on the main lines of Russia and Siberia, though in recent years the Ways and Communications Commissariat have introduced a number of modern vehicles not unlike those of the Mitropa Company in Germany.Ī previous chapter described how the “Orient Express” connected Western Europe with the Near East. During the Revolution of 1917 the International Sleeping Car Company’s rolling- stock was confiscated by the Soviet. In those days there was a church on the train, or, rather, a carriage fitted as a Russian Orthodox chapel. The rolling- stock of both trains was superb perhaps the International cars were the more comfortable, though they were distinguished by that degree of ornateness - peacock- blue plush, scroll work and gilding - which is now out of fashion. It is neither but it is one of the most remarkable trains in the world, and is more spectacular than the great transcontinental trains in the United States of America.īefore the war there were two Trans- Siberian services, one in which the cars were provided by the International Sleeping Car Company, and one conducted by the Russian Government. Those who have an extravagant admiration for the land of the Soviets maintain that it is the most magnificent train in the world. Those who dislike Russia talk about a slow, patched, dirty old train that creeps from Europe to the Ear East, while its progress is interrupted by breakdowns. OPINIONS differ about the “Trans- Siberian Express”, particularly among people who have never seen it. This picture shows a wintry scene near Omsk, in Siberia. From Europe to the Far East by the World’s Most Cosmopolitan TrainīITTER COLD AND TROPICAL HEAT are met with on the Trans- Siberian journey.
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