Trans Siberian Train, Irkutsk to Moscow.
We then took the TransSiberian train 001 to Moscow, another 3 nights, and 4 days of groundhog day.
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Trans Siberian Train, 001, Irkutsk to Moscow.
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| Trans Siberian Train, 001, Irkutsk to Moscow. |
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| Trans Siberian Train, 001, Irkutsk to Moscow. |
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| Trans Siberian Train, 001, Irkutsk to Moscow. |
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| Trans Siberian Train, 001, Irkutsk to Moscow. |
Seriously, if you get bored, then take the plane. Again, as before, ensure you have plenty to amuse you. It is extra important to have a 3 or 4 way charger as there was only one socket in the 1st class cabin.
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| 1st class toilet. Trans Siberian Train, 001 |
The Trans-Siberian train 001 is a newer train than the 007. The toilets are more ‘friendlier.’ In the carriage. We travelled 1st class. There is a TV with 3 channels which looked like Russian TV. A US/UK film was being shown (I recognised some of the actors) but only in Russian with no option for sub titles. There are TV headphone points. 4 reading lights, but only one 2 pin (European) socket. There is the hot water urn at the end of the carriage. The train 001 is basically the same as 007.
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| Trans Siberian Train, 001 |
The restaurant car is similar to 007, but noticeably more expensive. I think I paid around 200 for a large beer and a tea was about another 100 on the last train. Here both cost 700 Rubles. Food was more expensive, and it was not a surprise the place was empty, apart from me drinking expensive beer on board.
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| Restaurant, Trans Siberian Train, 001 |
As on the last train there is a 10% service charge in the car and 20% if posh and have it in your room.
There does appear to be wifi but it is Russian RZD and you need a local mobile/cell phone to connect.
Something that seemed strange was that both google maps and my Sygic GPS didn’t work in the restaurant. It worked perfectly well on the rest of the train.
On this trip I fixed my Russian keyboard for Google translate on my cell phone, which did come in handy although the restaurant staff seemed to hold a fair command of English.
We were offered ice cream (Magnum lollies) whilst sitting in our cabin. These were 200 each + service charge.
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| Magnum lolly, Trans Siberian Train, 001 |
The train makes more frequent stops this end of the journey, so I was able to buy my cans of beer and food on the 20 or 30 minute stops.
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| Timetable Trans Siberian Train, 001 |
To be fair this part of the journey was not a lot different to the first part, i.e. Vladivostok to Irkutsk.
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| Moscow Trans Siberian Train, 001 |
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| Moscow Trans Siberian Train, 001 |
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| Moscow Trans Siberian Train, 001 |
The train arrived on time, and we went to a local hotel. It is not my intention to deal with the overnight stay in Moscow except that we stayed 1 night in Moscow before travelling by train to Berlin, Germany.
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