We travelled from Irkutsk to Ulaan Baatar in Mongolia on the weekly Trans-Mongolian service from Moscow to Beijing. Train 4, its official name, takes six days for the whole run, we were on board for about 26 hours. Departure from Irkutsk was at 0543 local time and the dark platform was almost empty.
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Slyudyanka
Frozen Baikal
Local train
Bridge
Water tower
Ice ridges
Shore protection
Crossing
Settlement
Trees and water
Tataurovo
Yards
Yards
Near Ulan Ude
Ulan Ude
Turntable
Locomotive
Ulan Ude
Coal delivery
Bears
Eleanor
Train crew
Ulan Ude
Ulan Ude
Rubbish
Crossing
Station
Goose Lake
Climbing
Station
Floating pole
Hills
Selenga River
Naushki
Naushki
Compartment
Corridor
Toilet
Stove
Furnace
Russian diner
Mongolian diner
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