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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 13, Issue 2 (May 2, 1938.)

The World's Longest Rail Journey

The World's Longest Rail Journey.

Unsettled conditions to-day affect the running of that unique passenger train, the “Trans-Siberian Express,” although the through working is regularly set out in the official time-tables. This train, scheduled to travel halfway round the world, and occupying about a fortnight on the journey, actually affords the longest rail trip possible anywhere. With rail connections between London and Moscow, the throughout ride from the metropolis to Vladivostock is one of 7,719 miles. The ponderous locomotives mostly burn wood fuel. If you can afford it, you may secure really comfortable accommodation on the train. A restaurant car is carried, offering a light continental breakfast of coffee and rolls, and substantial mid-day and evening meals. Certainly, this must be the most novel, as well as the longest, of all railway rides!

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