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SS Baikal
SS ''Baikal'' was an Icebreaker, ice-breaking train ferry that linked the eastern and western portions of the Trans-Siberian Railroad across Lake Baikal. Ship history In early 1895 the construction of a ferry across the Lake Baikal began, following the proposal of the Minister of Transport Mikhail Khilkov. On 30 December 1895 a contract with Armstrong Whitworth, Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd was signed for the parts of the icebreaking ferry (without woodwork and in disassembled state). By June 1896 the icebreaker had been delivered for assembly to the village of Listvyanka, Irkutsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Listvenichnoye. After three years it was completed and launched on . Before the Circum-Baikal Railway was opened in 1905, ''Baikal'', and later also the ''Angara'', carried two loads a day between piers at Baykal, Irkutsk Oblast, Baikal and Babushkin (town), Mysovaya. After the railway was completed, both ships continued to operate in reserve. When the Russian Civil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trans-Siberian Railroad
The Trans-Siberian Railway (TSR; , , ) connects European Russia to the Russian Far East. Spanning a length of over , it is the longest railway line in the world. It runs from the city of Moscow in the west to the city of Vladivostok in the east. During the period of the Russian Empire, government ministers—personally appointed by Alexander III and his son Nicholas II—supervised the building of the railway network between 1891 and 1916. Even before its completion, the line attracted travelers who documented their experiences. Since 1916, the Trans-Siberian Railway has directly connected Moscow with Vladivostok. , expansion projects remain underway, with connections being built to Russia's neighbors (namely Mongolia, China, and North Korea). Additionally, there have been proposals and talks to expand the network to Tokyo, Japan, with new bridges that would connect the mainland railway through the Russian island of Sakhalin and the Japanese island of Hokkaido. Route descript ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
