Trans-Siberian Railway

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Trans-Siberian Railway

  1. (rail transport) A network of Russian railway lines which stretch from Moscow in the west to Vladivostok in the Far East.
    • 1962 December, “Beyond the Channel: U.S.S.R.: Train speeds still rising”, in Modern Railways, page 418:
      Over the Trans-Siberian Railway, although the journey from Moscow to Vladivostock or Pekin, 5,800 and 5,629 miles distant respectively, still extends into the ninth day, it has been cut by about 10hr.