Trans-Siberian Railway

proper noun

A network of Russian railway lines which stretch from Moscow in the west to Vladivostok in the Far East.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. rail transportA network of Russian railway lines which stretch from Moscow in the west to Vladivostok in the Far East.

    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.

    1962 December, “Beyond the Channel: U.S.S.R.: Train speeds still rising”, in Modern Railways, page 418
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