To the world's end; Vladivostok or bust: A ticket to ride 5,000 miles long, built at the cost of hundreds of lives . . . and now a byword for luxury. Christopher Hudson took aride on the Trans-Siberian railway. From: The Daily Mail (London, England) | Date: August 21, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 Solo Syndication Limited. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: CHRISTOPHER HUDSON

AFTER the barbecue on Lake Baikal, three of the more intrepid of us clambered up the steep metal steps to the narrow walkway in front of the great engine which powered the 16-carriage express.

In the cab, the grinning, gaptoothed Russian driver blasted the whistle.

Slowly the train gathered pace on the track which winds around the lake to Port Baikal.

It was late May but the air was sharply fresh and stalactite...

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