A passion for trains

The Trans Siberian handbook is written with train enthusiasts in mind. So the remarks about points of interest along the route include not only historical and geological features (and which town is the largest manufacturer of jute or plastic seesaws) but plenty of notes on which station has an FD-whatever locomotive on a plinth, or is near a branch to a steam line. The comment that Yekaterinberg's feature of note was a locomotive depot therefore came as no surprise, but also held little interest. I made no effort to look for it in the 3 am dark.

But as we pulled into a later station this morning, I looked out and thought 'Oh that's a pretty building'. I'm rarely with it at 7.30 am, and particularly not when I've been through 5 time zones in 3 days, so there is no photo. You'll just have to take my word for it that Tyumen has a remarkably attractive locomotive depot.

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