25 SEPTEMBER
Thirteen years after plans were laid to buid a railway across Russia to the Pacific coast, the Great Siberian Railway, a landmark in railroad engineering, is finally complete. The 7,371-km (4,607-mile) track stretches from the Ural mountains in the west to Vladivostock in the east. The Runssian government hopse it will open up Siberia and boost trade with china and the Far East.
No comments:
Post a Comment