European Railroad Discussion > St. Petersburg, Russia

All photos taken through window of tour bus.
1. freight train
2. narrow gauge passenger train
3. commuter train

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trams in St. Petersburg.  all photos taken through window of tour bus.

photo 3 shows an articulated tram crossing a curved bridge over a canal.

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When were these images recorded?  Recently?

The photos were taken on August 17 and 18, 2018.

Hope you got to visit some of the many passenger stations there. As I recall there are at least four. The closed Warsaw Station  is now a shopping center and houses an excellent outdoor railway museum.

Thanks for posting these. Where was the photo of the narrow gauge train taken? I was in Saint Petersburg in May and didn't notice this.

In the 4th photo, The "Teramok" sign points to a popular Russian fast-food chain restaurant that specializes in blini (crepes). Note the McDonalds sign in the background. Lots of those (plus KFC and Carl's Jr) in Saint Petersburg.

Duna Wrote:
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> Thanks for posting these. Where was the photo of
> the narrow gauge train taken? I was in Saint
> Petersburg in May and didn't notice this.
>
> In the 4th photo, The "Teramok" sign points to a
> popular Russian fast-food chain restaurant that
> specializes in blini (crepes). Note the McDonalds
> sign in the background. Lots of those (plus KFC
> and Carl's Jr) in Saint Petersburg.

I wish I could tell you where the narrow gauge train was located.  I was on a tour bus, saw it, and snapped a photo through the bus window as we passed.  It was a sudden grab shot.  

It seems it's the so-called "Little October Railway". There's a Wikipedia page about it, although it's only available in German and Russian. But Google Translate is our friend:

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleine_Oktoberbahn

 

pennengineer Wrote:
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> It seems it's the so-called "Little October
> Railway". There's a Wikipedia page about it,
> although it's only available in German and
> Russian. But Google Translate is our friend:
>
> https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleine_Oktoberbahn
>
>  Very interesting.  Thank you for the link in German.  Ich kann ein wenig Deutch sprechen - es war keine Problem zu lesen.

Dick