Trans Siberian Railway

Deborah Manley has travelled all her life, living in India, Australia, Canada which she has crossed three times by train Nigeria and Cameroon. She travelled across Russia on the Trans-Siberian journey and realized it had a wonderful story to tell a story told in this anthology.

• Foreword Bryn ThomasIntroduction Deborah ManleyIntroduction to 1988 Edition Deborah Manley1 The DreamThe Trans-Siberian Railway Thundering Through the HouseLesley Blanch, 1968From Moscow to Vladivostok Baedeker, 1914I'll Give You Siberia! Lesley Blanch, 1968The Sheer Size of ItBassett Digby, 1928Dreaming with BaedekerLesley Blanch, 1968A Day in 1908Lindon Bates JrTransport Across the CountryA. Rado, 1929The Strategic DreamSir Henry Norman 1901A Cure for the InsomniacHarry de Windt, 1901Looking Backward to the FutureLindon Bates Jr. 1908The Rossiya WestwardsPaul Theroux, 19742 The RailwayThe Vast EnterpriseJames Young Simpson, 1897The Time has ComeGuide to the Great Siberian Railway, 1900UnderwayGuide to the Great Siberian Railway, 1900Working on the LineJames Young Simpson, 1897The Great Siberian Iron Road James Young Simpson, 1897Remission through LabourJames Young Simpson, 1897Good in Parts William Oliver Greener, 1902Bailkal's Lurid Past Bassett Digby, 1928Crossing Lake Baikal Eric Newby, 1977Criminals and Ice-BreakersSir Henry Norman, 19013 The TrainRailways and Other Means of CommunicationBaedeker, 1914The Dream of ServiceHarmon Tupper, 1965The Real Siberian ExpressAnnette Meakin, 1900VariationsHarmon Tupper, 1965Finery and FaultsSir Henry Norman, 1901The Siberian Train de LuxeFrancis E. Clark, 1900Third Class into SiberiaBassett Digby and Richardson Wright, 1910Seventh Class in Trans-BaikalFrancis E Clark, 1900Travelling HardHelen Wilson and Elsie Mitchell, 1927The Bolshevik TrainMalcom Burr, 1930ChaiMaurice Baring, 1905How the Russian Eats!John Foster Fraser, 1901The Big Red TrainEric Newby, 1977The Toilets Deborah Manley, 1986Between the CarriagesDeborah Manley, 19864 Preparations for the JourneyPolice and PassportsMurray's Handbook for Travellers, 1893Essentials and Useful ItemsBryn Thomas, 2007Life on the TrainBryn Thomas, 2007Clothing 1917Russian Year Book Photography 1917Russian Year BookFor the Benefit of PhotographersWilliam Oliver Greener, 1903Taking PhotographsPeter Fleming, 1933PhotographyExtract from Intourist booklet, 1986LiteratureMurray's Handbook for Travellers, 1893BlackedJohn Foster Fraser, 1901Russian Custom-HouseMurray's Handbook for Travellers in Russia, Poland and Finland, 18875 Revolution and WarPause for RevolutionMaurice Baring, 1906To War by TrainGeneral Sir Brian Horrocks, 1919Prisoner of the BolsheviksGeneral Sir Brian Horrocks, 1919Journey to the EastDoreen Stanford, 1919After the WarHelen Wilson and Elsie Mitchell, 1927Railway DefenceNoel Barber, 19396 Siberians, Travellers and WorkersSettling SiberiaBassett Digby and Richardson Wright, 1910Once a ConvictLindon Bates Jr, 1910At the StationsFrancis E. Clark, 1900Fellow PassengersJohn Foster Fraser, 1901Fellow PassengersBassett Digby and Richardson Wright, 1910BusinessmenMorgan Phillips Price, 1911Reading TogetherMaurice Baring, 1905The Train StaffChristopher Portway, 1970Undesirable CompanyPaul Theroux, 1974Fellow TouristsBob Geldof, 19787 Into Russia and Onward from Moscow Routes from England to RussiaBaedeker, 1914To Moscow with LoveAnnette Meakin, 1900MoscowJohn Foster Fraser, 1901The Start from MoscowJohn Foster Fraser, 1901Departure and FarewellsLeo Deutsch, 1884Cattle Truck to SiberiaEsther Hautzig, 1941The First Day OutJohn Foster Fraser, 1901Eastern RussiaMichael Myers Shoemaker, 1902Left BehindDeborah Manley, 1984Perm: A Russian CityBryn Thomas, 2007First StagesJohn Foster Fraser, 1901Over the UralsMichael Myers Shoemaker, 1902Over the UralsGeorge Kennan, 1891The Trans-Siberian Time WarpBryn Thomas, 2007Europe: AsiaGeorge Kennan, 1891Life Aboard, 1933Peter Fleming, 1933No Dining CarMalcom Burr, 1930Beyond the UralsJohn Foster Fraser, 1901Onward from ChelyabinskMichael Myers Shoemaker, 1902One Day in EkaterinburgEric Newby, 1977Third Class Through SiberiaBassett Digby and Richardson Wright, 1910Ugly MonotonyPeter Fleming, 1933The VerstmenSamuel Turner, 1903Omsk (Zone time of the 5th Zone plus 3 hours) A. Rado, 1929Omsk A--- The Coming CityBassett Digby and Richardson Wright, 1910OmskBaedeker, 1914The Post Train - Taiga - TomskAnnette Meakin, 1900Tomsk - A City of Orgies and EducationBassett Digby and Richardson Wright, 1910The TarakanSamuel Turner, 1903The TaigaMalcolm Burr, 1930Krasnoyarsk: A Siberian Commercial TownMorgan Phillips Price, 1910Trans-Siberian ExcessChris Moss, 20078 IrkutskContinuation of the Railway Journey to IrkutskBaedeker, 1914Arriving at IrkutskLindon Bates Jr, 1908Hardly What One Would ExpectArchibald Colquhoun, 1898Sights of IrkutskSir Henry Norman, 1901Irkutsk, the UnregenerateBassett Digby and Richardson Wright, 1910Off the Big Red TrainEric Newby, 19779 Crossing Lake BaikalLake BaikalGuide to the Trans-Siberian Railway, 1900The World's Deepest LakeBryn Thomas, 2007Crossing the Holy Sea WestwardsFrancis E. Clark, 1900The Winter PassageMichael Myers Shoemaker, 1902Across the Great LakeJohn Foster Fraser, 1901Baikal's PastBassett Digby, 1928Baikal in WinterMaurice Baring, 190510 To Vladivostok From Irkutsk to VladivostokBaedeker, 1914TransbaikaliaAnnette Meakin, 1900ChitaGuide to the Trans-Siberian Railway, 1900Through Chita to ManchuriaMichael Myers Shoemaker, 1902Mail to TransbaikaliaBassett Digby and Richardson Wright, 1910Crash! Peter Fleming, 1933On to StretenskBassett Digby and Richardson Wright, 1910The End in SightChristopher Portway, 19704140 km. VladivostockA. Rado, 1929Journey's EndEric Newby, 197711 Different Perspectives: East to WestExpress Trains from VladivostockMarcus Taft, 1907Off from VladivostockFrancis E. Clark, 1899Gateway to the USSRNoel Barber, 1939From the Edge of the WorldPaul Theroux, 1974KhabarovskPaul Theroux, 1974Stretensk to IrkutskFrancis E. Clark, 1900Out of Asia and into EuropeFrancis E. Clark, 1900Growing SiberiaNoel Barber, 1939Along the WayNoel Barber, 1939End of the JourneyPaul Theroux, 1974The Travellers' BiographiesAcknowledgements Index