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  • All Aboard!  This version of the Trans-Siberian Railway is the "Baikal" which runs between Irkutsk, Siberia  ("The Paris of Siberia") and Moscow.  The Baikal is preferable to "The Rossiya" as it has a shower compartment which comes in handy.  As the trip takes three nights and four days, a shower is a nice thing to have for your comfort, not to mention the olfactory comfort of your fellow passengers.
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  • The Trans-Mongolian Railway connects Ulan Ude, on the Trans-Siberian Railway in Russia, with Beijing by way of Ulan Bator in Mongolia. While Mongolian trains run on the Russian gauge, China uses standard gauge. For this reason through carriages between the two countries must have their wheels changed at the border. Each carriage has to be lifted in turn to have its bogies changed and the whole operation, combined with passport and customs control, can take several hours.
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  • The Provodnitsa is your friendly  carriage attendant.  Besides keeping the bathrooms and corridors clean, and the samovar boiling with water, her job is also to keep track of your tickets - which she will hold for the duration of your journey, and advise passengers of the time at each stop, usually displayed in sign language or pointing at your watch.  While stretching on the platforms, it is rarely a good idea to stray far from the train, and to keep your eye out on the provenitsas for when they want you to get back on the train.  It would be most unlucky to be stuck in a provincial Mongolian or Russian village till the next train. .
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  • After braving dust storms, and a long border crossing the train rolls into Ulan Bator station.  Provodnitsa busily clean up the railway carriage before pushing off towards Irkutsk.
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