num_pages: 288
description: The only continuous land route between Western Europe and the Pacific coast of the USSR, the Trans-Siberian Railway covers nearly a 100 degrees of longitude, seven time zones and 5900 miles in a journey lasting 192 hours and 35 minutes. In 1977 Eric Newby set out with his wife, an official guide and a photographer to gather a wealth of irreverent and humorous detail about life in the USSR. Eric Newby has also written “ When the Snow Comes, They Will Take You Away” , “ The World Atlas of Exploration” , “ Great Ascents” and many travel other travel books.
language: English
title: The Big Red Train Ride
titlecomplete: The Big Red Train Ride
genres: Travel, Trains, Railways, Nonfiction, History, Asia, Russia, Humor, Memoir, Travelogue
ratings_count: 321
publisher: Picador