Russian Retro Steam Train Returns to the Tracks

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21 February 2019 10:08 WIB

A steam train passes by along a dam outside Ostashkov in Tver region, Russia February 16, 2019. Picture taken February 16, 2019. A familiar element has returned to the Russian landscape after a 50 year absence. The steam train, once part of Russian everyday life throughout the country's history, can now be seen again chugging ahead between two small towns in European Russia. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

21 Februari 2019 00:00 WIB

People take pictures of a steam locomotive at the railway station in Ostashkov in Tver region, Russia February 9, 2019. Picture taken February 9, 2019. The 113 km stretch of railroad between Bologoye and Ostashkovo, about 350 km north-west of Moscow, can be taken every Saturday morning with tickets costing 300 Roubles ($4.5 US), no more than the regular train treading this route. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

21 Februari 2019 00:00 WIB

Yevgeny Ivchin, chief of a train, walks past a steam locomotive at the railway station in Ostashkov, Tver region, Russia February 9, 2019. Picture taken February 9, 2019. Head of Russian Railroad Enthusiasts Society and former railroad man Alexei Voulfov, after ceaseless campaigning, convinced state-owned Russian Railroad Company (RZD) to recommission the retro transportation. RZD had a wealth of still functioning locomotives to choose from in their Moscow museum. Voulfov told Reuters that the steam train was an essential part of Russian history which could not be lost. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

21 Februari 2019 00:00 WIB

Mikhail Pestritsov, a member of locomotive crew, heaves coal in a tender of steam locomotive in Ostashkov, Tver region, Russia February 9, 2019. Picture taken February 9, 2019. Despite the backbreaking work, locomotive driver Mikhail Pestretsov shared his admiration for the steam train's "soul" in comparison with the deisel or electric trains. Working on the tracks for over 20 years, he says he had to learn train operation from scratch to work this historical model. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

21 Februari 2019 00:00 WIB

A member of locomotive crew Dmitry Korotyuk throws coal into the furnace of a steam locomotive outside Ostashkov in Tver region, Russia February 9, 2019. Picture taken February 9, 2019. The Bologoye-Ostashkov track was built in 1907 and has remained practically unchanged, even surviving the battles and bombings of World War Two. Almost midway between Moscow and St Petersburg, with Veliky Novogorod also on it's track, it was a strategically important railroad throughout most of the 20th Century. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

21 Februari 2019 00:00 WIB

A steam train passes by along a dam outside Ostashkov in Tver region, Russia February 16, 2019. Picture taken February 16, 2019. Old-fashioned steam trains have been picking up in popularity in various parts of Russia in recent years. The RZD museum in Moscow regularly runs a steam train for visitors. A speeding steam train also featured in the 2018 World Cup official TV opening alongside other Russian landmarks like the St Basil's Cathedral, Faberg eggs, and the Sputnik satellite. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

21 Februari 2019 00:00 WIB