In a factory yard full of rusting trains in Kalininsky, St Petersburg, the remnants of the Soviet Union’s futuristic ‘jet train’ sat abandoned for decades. Created with the hopes of becoming ...

The Soviet Union’s TES-3 nuclear land train was a marvel of Cold War engineering. Designed to bring atomic power to remote ...

A train carrying 30 vintage T-34 Soviet tanks has arrived near Moscow after an epic journey that took the tanks by sea and by rail from South-East Asia. Russian families braved freezing ...

Zina embarks on the 40-minute walk to the medical train. A four wheel drive ambulance of Soviet vintage passes her. It sputters along the trail, which has holes larger than the vehicle itself.

For the three Baltic states that broke free of the Soviet Union to join the EU and Nato, Rail Baltica could serve as a lifeline - if it manages to stay on track. The deal is seen as a show of ...