Howardh
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been watching a couple of youtube films about the interior of Russian commuter trains around Moscow, and noticed the seats were 3 - 3 with a middle corridor (obvs).
Research shows the gauge to be 5' but wondered if any experts on here can fill me in - is a gauge (allowing 3 - 3) standard in Russia? What about high speed lines, and cross-border trains?
I assume that with Russia being a darned big country then there will be many variations throughout the land. But one point struck me, I have often wondered if our trains would be any more comfortable with a wider gauge...but apparently not, all that would happen is they squeeze more seats in and first-class would be 2 - 2 instead of 2 - 1!!
Research shows the gauge to be 5' but wondered if any experts on here can fill me in - is a gauge (allowing 3 - 3) standard in Russia? What about high speed lines, and cross-border trains?
I assume that with Russia being a darned big country then there will be many variations throughout the land. But one point struck me, I have often wondered if our trains would be any more comfortable with a wider gauge...but apparently not, all that would happen is they squeeze more seats in and first-class would be 2 - 2 instead of 2 - 1!!