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North Korean/ DPRK Railways M62 loco converstion into an electric loco, 1.5-08 at Sinsongch'on. 25/9/13 Photo & Copyright Vincent Middlebrough (platelayer@live.co.uk)

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Locomotives at the railway station Tumangan (North Korea). Tumangan is the border station to Russia. This line is used by the twice-monthly Moskva - Khabarovsk - Khasan - Tumangan - Pyongyang sleeping car. Alltough this line into North Korea is officially not open for tourists, I and a friend of mine travelled this way to Pyongyang in september 2008. See the travelogue at http://vienna-pyongyang.blogspot.com/ 2008-09-19 provodnik@gmx.at

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Locomotives at the railway station Tumangan (North Korea). Tumangan is the border station to Russia. This line is used by the twice-monthly Moskva - Khabarovsk - Khasan - Tumangan - Pyongyang sleeping car. Alltough this line into North Korea is officially not open for tourists, I and a friend of mine travelled this way to Pyongyang in september 2008. See the travelogue at http://vienna-pyongyang.blogspot.com/ 2008-09-19 provodnik@gmx.at

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Train no. 7 (Pyongyang - Tumangan) just arrived at Tumangan (North Korea). Tumangan is the border station to Russia. This line is used by the twice-monthly Moskva - Khabarovsk - Khasan - Tumangan - Pyongyang sleeping car. Alltough this line into North Korea is officially not open for tourists, I and a friend of mine travelled this way to Pyongyang in september 2008. See the travelogue at http://vienna-pyongyang.blogspot.com/ 2008-09-19 provodnik@gmx.at

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Locomotive of train no. 7 (Pyongyang - Tumangan) seen from train no. 8 (Tumangan - Pyongyang) at the station Kilchu (North Korea) on the main-line Tumangan - Chongjin - Kilchu - Hamhung - Kovon - Sunchon - Pyongyang. This line is used by the twice-monthly Moskva - Khabarovsk - Khasan - Tumangan - Pyongyang sleeping car. Alltough this line into North Korea is officially not open for tourists, I and a friend of mine travelled this way to Pyongyang in september 2008. See the travelogue at http://vienna-pyongyang.blogspot.com/ 2008-09-20 provodnik@gmx.at

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Electric locomotive at Hak-Sung station (North Korea) on the main-line Tumangan - Chongjin - Kilchu - Hamhung - Kovon - Sunchon - Pyongyang. This line is used by the twice-monthly Moskva - Khabarovsk - Khasan - Tumangan - Pyongyang sleeping car. Alltough this line into North Korea is officially not open for tourists, I and a friend of mine travelled this way to Pyongyang in september 2008. See the travelogue at http://vienna-pyongyang.blogspot.com/ 2008-09-20 provodnik@gmx.at

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Electric locomotive with freight train at Kimchaek station (North Korea) on the main-line Tumangan - Chongjin - Kilchu - Hamhung - Kovon - Sunchon - Pyongyang. This line is used by the twice-monthly Moskva - Khabarovsk - Khasan - Tumangan - Pyongyang sleeping car. Alltough this line into North Korea is officially not open for tourists, I and a friend of mine travelled this way to Pyongyang in september 2008. See the travelogue at http://vienna-pyongyang.blogspot.com/ 2008-09-20 provodnik@gmx.at

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North Korea: Former metro train from Pyongyang at Tanchon station on the main-line Tumangan - Chongjin - Kilchu - Hamhung - Kovon - Sunchon - Pyongyang. Photo taken from train 8 (Tumangan - Pyongyang). This line is used by the twice-monthly Moskva - Khabarovsk - Khasan - Tumangan - Pyongyang sleeping car. Alltough this line into North Korea is officially not open for tourists, I and a friend of mine travelled this way to Pyongyang in september 2008. See the travelogue at http://vienna-pyongyang.blogspot.com/ 2008-09-20 provodnik@gmx.at

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North Korea: Dual-section electric locomotive at Tanchon station on the main-line Tumangan - Chongjin - Kilchu - Hamhung - Kovon - Sunchon - Pyongyang. Photo taken from train 8 (Tumangan - Pyongyang). This line is used by the twice-monthly Moskva - Khabarovsk - Khasan - Tumangan - Pyongyang sleeping car. Alltough this line into North Korea is officially not open for tourists, I and a friend of mine travelled this way to Pyongyang in september 2008. See the travelogue at http://vienna-pyongyang.blogspot.com/ 2008-09-20 provodnik@gmx.at

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North Korean/ DPRK Railways Red Flag electric loco 5017 at Munbong. 26/9/13 Photo & Copyright Vincent Middlebrough (platelayer@live.co.uk)

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North Korean/ DPRK Railways Red Flag electric 5026 at Chajang. 24/9/13 Photo & Copyright Vincent Middlebrough (platelayer@live.co.uk)

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North Korean/ DPRK Railways Red Flag electric loco 5126 at Koch'a. 25/9/13 Photo & Copyright Vincent Middlebrough (platelayer@live.co.uk)

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North Korean/ DPRK Railways Red Flag electric loco 5286 at Kowon. 26/9/13 Photo & Copyright Vincent Middlebrough (platelayer@live.co.uk)

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North Korean/ DPRK Railways Red Flag electric 5337 at Sinanju. 23/9/13 Photo & Copyright Vincent Middlebrough (platelayer@live.co.uk)

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North Korean/ DPRK Railways later design Red Flag loco 5418 in the yards at Pyongyang. 27/9/13 Photo & Copyright Vincent Middlebrough (platelayer@live.co.uk)

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North Korean/ DPRK Railways later design Red Flag loco 5424 at Sunch'on. 27/9/13 Photo & Copyright Vincent Middlebrough (platelayer@live.co.uk)

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North Korean/ DPRK Railways Red Flag twin section loco 6020 at Sop'o. 27/9/13 Photo & Copyright Vincent Middlebrough (platelayer@live.co.uk)

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Two different locomotives seen at the Technical Exhibition that was made at Pyongyang in connection with Kim Il Sung's 101 birthday. Photographer unknown. Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/koryo_tours/6344026406/in/photostream/ Submitted by Vasile Paraian(vasilekasapul@yahoo.com)