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Trans-Siberian Odyssey

30 Details: 9 episodes
Available in English, Russian,
Spanish and Arabic languages
HD
2014

It's the longest train route on the planet, and for some, it's the journey of a lifetime, while for others it provides the only practical way to get to remote cities separated by hundreds of kilometres of freezing taiga. The Rossiya travels between Moscow and Vladivostok through eight time zones, connecting European Russia with the Pacific Ocean. We'll meet the men and women that work on the train and in stations along the way, as we take a ride on Russia's world-famous Trans-Siberian Railway.

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Trans-Siberian odyssey. Episode 1 26:5517 It's the longest train route on the planet, and for some, it's the journey of a lifetime, while for others it provides the only practical way to get to remote cities separated by hundreds of kilometres of freezing taiga. The Rossiya travels between Moscow and Vladivostok through eight time zones, connecting European Russia with the Pacific Ocean. We'll meet the men and women that work on the train and in stations along the way, as we take a ride on Russia's world-famous Trans-Siberian Railway.

Trans-Siberian odyssey. Episode 2 27:164 The Moscow - Vladivostok train departs Moscow's Yaroslavsky Railway Station. While most of the travellers are polite and friendly, two passengers are fighting over an economy-class lower berth and Chief Conductor Sergey Mironov must intervene. To the staff, it's immediately obvious who is right and who is wrong, but how does Sergey deal with hotheads who won't see reason? We get impromptu cooking lessons from Conductor Sergey Vedeneev, who considers the train his second home; he's been working on it for 30 years.. Two passengers can't keep talking to one conductor about one 'girl' that they plan to treat, who ended up being...a sex doll. He is also in charge of bonuses, which are dependent on a number of factors . Sergey Mironov has to inspect each carriage to ensure that everyone is satisfied, but the potential for dissatisfaction rises as the train travels East, alongside the likelihood that people will get drunk.

Trans-Siberian odyssey. Episode 3 26:357 It's day two of the journey and the train is already in Tyumen, in Western Siberia. It's New Year's Eve, the biggest holiday of the year in Russia. However, the crew must deal with a potential emergency when the coal they use to heat the train doesn't arrive. The chief conductor and Tyumen's station master quarrel over the coal shortage; how will the staff manage to heat the passengers despite an outside temperature of minus 30? Next, it's time for the conductors to play Santa and give the children traditional New Year's presents, but Russia's "Father Frost" isn't an exact replica of Jolly Old Saint Nick. Afterwards, the conductors celebrate their own New Year festivities, but not before attempting to fix a problem with the train's undercarriage with a crowbar. The conductors confront a foreign traveller who has thrown up all over the bathroom and refuses to clean it up. Finally, the conductors gather to drink tea and greet the New Year by daring each other to do silly things.

Trans-Siberian odyssey. Episode 4 26:42 It's the longest train route on the planet, and for some, it's the journey of a lifetime, while for others it provides the only practical way to get to remote cities separated by hundreds of kilometres of freezing taiga. The Rossiya travels between Moscow and Vladivostok through eight time zones, connecting European Russia with the Pacific Ocean. We'll meet the men and women that work on the train and in stations along the way, as we take a ride on Russia's world-famous Trans-Siberian Railway.

Trans-Siberian odyssey. Episode 5 26:463 It's Christmas Eve on the train and after some unruly passengers leave, the train's conductors are in the mood for more holiday cheer. The conductors dress up and go carolling among the passengers, and recite traditional Russian poetry with children. One of the conductors loses her cheery mood, however, when she gets bad news from home. However, the closer she gets to the Siberian village where she was born, the more her mood improves. As she watches the wintery landscape roll by from the train's window, she recounts her memories of the area. When a locomotive doesn't arrive on time to take two carriages to North Korea, Chief Conductor Sergey fears that he will be held accountable for other people's mistakes. Will his holiday spirit evaporate as well? The train arrives at Vladivostok and passengers disembark, but the crew is only half-way through its round-trip journey.

Trans-Siberian odyssey. Episode 6 27:302 It's the longest train route on the planet, and for some, it's the journey of a lifetime, while for others it provides the only practical way to get to remote cities separated by hundreds of kilometres of freezing taiga. The Rossiya travels between Moscow and Vladivostok through eight time zones, connecting European Russia with the Pacific Ocean. We'll meet the men and women that work on the train and in stations along the way, as we take a ride on Russia's world-famous Trans-Siberian Railway.

Trans-Siberian odyssey. Episode 7 26:183 It's the longest train route on the planet, and for some, it's the journey of a lifetime, while for others it provides the only practical way to get to remote cities separated by hundreds of kilometres of freezing taiga. The Rossiya travels between Moscow and Vladivostok through eight time zones, connecting European Russia with the Pacific Ocean. We'll meet the men and women that work on the train and in stations along the way, as we take a ride on Russia's world-famous Trans-Siberian Railway.

Trans-Siberian odyssey. Episode 8 25:511 It's the longest train route on the planet, and for some, it's the journey of a lifetime, while for others it provides the only practical way to get to remote cities separated by hundreds of kilometres of freezing taiga. The Rossiya travels between Moscow and Vladivostok through eight time zones, connecting European Russia with the Pacific Ocean. We'll meet the men and women that work on the train and in stations along the way, as we take a ride on Russia's world-famous Trans-Siberian Railway.

Trans-Siberian odyssey. Episode 9 26:021 It's the longest train route on the planet, and for some, it's the journey of a lifetime, while for others it provides the only practical way to get to remote cities separated by hundreds of kilometres of freezing taiga. The Rossiya travels between Moscow and Vladivostok through eight time zones, connecting European Russia with the Pacific Ocean. We'll meet the men and women that work on the train and in stations along the way, as we take a ride on Russia's world-famous Trans-Siberian Railway.