It’s the legendary Trans-Siberian, the pride of the Russian railway company. The provodnitsa, carriage attendants in navy uniforms, welcome passenger aboard at the entrance of each car.

Start from your local station in the UK and take the Trans-Siberian Railway to the Far East. Your journey will be amazing enough – there’s no need to chase a flawed, and possibly unattainable ...

Travelling by train is often associated with nostalgic childhood memories. While flights have become the preferred mode of transportation for their speed, train journeys still hold a unique charm.

Journey 9,290km (5772 miles ... its population was sparse and the area had not been extensively explored. The Trans-Siberian Railway helped to change that. Originally, the railroad was to run ...

Here, 10 of Telegraph Travel’s regular contributors wax lyrical about their favourite rail routes – a collection of anecdotes which takes in not just legendary lines like the Trans-Siberian ...

The journey then takes travellers west across Europe until they reach Moscow. From there, they board the famous Trans-Siberian railway line, which takes six nights to arrive in Beijing.

That said, the Trans-Siberian kept going and its status as the longest railway journey in the world – at 5,772 miles – has ensured its enduring appeal. The journey today: while there are still ...

Journey 9,290km (5772 miles ... its population was sparse and the area had not been extensively explored. The Trans-Siberian Railway helped to change that. Originally, the railroad was to run ...