Yekaterinburg - Alapajewsk: With the narrow-gauge railway into Russia's past
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Yekaterinburg, the vibrant Russian centre on the border between Europe and Asia, can certainly compete with western metropolises in terms of lifestyle and architecture. All important transport routes converge here; the Trans-Siberian Railway stops here on its way to Vladivostok or Moscow, and the international airport brings managers from all over the world to the centre of Russia's steel, railway and weapons production. Almost 150 kilometres further north, in Alapayevsk, is the start and end of the forest railway, which is celebrating its 120th anniversary this year. Russia's largest functioning narrow-gauge network was built during the Tsarist era, supplying the steel industry in the Urals with wood - and all the villages along the 250-kilometre network with what people needed to live. It still does this today, as there are still no paved roads and some villages in the swampy terrain can only be reached via the railway embankment. Anyone who takes the forest railway to the end station will have landed in the 19th century, less than 200 kilometers as the crow flies from Yekaterinburg. The film shows Russia along the narrow-gauge railway line from Alapajewsk, which has largely lost its importance for transporting timber and where in some villages people are just waiting for the people who still live there, especially the elderly, to die. The film traces the contrast between the metropolis of Yekaterinburg with its Trans-Siberian Railway and western lifestyle and the forest railway from Alapajewsk. Moscow is very far away both in Yekaterinburg and in the village of Kalach, which has a population of eleven people at the end of the narrow-gauge line. The only difference is that the people in the metropolis live in the 21st century, while those in Kalach live under 19th century conditions. A film by Michael Mattig-Gerlach (episode 939 from October 12, 2018) Want even more railways? Then check this out! Here you can find everything about railway romance: Subscribe to the YouTube channel at http://www.bit.ly/eisenbahnromantik Become a fan on Facebook: /eisenbahnromantik. . Latest videos and information on our homepage: http://www.swr.de/eisenbahnromantik...
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