Russian diplomats forced to leave North Korea by pushing their way home in handcar

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Russian diplomats forced to leave North Korea by pushing their way home in handcar

Pandemic restrictions forced the officials to endure a 34-hour trip simply to cross the border
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Russian diplomats leave North Korea on rail trolley

Eight Russian diplomats and family members, the youngest of them a three-year-old girl, have left North Korea on a hand-pushed rail trolley due to Pyongyang's coronavirus restrictions.
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North Korea: Russian diplomats leave by hand-pushed trolley

The diplomats had no choice as Pyongyang has banned trains from leaving as part of Covid measures.
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Russian diplomats and families leave North Korea by hand-pushed rail trolley due to Covid-19 restrictions

Eight employees of Russia's Embassy in Pyongyang and their families spent more than 34 hours trying to leave North Korea this week, a grueling trip that ended with at least one diplomat pushing his luggage and young children on a railway trolley into Russian territory.
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Handcar - Wikipedia

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Further to the rails. One of my railway advisers says it's two different gauges (Russian and North Korean) while the other says they are a safety feature in the event of a derailment. Also says the Forth Bridge has them.

Hell, I dunno.

Chris
 
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