weewulliewinkie:
I made 3 trips to moscow in 1994 for currie european with compaq computers
Ooh, a couple of us stopped to help a driver from Currie European about then, on the St Petersburg-Moscow highway iirc, his truck had frozen up and he had no proper winter clothing, he was wearing trainers and was almost frozen, we put him in one of our cabs to warm up and got his motor running, I seem to remember he was a slightly built Irish lad in his late 20’s?
ref SUBJECT ST PETERSBURG MOSCOW i was on this run for over 1year for CURRIE EUROPEAN AS FAR AS KNOW WE DID NOT HAVE IRISH DRIVERS ON THIS RUN TO RUSSIA ALL TRUCKS HAD SETELLITE NAVIGATION THIS WAY DRIVERS CAN COMMUNICATE WITH HOME BASED OFFICE BECAUSE IT IS RISKY DESTINATION AND TRUCKS ALWAYS DRIVE IN CONVOYS OF AT LEAST MINIMUM OF TWO TRUCKS OR MORE IN ST PETERSBURG CURRIES PARKED UP AT TRUCKERS CAMPING PARKING GUARDED WITH RUSSIANS WITH AUTOMATIC MACHINE GUN ROAD TO MOSCOW WAS FULL LARGE POT HOLES AND WILL FIND POLICE STATIONS IN RUSSIA EVERYWHERE ON WAY TO MOSCOW WESTERN TRUCKS ARE VERY POPULAR FOR THE RUSSIAN POLICE TO STOP AND TRY TO TAKE CASH OFF YOU AND ALLSO RUSSIAN MAFIA ARE DANGEROUS ON WAY TO MOSCOW IT IS DANGEROUS TO PARK AT SIDE OF ROAD AT NIGHT AS FOR ALL DRIVERS OF CURRIE EUROPEAN ON THIS RUN MOST HAD BEEN WORKING ON CONTINENT FOR A LONG TIME IF TRUCK WAS FROZEN UP WITH FUEL THE DRIVER WOULD NOT BE ON HIS ONE AT ANY TIME OTHER CURRIE DRIVERS WOULD HELP HIM FIX FROZEN FUEL IN WINTER ICE AND SNOW WAS VERY BAD AND SUB ZERO AT M 25 CURRIE DRIVERS DID THE JOB AND AS GOOD ICE TRUCKERS ANY OTHER TRUCKERS ON ON MOSCOW RUN ARE JUST AS GOOD MALAYA57
Driveroneuk:
That’s a good idea, but re the train change over in Moscow: You’d be well advised to employ the services of a fixer to help you change trains
Eh?! She’d be changing trains in a European capital city mate, not buying weaponry or making a Michael Palin style documentary
Driveroneuk:
That’s a good idea, but re the train change over in Moscow: You’d be well advised to employ the services of a fixer to help you change trains
Eh?! She’d be changing trains in a European capital city mate, not buying weaponry or making a Michael Palin style documentary
Yes, all you need to do is get on the Metro and look at the map.
It’s a slightly different shape to the London Underground map but the principle is the same. I have probably ridden on over 50% of this network. All of the main line stations are connected by the circular brown line.
I don’t know if it is the same now but what used to make it even easier was that the trains used to be painted in the colour of the line- the equivalent of London tube trains being painted yellow on the Circle Line, blue on the Piccadilly Line etc so you knew if you were on the wrong platform.
Cargo-girl:
Help ! Anyone going to Russia or know anyone who does ?
Or has anyone of you guys and gals any experience of the place ? Wasn’t there one who used to go there ? Coffee ■■
Jo - on a mission !
HI YES BEEN TO RUSSIA LOTS OF TIMES GB TO MOSCOW ARE YOU GOING TO DRIVE TO RUSSIA BY ROAD ?
Cargo-girl:
Help ! Anyone going to Russia or know anyone who does ?
Or has anyone of you guys and gals any experience of the place ? Wasn’t there one who used to go there ? Coffee ■■
Jo - on a mission !
HI YES BEEN TO RUSSIA LOTS OF TIMES GB TO MOSCOW ARE YOU GOING TO DRIVE TO RUSSIA BY ROAD ?
Sorry, what else would she DRIVE to Russia on, fields? Railway tracks?
Driveroneuk:
That’s a good idea, but re the train change over in Moscow: You’d be well advised to employ the services of a fixer to help you change trains
Eh?! She’d be changing trains in a European capital city mate, not buying weaponry or making a Michael Palin style documentary
Yes, all you need to do is get on the Metro and look at the map.
It’s a slightly different shape to the London Underground map but the principle is the same. I have probably ridden on over 50% of this network. All of the main line stations are connected by the circular brown line.
I don’t know if it is the same now but what used to make it even easier was that the trains used to be painted in the colour of the line- the equivalent of London tube trains being painted yellow on the Circle Line, blue on the Piccadilly Line etc so you knew if you were on the wrong platf
You definately don’t need a guide.
Fantastic station architecture, you could spend a day on the moscow metro just taking in the style and decoration. much better than the london underground
bobthedog:
Me too, Orys. My favourite time of year…
People here think I am strange because of this…
But I was just bring down rapidly by the great British drivers…
They were all driving on each other’s bumpers, doing 20 mph on the middle of lanes 1 and 2 at M74 and when I overtook them doing 40 mph on right lane, they were flashing and honking at me to show that I am crazy… One idiot even tried to stop me by turning right in front of me…
Amount of idiots spining wheels at 1st gear and driving with a huge snow mountains on the roofs, which suddenly falls on their windscreens when their brake, or guys with no lights visible is appaling.
Meantime, in Germany, only day later… About 3 times more snow, everyone are doing steady 80 km/h at all three lanes of motorway…
But when I came back today, I did a small spin around empty industrial estate - first in my sprinter, then in my own car. Yes, I can say it again: I LOVE it
Sorry, what else would she DRIVE to Russia on, fields? Railway tracks? 
