Train Tebriz to Tehran
Well it flipping snowed in Tebriz so I ended up jumping on the train from Tebriz to Tehran - it is the same slow train. 12 hrs. So a quick summary:
The bike was man-handled onto the luggage wagon in the morning before the train arrived in the afternoon with me supervising/shouting. there were no tie down points so it was put on its centre stand and I locked the front brake on. Then various boxes and bags were packed around the bike. Papa and his 3 sons run the baggage handling place in Tebriz I don't think they will forgot me...
After a sleepless night convienced it would have tipped over as the ride was pretty horrendous I managed to hassle the guys in Tehran to let me into the carriage to unload it myself within about 50mins of arriving. Easy to unload as the siding is at the same height as the carriage. With that done it was just a case of easying it around and down a tight ramp to the road - no big issue.
Some pictures:
My Images - /20071204 - ISAAC 3
The best bit was meeting a pretty Muslim girl on the train and talking to her most of the evening :-)
Last edited by karter257; 11 Dec 2007 at 17:47.
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