Soviet commodities import to Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia, Cierna nad Tisou 1947. Trains carrying wheat from Soviet Union are unloaded in this eastern Slovakian town. Every day 100 - 150 trains are unloaded. Soviet made trains could not travel past its borders due to a higher track gauge than the European standard of 1435 milimeters. CTK Vintage Photo

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1435 1435mm Borders Cierna Commodities Gauge Grain Higher Milimeters Potatoes Slovakian Tisou Unloaded Unloading Wheat

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