Railroad terms in Platonov

[Robert Chandler]

Dear all,

Platonov's remarkable 'Bessmertie' (1936) is denser with difficult railroad terminology than anything else I have read by him.  I desperately need help from someone with a good knowledge of the workings of steam locomotives in both Russian and English.

Can anyone help me to find such a person?  I have, so far, emailed 2 railway museums (in Petersburg and Riga), but no one has answered me.

All the best,

Robert



Robert Chandler, 42 Milson Road, London, W14 OLD

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