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1. A typical "small container", about five feet wide, very common on railways of the former Soviet Union. This container has been loaded on a lorry at Kishli goods station in Baku.     Photo: Neil Worthington

 
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2. Another "small container" on a different lorry. These containers usually travel by rail in high sided open wagons which are more secure than flat wagons. At Kishli, they are handled by gantry crane inside a covered shed or "hangar". Unfortunately my shots inside the shed didn't come out very well.     Photo: Neil Worthington

 
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3. Assorted conventional goods wagons being shunted at Kishli. Note the height of the packs of timber in the open wagons.     Photo: Neil Worthington

 
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4. The packs of timber are shown here in greater detail. They have been carefully constructed to take full advantage of the generous loading gauge.     Photo: Neil Worthington

 
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5. An electric loco (of either VL8 or VL11 class - I only remember that the VL stands for Vladimir Lenin). It is setting back onto a heavy block oil train which already has an articulated electric loco at its head. Some of the oil tank wagons in this train are carried on four bogies - 8 axles, 16 wheels. The others are four axled wagons. (This railway doesn't mess about with 2 axled wagons.)     Photo: Neil Worthington

 
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6. A diesel loco shunting wagons in the sidings near Baku's train ferry dock. The ferry crosses the Caspian Sea to Turkmenbashi in Turkmenistan.     Photo: Neil Worthington