Eastern European Toilets in Motion
Russian passenger car on the Moscow-Sankt Peterburg line.
Many Russian train toilets have weak or broken springs on the trapdoor at the base of the bowl, providing a view of the tracks rushing past underneath and a refreshing breeze.
There's no TP in this one, just a wire brush in a small bucket....
Latvian passenger car on the Riga-Tallinn line.
Note the footpads. Most Soviet rail cars were built to all-USSR standards. This feature was for Central Asian use.
Lower the seat and it's a raised throne. In the configuration shown, it's an elevated squatter.
The tricky part is staying perched up there as the train sways through erratic Soviet-era rail joints, especially on the largely unmaintained Russian rail lines.
The exposed plumbing may provide adequate hand grips for those trying these advanced techniques, although someone in our group working at the hospital in Sankt-Peterburg was sent flying with semi-disasterous results during just such an attempt.
| A Sani-Flush blue border indicates a toilet that I've used. |
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