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.
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A Sani-Flush blue border indicates a toilet that I've used.
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