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International projectsimmense distances – and further HERZlocations are therefore currently beingplanned in Irkutsk (eastern Siberia) andChabarovsk (in the far east of Russia and5,000km from Novosibirsk).The whole HERZ product range is beingused. Two of the largest projects are thebranch of the Russian Central Bank and the“Narymskaja Zhemtschuzhina” residentialcomplex in Novosibirsk, which was builtfrom new with the help of HERZ Armaturen.The famous Trans-Siberian railway runs along10,000 km of railway track right across the country.The famous Trans-Siberian Railwayis one of the most importanttransport systemsIn the middle of the 19th century the seedof the idea to build a stretch of railwayright through Siberia was already germinating.With 100,000 workers and after 25years under construction, the 10,000kmlongrailway line from Moscow through theUrals, past Lake Baikal to the Pacific portof Vladivostok had taken shape.Construction began in 1891, and the biggestproblem was the Lake Baikal region.Then a ferry operation was set up to crossLake Baikal and if it was frozen then therailcars were pulled across the lake onsledges. During the Russo-Japanese Wartracks were even laid on the ice of LakeBaikal. However, in 1905 a stretch of railwas completed around the southern end ofthe lake so that the eye of Lake Baikaldisappeared.The Trans-Siberian now ran from Moscowvia Novgorod – Perm – Ekaterinburg –Omsk – Novosibirsk – Tayshet – Irkutsk –Lake Baikal – Ulan Ude – Chita andChabarovsk to Vladivostok. In 1961 it waselectrified up to Irkutsk. Today the wholestretch is catenary wired.In Ulan Ude the Trans-Siberian branchesoff through Mongolia via Ulan Bator toBeijing. At the Mongolian-Chinese border,however, the trains have to be convertedfrom the Russian broad gauge to the Europeanstandard gauge which exists in China.In the area of Lake Baikal, the stretch waslater laid from the banks inland, and theone-track, non-electrified stretch was leftdormant. Today special trains are onceagain travelling the many kilometres of oldTrans-Siberian running along the banks.Later on another stretch – the Amurstretch – was built on Russian soil, a littlefurther away from the Chinese borderthat runs parallel with it. This runs fromTayshet to Chabarovks north past LakeBaikal. The Trans-Siberian has offeredtourist journeys for many years. In thebeginning it was only possible to travelwith timetabled trains, but in recent yearsmany special trains have been added,which run along the line towardsVladivostok as well as on the Trans-Mongolianto Beijing.Ukraine: Art with HERZWith his sculpture, a completely new field of application for HERZ products is beingdeveloped by the Ukrainian artist, Mikhail Kolomej.His “World Businessman” made of nickel-plated copper pipe and bypass fittings andother HERZ components, flies the HERZ flag high and shows the way towards newmarkets.Bus with HERZSince May 2005, the environmentally friendlytrolley bus in the southern Ukrainian town ofZaporozhje has been a suitable means ofadvertising for energy-saving products fromHERZ Armaturen.12 3/2005