Like his father and grandfather, the North Korean leader has predominantly travelled internationally in a specially manufactured train – an unusual mode of transport for a 21st-century world leader.
For his first known trip outside North Korea in almost four years, Kim Jong-un has likely returned to a favoured mode of transport: a luxuriously decorated, heavily armoured and exceptionally slow-moving train.
Like his father, who was reportedly scared of flying, and his grandfather – Kim Il-sung, the founder of North Korea – Kim has predominantly travelled internationally in a specially manufactured train, an unusual mode of transport for a 21st-century world leader. As a comparison, the standard commuted passenger train in the US has nine cars. However, the US train travels much faster, at a top speed of up to 150 miles an hour . Kim’s train has a reported top speed of 55 miles an hour .
reported that around 100 security agents are sent ahead to stations to sweep them for potential threats, while the power is turned off at stations to prevent other trains from moving. There is also a large logistical support group that includes Soviet-made Il-76 air force transport planes and Mi-17 helicopters, the newspaper reported in 2009.
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