North Korea's "Torure" Rail Transport System



Evergreen North Korea’s “Torure” Rail Transport System The cart itself is simple piece of technology: It rolls downhill and is slowed by a friction brake system by the conductor Curtis Melvin June 18, 2013 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Siyang Xue A Flickr user has uploaded some interesting pictures of North Korea's railway system. These pictures show some North Korean entrepreneurs have co-opted unused railway assets for private economic activity: This form of transport is known as "Torure" (도루레), and I recently had the chance to speak with a former resident of North Hamgyong Province who was able to share some of the basic details of how the operation works. A Flickr user has uploaded some interesting pictures of North Korea's railway system. These pictures show some North Korean entrepreneurs have co-opted unused railway assets for private economic activity: This form of transport is known as "Torure" (도루레), and I recently had the chance to speak with a former resident of North Hamgyong Province who was able to share some of the basic details of how the operation works. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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North Korea’s “Torure” Rail Transport System

The cart itself is simple piece of technology: It rolls downhill and is slowed by a friction brake system by the conductor

Curtis Melvin June 18, 2013

North Korea’s “Torure” Rail Transport System

Siyang Xue

A Flickr user has uploaded some interesting pictures of North Korea's railway system. These pictures show some North Korean entrepreneurs have co-opted unused railway assets for private economic activity:

This form of transport is known as "Torure" (도루레), and I recently had the chance to speak with a former resident of North Hamgyong Province who was able to share some of the basic details of how the operation works.

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