'Moving fortress': Kim Jong Un's bulletproof train

A love of locomotives runs in the family: Kim's father Kim Jong Il was known for his fear of flying, limiting his foreign trips to overland journeys to China and Russia by armoured train.

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North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (C) welcomed by Russia's Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Alexander Kozlov upon his arrival at Khasan train station, Primorky region /AFP

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Seoul, South Korea
An olive green North Korean train, emblazoned with a gold stripe, trundled across the border into Russia on Tuesday, carrying North Korea's Kim Jong

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