It is one thing to sign a piece of paper when you are standing safely in the First Class waiting room, but quite another to think about it when on the train itself. The passenger travels mindful of the risks. It is the passenger’s duty to inform the train’s doctor should they feel unwell at any point in the journey. The Trans-Siberia Company takes no responsibility for illness, injury, or loss of life sustained when on the train. No responsibility, she thinks. How clear that is.

