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I return to Beijing Train Station in the early morning for the third time - this time to leave Beijing to continue the epic train journey westward towards St Petersburg.

The train speeds out of Beijing heading northward towards Badaling Mountains.

Passing a town under the Juyongguan Great Wall which crosses almost unseen over the mountainstops as we get deeper into the mountain.

The mountains become more dramatic yet villages continue to fill the tiny valleys.

Heading through Inner Mongolia having past the main mountain range. This area was once part of Mongolia, but is now part of China. The great wall was built to keep invaders from crossing the mountains from here.

Thick haze still fills the air as we pass through rugged farmland with crops ready to harvest before the harsh winter sets in.

Stopping at one of the many train stations on our way towards Mongolia. Here a station worker walks past.

Passing more farmland as the terrain gradually flattens and we gain altitude heading towards the Gobi Desert.

The sun sets and the sky clears as we continue travelling through Inner Mongolia. Here the trees have already lost their leaves even though it is early autumn - or perhaps they are dead. It is hard to tell in the dim light.

The train continues through the night, reaching the border at Erenhot shortly before midnight. After passing through Chinese customs, the train crosses the border, before each carriage has its bogies replaced for continuing along the much wider Russian Gauge track. Customs officers come though the carriage to stamp our passports to enter Mongolia.

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