The German metro of Pyongyang
Passengers in the Metro, Pyongyang, North Korea, February 2017.
The interior of the metro might seem familiar to people who have been to Berlin. For a good reason. In 1999 the Berlin Transport Authority (BVG) sold more than 100 Class D railcars, which were built in the 50s and 60s. A middleman bought them for 3 million Deutsche Mark. From there the railcars ended up in Pyongyang, where the carts were recolored, all ads removed and the images of the leaders put up in every cart.
This year a member of the Berlin House of Representatives (AfD) submitted eight questions inquiring about the background of that deal.
“Big Brother is watching you”
