Comments written by the user Hagues98

Escaping the storm, EP09-046 in classic colours heads southbound along line 131. Later in the day the sky did what you'd expect, and rained heavily, some of which caught me))

Thank you Ivan.

Thank you!

Thank you both!

Colas 56094 + 56105 waits for permission onto Heaton Lodge Junction with 6E32 while Freightliner 66 587 working Leeds - Crewe (Light engine movement from FL depot) heads the other way. This loco is in a pink colour due to a promo partnership with Ocean ONE shipping company.

Before I'd even had chacne to properly get positioned for shooting after arriving at the location a VL40M rolled round the corner with half of 2TE10MK-2087 in tow. Settings were quickly adjusted and the train was there in a second. What a lucky first catch of the day!

Quote (Almaz2000, 11.04.2023):
> direction of Balkhash?

Yes I have photos, I still need to process them (3 weeks of stuff to go through). I saw quite a few trains take the line to and from Balkhash during the day I was there.

Thank you both for the help, I was a bit unsure of the section. I knew Moiynty but not the next place.


Quote (crazyrussianturist, 10.04.2023):
> http://unla.webservis.ru/sprav/tabl/10/kz/10-13.htm

This website is quite interesting, I always found it difficult to find infomation about local/suburban trains in these countries. Do you recommend any other sites? :)

Спасибо вам обоим за помощь, я немного не был уверен в разделе. Я знал Мойынты, но не соседнее место.


Цитата (crazyrussianturist, 10.04.2023):
> http://unla.webservis.ru/sprav/tabl/10/kz/10-13.htm

Этот сайт довольно интересный, мне всегда было трудно найти информацию о местных/пригородных поездах в этих странах. Порекомендуете другие сайты? :)

Very impressive locomotives which I only saw working passenger trains during my stay in Uzbekistan

VL80S-1334 heads southbound out of Moiynty. By this point in the afternoon walking around the steppe was getting difficult due to the ground defrosting but it was nice to get some photos with the last of the snow.

Quote (trec5, 09.04.2023):
> Incredible!

Thank you :) Your country is stunning, glad to be coming back in May!

Welcome :)

Very interesting Almaz! :)

It's really quite cool how close they run.

Going by the amount of traffic I saw on the 2 part days I did on this line there would be a strong case for double track and electrification.

Thank you! :)

Nice to see these old girls still going!

Sadly not the best weather for such a high vantage point however I spent a very enjoyable day relaxing atop of The Tamerlane's Gates watching the world go by. This was the first freight seen whilst on top of the rock outcrop, around 2.5 hours after we arrived.

Quote (Санёк93, 03.04.2023):
> Так это станция или перегон?

It's on the stretch, it's not at Astana Station. I put Astana station - 795KM.

Finding a decent spot to take photos near Astana proved to be quite difficult if you don't want to travel far out of the city. However in the late afternoon/evening on a sunny day this spot where the freight lines both head north west out of the city proved to be a good easy option.