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Train N955 (Urumchi - Alma-Ata) ready for departure at Urumchi station. Urumchi, 2005-09-05 Photo: Helmut Uttenthaler, helmut.uttenthaler@gmx.at

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Train N955 (Urumchi - Alma-Ata) approaching the "Dzhungarian Gate" at Alashankou/Druzhba. 2005-09-06 Photo: Helmut Uttenthaler, helmut.uttenthaler@gmx.at

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Train N955 (Urumchi - Alma-Ata) approaching the "Dzhungarian Gate" at Alashankou/Druzhba. 2005-09-06 Photo: Helmut Uttenthaler, helmut.uttenthaler@gmx.at

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Train N955 (Urumchi - Alma-Ata) approaching the "Dzhungarian Gate" at Alashankou/Druzhba. 2005-09-06 Photo: Helmut Uttenthaler, helmut.uttenthaler@gmx.at

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Train N955 (Urumchi - Alma-Ata) approaching Chinese border station Alashankou. 2005-09-06 Photo: Helmut Uttenthaler, helmut.uttenthaler@gmx.at

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Train N955 (Urumchi - Alma-Ata) arriving at Chinese border station Alashankou. 2005-09-06 Photo: Helmut Uttenthaler, helmut.uttenthaler@gmx.at

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Train N955 (Urumchi - Alma-Ata) arriving at Chinese border station Alashankou. 2005-09-06 Photo: Helmut Uttenthaler, helmut.uttenthaler@gmx.at

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Train N955/13 (Urumchi - Alma Ata) between Alashankou (China) and Druzhba (Kazakhstan). The train is running on a standard gauge track. The right track is broad gauge. 2005-09-06 Photo: Helmut Uttenthaler, helmut.uttenthaler@gmx.at

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Train N955/13 (Urumchi - Alma Ata) approaching Kazakh border station Druzhba (Dostyk). The train is running on a standard gauge track. The right track is broad gauge. 2005-09-06 Photo: Helmut Uttenthaler, helmut.uttenthaler@gmx.at

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Train N955/13 (Urumchi - Alma Ata) approaching Kazakh border station Druzhba (Dostyk). The train is running on a standard gauge track. The right track is broad gauge. 2005-09-06 Photo: Helmut Uttenthaler, helmut.uttenthaler@gmx.at

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Train N955/13 (Urumchi - Alma Ata) approaching Kazakh border station Druzhba (Dostyk). The train is running on a standard gauge track. The right track is broad gauge. 2005-09-06 Photo: Helmut Uttenthaler, helmut.uttenthaler@gmx.at

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Dual gauge track at Kazakh border station Druzhba (Dostyk). KTZ passenger cars in the background. 2005-09-06 Photo: Helmut Uttenthaler, helmut.uttenthaler@gmx.at

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The Cars of train 13 (Urumchi - Alma Ata) are shunted back to the platform after the boogie changing procedure. Kazakh border station Druzhba (Dostyk). 2005-09-06 Photo: Helmut Uttenthaler, helmut.uttenthaler@gmx.at

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Train 13 (Urumchi - Alma-Ata) at station Beskol. 2005-09-06 Photo: Helmut Uttenthaler, helmut.uttenthaler@gmx.at

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Train 13 from Urumchi between Alma-Ata 1 and Alma-Ata 2. 2005-09-07 Photo: Helmut Uttenthaler, helmut.uttenthaler@gmx.at

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Large profile and RIC profile cars at Alma-Ata 2. 2005-09-07 Photo: Helmut Uttenthaler, helmut.uttenthaler@gmx.at

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Route board of train 955/13 Urumchi - Alma-Ata. 2005-09-07 Photo: Helmut Uttenthaler, helmut.uttenthaler@gmx.at

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Train 23KH to Aktjubinsk at Alma-Ata 1 station. 2005-09-15 Photo: Helmut Uttenthaler, helmut.uttenthaler@gmx.at

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Train 23KH (Alma-Ata 1 - Aktjubinsk) in the Kazakh steppe between Otar and Chu. 2005-09-15 Photo: Helmut Uttenthaler, helmut.uttenthaler@gmx.at

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KTZ passenger train at Atyrau station (Kazakhstan). 2005-09-26 Helmut Uttenthaler helmut.uttenthaler@gmx.at

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Train 691 (Atyrau - Aktobe) after arrival at Aktobe. 2005-09-27 Photo: Helmut Uttenthaler, helmut.uttenthaler@gmx.at 34195 km by train from Graz to Shanghai and back. From Austria to China via Hungary, Ukraine, Russia, Mongolia and back via Kazakhstan, Usbekistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine and Hungary. Start of the travelogue

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Train 58 (Aktobe - Astana, with through cars from Atyrau to Astana and Kustanaj) at Kandyagach. 2005-09-27 Photo: Helmut Uttenthaler, helmut.uttenthaler@gmx.at 34195 km by train from Graz to Shanghai and back. From Austria to China via Hungary, Ukraine, Russia, Mongolia and back via Kazakhstan, Usbekistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine and Hungary. Start of the travelogue

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Through car Atyrau - Kustanaj in train 58 (Aktobe - Astana) at Kandyagach. 2005-09-27 Photo: Helmut Uttenthaler, helmut.uttenthaler@gmx.at 34195 km by train from Graz to Shanghai and back. From Austria to China via Hungary, Ukraine, Russia, Mongolia and back via Kazakhstan, Usbekistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine and Hungary. Start of the travelogue

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Train 58 (Aktobe - Astana, with through cars from Atyrau to Astana and Kustanaj) at Nikeltau. 2005-09-27 Photo: Helmut Uttenthaler, helmut.uttenthaler@gmx.at 34195 km by train from Graz to Shanghai and back. From Austria to China via Hungary, Ukraine, Russia, Mongolia and back via Kazakhstan, Usbekistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine and Hungary. Start of the travelogue

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Train 58 (Aktobe - Astana, with through cars from Atyrau to Astana and Kustanaj) at Atbasar. 2005-09-28 Photo: Helmut Uttenthaler, helmut.uttenthaler@gmx.at 34195 km by train from Graz to Shanghai and back. From Austria to China via Hungary, Ukraine, Russia, Mongolia and back via Kazakhstan, Usbekistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine and Hungary. Start of the travelogue

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Train 58 (Aktobe - Astana, with through cars from Atyrau to Astana and Kustanaj) at Atbasar. 2005-09-28 Photo: Helmut Uttenthaler, helmut.uttenthaler@gmx.at 34195 km by train from Graz to Shanghai and back. From Austria to China via Hungary, Ukraine, Russia, Mongolia and back via Kazakhstan, Usbekistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine and Hungary. Start of the travelogue

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KTZ carriage in train 345/346 from Karaganda after arrival at Omsk. 2005-09-29 Photo: Helmut Uttenthaler, helmut.uttenthaler@gmx.at 34195 km by train from Graz to Shanghai and back. From Austria to China via Hungary, Ukraine, Russia, Mongolia and back via Kazakhstan, Usbekistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine and Hungary. Start of the travelogue

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Train 345/346 (consisting of KTZ and RZD carriages) from Karaganda after arrival at Omsk. 2005-09-29 Photo: Helmut Uttenthaler, helmut.uttenthaler@gmx.at 34195 km by train from Graz to Shanghai and back. From Austria to China via Hungary, Ukraine, Russia, Mongolia and back via Kazakhstan, Usbekistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine and Hungary. Start of the travelogue

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"Хочу быть скорым!" Тепловоз ЧМЭ3т из депо Караганды с пассажирским поездом N 607 Карагайлы (г. Каркаралинск) - Караганда (1 общий) пролетает без остановки станцию Жана-Караганды, вообще-то останавливаясь у каждого столба! :-) Караганда, Казахстан, 25.07.2005 "I want to be speed!" Diesel loco ChME3t from Karaganda with passenger train N 607 Karagaily (Karkaralinsk city) - Karaganda (1 car for 81 passenger) flies without a stop in Zhana-Karagandy station, at all other stations and platforms stops! :-) Karaganda, Kazakhstan, 25.07.2005. Photo by Mikhail Utkin

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KTZ baggage car 071 50627, built in China, in Almaty-2, 2008-08-11. tobias b köhler

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chu3: Тепловоз ТЭМ2-5776 с вагоном от "юбилейного" поезда "60 лет Победы". Станция Чу. "Турксиб", Жамбылская область, 24 апреля 2005. Shunting diesel loco such as TEM2 # 5776 with the car from a "anniversary" train "60 years of a Victory" in the II World War. Chu station "Turksib", Dzhambul region, Kazakhstan, April 24 2005. Photo by Mikhail Utkin. pechnik@yandex.ru

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Старинный (1930-1940?) пассажирский вагон. ВЧД Караганда-Сорт. Караганда, Казахстан. 30.07.2005 Very old (1930-1940?) passenger car in depot for freight cars on Karaganda-Sort. station. Karaganda, Kazakhstan. 30.07.2005 Photo by Mikhail Utkin

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The train # 8, going on a route from Moscow-Kazanskaya station to Alma-Ata 2 station, goes between stations Emba and Berchogur on the Western distance of the Republican State Enterprise "Kazakstan Temir Zholy" (Kazakhstan Railways), diesel locomotive 2TE10M, cars from depot Alma-Ata 2, May, 27, 1995. Camera "Zenith - Auto", film "Agfa", photo and scan by Utkin Michael, pechnik@yandex.ru.

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the fast train "Semirechye" # 39 message Alma-Ata 2 - Leningrad-Moskovsky goes with the diesel locomotive such as "2TE10?" between stations Chiganak and Sary-Shagan. In three years in this place electric locomotives 25 kV 50 Hz began to go. Alma-Atinskaya railway. Dzhambul area, Kazakhstan, the USSR, July, 1984. All photos in slide by Mikhail Utkin, Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan, pechnik@yandex.ru. Scan from slides by “KonicaDigital”, Moscow, http://www.photocenter.ru

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The train # 48 going on a route from Kustanai-1 station to Alma-Ata-2 station goes between stations Zhelezorudnaya and Voroninskaya on the Akmola distance of the Republican State Enterprise "Kazakstan Temir Zholy" (Kazakhstan Railways), with overhead wire 25 kV, 50 Hz, but a train goes partly with the diesel locomotive 2TE10U, cars from depot Alma-Ata 2. A coast of the river Tobol (Karatomar water basin), August, 22, 1998. Camera "Zenith - Auto", film "Agfa", photo and scan by Utkin Michael, pechnik@yandex.ru.

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the passenger train # 618 message Balkhash 2 - Dzhezkazgan with the diesel locomotive such as "2TE10L" at station "Razyezd # 60". Tselinnaya railway. The Dzhezkazgan area, Kazakhstan, the USSR, June, 1983. All photos in slide by Mikhail Utkin, Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan, pechnik@yandex.ru. Scan from slides by “KonicaDigital”, Moscow, http://www.photocenter.ru