A news report about the suspected terrorist incident on the railway from Termez to Tajikistan has a photo showing what looks like a steam loco painted the colours of the in Uzbek flag, on the top of a hill. Anyone know where or what it is?
The sign on the coach on the foreground says it is going to or from Termez.
Here is a list of all the steam locos in Uzbekistan.
Unfortunately the number of the loco in the photos is not known But it is a Soviet Eu
Kokand
Eu? (Plinth)
Bueanga (Reserve), 20 km East of Kokand (1997)
20 x Er (Oil) – reported scrapped 2001 but confirmed still to exist Sept 2002 and October 2009
Er772.81 (working order 1998)
Tashkent Railway Museum (10/09)
Su250.94
9P.649
Ov.1534
Yea.2371
Em732.35
Er772.89
TE5200
SOm19.2657
KCH4-228 (Ng)
Rail Connected
LV.0487
FD20.2849
Eu705.74
More information on this locomotive here http://www.andrewgrantham.co.uk/afghanistan/4444/steam-locomotive-oqrabot-uzbekistan/