Central
Asia has all the modern forms of transport and I'll also show some of these,
but even more interesting are the more traditional form that have survived
there. In the West we'll might have to use these again in a few decades.
Trucks and Tractors
You can see
all kind of trucks, ultra modern and some that had already seen better days.
And the
kind of tractor, you need a traktorist for.
That's a truck in the Kyzyl Kum - good Tyres!
A tractor in Kyrgyzstan
This one is used at a cotton plantation in Uzbekistan
Trains
On several occasions
I could see trains. I shouldn’t have taken pictures, but here are some.
Driving through the desert
Guarded railroad crossing en route to Tashkent
Trains in Kazakhstan
Metro
The metros
of Tashkent and Almaty resemble the metros in Kiew, Pyongyang and of course
Moscow. In Tashkent it's forbidden to take pictures in the underground. In
Almaty one cannot take pictures of the ticket (better token) booth, but the young
women in there looked like in the song "Lovely Rita" by the The
Beatles. I thought it strange that they have to wear uniform to sell tokens.
Deep down below the surface, though not as deep as in a coal mine
To give you an idea on the token sellers
Nice, clean, not much traffic
Interior view
Metro entrance near the university in Tashkent
Trams
Almaty also
has a tram service.
Trolleys
Bishkek and Almaty have trolleys.
Donkey
carts and horse carts
Donkey
carts and horse carts are heavily in use in rural areas.
Even in bigger cities!
Odds and ends
There are some means of transportation, that shouldn't be omitted.
Stretch limos are in use!
A tricart
Porters with carts at the bazaar
It doesn't seem to be very heavy
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