VIP LUXURY on Uzbekistan's Afrosiyob Highspeed Train
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Hello and welcome to Uzbekistan for the first video from my recent 'Stans' trip!
I thought I'd start with a bang, and go straight in Uzbekistan's 250kmh (155mph) Afrosiyob highspeed train. We'll be travelling in VIP Class today in some super luxurious seats on the 2 hours trip from Tashkent to Samarkand, so come along and let's experience it together!
Date of Filming: 12/8/22
Camera: GoPro Hero 10 Black
Operator: Uzbekistan Railways
Departure: Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Arrival: Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Cost: VIP - 202,000 Uzbek Som (£13.06, €15.33, $16.65)
Business - 140,000 Uzbek Som (£9.05, €10.63, $11.64)
Economy - 103,000 Uzbek Som (£6.66, €7.82, $8.49)
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Still surprised Oezbekistan has faster trains than the US. Love from the Netherlands! :)
Not a surprise to most people 😜
even india is now constructing its own 12 corridors of japanese shinkansen technology bullet trains of 320 kms per hour speed max. and already have sanctioned abpout 4000 semi high speed bullet trains called vande bharat express max speed of 220 kms under construction haha good luck united slums of america and prostitutelands with the decline of the west and rise of the asia long live asia the next super power.
Это Узбекистан
why surprised? The US has notoriously terrible public transport.
US has 17 trillion dept :(
Wow, Uzbekistan is so gorgeous! I would love to visit someday. Much love and respect to my Uzbek brothers and sisters from Pakistan ❤
😁😁😁
Unlike Pakistan
These are forcibly converted Slavic people by the Turks for example the Cossacks were forced to be Kazakhs through harem based breeding. So, think before you say anything. Ironically, alot was lost in the fire due to this mad cult but you folks never cared to know.
Nice to see Spanish built HS trains being used around the globe.
Thanks for literally answering my question.
it not Spanish, it's built by Bombardier.
@Robertkajman the S102/ S112 series are Bombardier propulsion, but Talgo designed. In fact, the coaches are Spanish design and built designed after the original Talgo articulated train sets.. Additionally, Adif is also responsible for providing their expertise and services to help set these HSR networks using the Spanish equipment. So, in reality, they are Spanish. Just like the S100s are French TGVs and S103s are German Siemens train sets.
@@Robertkajman talgo is Spanish company
@@ImranHossain-bp1vm Maybe yes but with cooperation with Bombardier. Pendolino is italian train but engines are produced by Alstom.
I took a night train from Tashkent to Nukus last month. It was one of the best trips ever!
I and other passengers spoke broken English to each other and shared a meal together. Uzbek are very warmful
Absolutely 😁
I love these Spanish Talgo trains. Well done Uzbekistan!!!
Amazing Uzbekistan from indonesia 🇮🇩
Uzbekistan is such a fascinating and beautiful country. Some of the most beautiful sites in the entire world. Also very safe and pretty cheap to visit.
100% agree!!!
꼭가보겠습니다.. I'm going to there
as an spanish i´m so surprised and thankful that our 250 talgo class are using there
From where? I'm spanish too
@@raulferrerpedro2060 catalán viviendo en Santander
@@cellperfecto406Madrileño viviendo en... madrid xd
aunque nos suene raro el gentilicio en inglés es 'spaniard', spanish es solo el adjetivo para describir el país, idioma, o cualquier sustantivo asociado. Para referirte a ti mismo sería 'as a spaniard...' o si quieres con 'spanish' le tienes que añadir un sustantivo: As a spanish person, As a spanish citizen, etc.
@@alfrredd muchas gracias, la verdad es que mi inglés es muy standard
I live in one of the richest (per capita GDP) and most equitable counties in the world: Australia; and it’s seriously embarrassing how much better Uzbekistan railways are.
😬😬😬
What I like about your videos:
1) You travel in daytime. Why travel at night in a country you have never seen the landscape of.
2) You bring me up todate in how these previously "3rd world countries" are 3rd world countries no more. Being at peace is a marvelous thing.
3) You show me places that I will never see myself and thus you enrich my life. Thank you!
You're very welcome 🤗
I do not think Uzbekistan was really a 3rd world country ever...
under the Tsars, and before them, it was a place of trade and a significant economic hub, whist in the soviet era, it was more in the mid to lower rank of the 2nd-world so to speak.... i.e.: (to whatever degree independent) it was a highly industrialized country, with a thriving science and Hi-Tech (maybe not consumer-electronicwise, but it played a major role in the soviet space program)
so, even if there was always a degree of rural & industrial-town poverty, (common in the fast-developing parts of the world) this was not to thesame degree, true in the big cities, where a significant number of people had a good education and job, allowing for a relatively comfortable life (either through direct wealth or via the perks of a high social standing)...
@@stanislavkostarnov2157 Sorry to burst your bubble but it is of no importance how the 0.1% of the ruling class lives. What matters is the living standard of the general population (and not only in the main cities): i.e. a well built house, running water, electricity, decent roads, transportation, etc, etc. All this came to the country in the recent past.
@@cestmoi1262
I am talking about the top 20% - 30% of the population, not the party leaders and presence... though not the absolute majority,
the majority lived, quite a bit worse than people in western Europe, but vastly better than the majority live say in Tonga, Liberia, Angola or Haiti or Venezuela... real 3rd world countries...
i.e.: Uzbekistan was historically neither a first-world nor 3rd world country, it is 2nd world... that is, somewhere in between, probably comparable to Brazil or India... (which is my original argument repeated in pedantic detail).
I would say, in the period I am talking about, a minority, the bottom 15% maybe, lived in true poverty... not sure what that unlucky number would be now
also remember, it is unlikely that your average person would use this train, at least not the VIP or 2nd class... common-class maybe, but even that would be a little expensive for someone living outside the main urban centers.
@@stanislavkostarnov2157 Maybe we make too much of 2nd/3rd world. My original thoughts were to express that I see a lot of modern day conveniences and that is good.
As a Russian who went to 3 cities in Uzbekistan, its really awesome indeed. I would name Tashkent - The modern capital, Samarqand - The historical capital, and Xiva - The small, yet also historical capital 😅
И Фергана - насвай капитал
Türkiyeden Özbekistan'a sevgiler
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Never knew that Uzbekistan had those trains. Makes me wish we had high-speed trains more 😂
Oh yessssssss 😎
I'm glad you found Uzbekistan! AMAZING place!
It's also a weird coincidence that your theme music actually suits the city.
Great value, Great people and so beautiful!
And here in Denmark, one of the world's richest countries, we still only have 180km/h diesel trains...
@@ncard00 180km/h is still pretty fast, also metropolitan Denmark is way smaller than Uzbekistan so it doesn’t really matter
@@CreatorPolarthat diesel part can be improved though, Siemens electric loco are everywhere around central Europe
@@budisoemantri2303 well the danish network is currently being electrified so yeah
Those high speed trains in Uzbekistan are so nice and pretty fast. It seems that every country in the world relies on having high speed railway and high speed trains to go from A to B much quicker.
They sure are Andrew, and very unknown!
I rode on the night train from Tashkent to Samarqand in 1982. Our group had sleeper cars. It was a pleasant trip. I had forgotten a bag in the Tashkent hotel lobby and Intourist found it and delivered it to Samarqand. I had no complaints whatsoever and nothing was missing in the bag.
It's changed a bit since then!
Watching this video while I am on the same train. I absolutely confirm pros and cons you mentioned, however I would describe this trip as fascinating. Uzbekistan is truly beautiful! Will certainly visit at least one more time this country 🇺🇿❤
Thanks for sharing!
Uzbekistan is very lovely. I hope to take the trains the next time I go. Like you said, you have to plan ahead and get tickets in advance!
Yes you do 😉
I cannot believe you were not impressed with your complimentary meal ;) haha
I must admit that I did not expect trains in Uzbekistan to have disabled facilities. That made my day!
Another great video! Thank you for your report!
Thanks Martin 😁
I really like your reviews. I especially appreciate that you like to travel and enjoy visiting the places you go rather than just going for the sake of the ride. Bravo.
I appreciate that! 🙏🏻
Love your videos. But I really laughed more than I should have at your “Don’t bring a gun though,” comment. 😂😂
Well, you shouldn't 😂
Crazy how Talgo makes high speed train run on normal tracks without the heavy expense on creating a new line and this service is so cheap 😮
Ikr!
Another great video.. So many thanks...
My pleasure!
Superb central Asian train journey Vlog I ❤love ❤️ it 😊😊
Glad you enjoyed it 😁
Very excellent video blog style, very beautiful nature pictures, bravo to the effort of the person who took it, I applaud it, may your path always be good, I wish you success.
Thank you very much!
A very dry and somewhat green landscape, nice trip 😊😊😊
Yes it was!
Great video and review of the train. Shame about the clunking though. Still this is pretty amazing that Uzbekistan has such world-class train service. Will have to visit the country some day.
Totally agree 💯
looking forward to more trip reports from the Stans
Очень отличный стиль видеоблога, очень красивые фотографии природы, браво стараниям человека, который это сделал, я аплодирую, пусть ваш путь всегда будет хорошим, желаю вам успехов.🎥🎥🚄🚄🚄🚄🇺🇿🇺🇿🇺🇿🇺🇿🇺🇿🇺🇿
Glad you enjoyed it 😁
Wow, as an Uzbek, I watched your video with a great interest. Keep it up bro.
Thank you, I will ☺️
11:11 beautiful # Trainwindowviews as awesome as always
Appreciate it 😁👍
Yes, I have already traveled on this train. I enjoyed it very much.
Greetings from Budapest, Hungary
Glad you enjoyed it!
How to book online
Love your videos! Btw, make sure to try Indonesia’s brand new Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail (KCJB), as they will commence operation in October! 🙌
Already planned ✌🏻
Great trip. Finally, you completed All Talgo Train trip.
I've got a few to go still. Saudi Arabia for one lol 😂
@@NonstopEurotrip ah yes, how forgot I am with that.
@@NonstopEurotrip you will have to go to Argentina too!
you have better trains than us "Stadler Bussnang double-decker" in Serbia... congratulations...👍
Wow, super Bahnhof..
Funny detail I spotted watching the video, at 13:31 you can see a sticker that looks exactly like a Renfe sticker, just missing the logo but keeping the brand's purple and grey colours. I think it's a sticker about not leaving luggage blocking the doors
I noticed that too 😅
First time viewer and I enjoyed your video - thank you! Will be subscribing and watching more 😊. You mentioned that they get booked out fast- did you mean the whole train or just the VIP section? Also, I'm planning on visiting this coming December. Do you think there will be less demand in winter? Thank you!
Just the VIP section, but they do often sell out completely a few days in advance too. Thanks for watching!
Great video !!
Thanks!
Спасибо за потрясающее видео.
You're welcome 🤗
Good one, mate. I wasn't aware at all of this particular HSR line.
Glad I could help 😃
Hello. Very nice video. Have a nice weekend, greetings from the Netherlands. Enjoy recording
Thank you! You too!
Next time, you can try Indonesian high speed train. And try Indonesian panoramic train, luxury train, economy train, and executive train.
Get me tickets to the highspeed train and I'll come now!
The high speed train will be operated to the public in October 2023
@@crack-kers maybe
I want to travel high speed to Yogya, not just Surabaya from Jakarta.
Hopefully this will happen before too long.
Wow this looks awesome! And thanks for the advice not to bring a gun 😂
You're welcome 😁
This video is worth every penny. 6 stars
Because it's Spanish? 🙃
@@NonstopEurotrip Yes, cause it is perfect
Spanish train around the world! 😊
Great video as always. Though if you keep this up you'll have to change the channel name to "Nonstop Worldtrip" or something.
I like that 😉
I hope that one day I can take the high-speed train from my home (Eastern China) to Central Asia via Xinjiang...haha
Я поздравляю с тем, что это был очень красивый снимок, который был очень полезен для здоровья труду того, кто снял отличное видео, я желаю успехов🇺🇿🇺🇿🇺🇿🚄🚄📹📹📹📹📹👏👏👏👏👏👏
Thank you 🙏🏻
Welcome to Uzbekistan, we love guests ❤🇺🇿
And I love Uzbekistan 😍
you may be right about the driving characteristics of the Talgo: when you have driven the new Bombardier train from SBB, you will praise the Talgo!!!
I have, and the Talgo is worse
9:22 - Love the design of these Talgo train. And they aren't one pair of wheels, they are literally 2 independently attached wheels not connected to each other as in no axile at all
10:07 - LOL, the hamburger, cheeseburger, chickenburger are McDonald's cheeseburger, double cheeseburger, and McChicken with the exact same image as on the McDonald's app
I know right 🤣
Wizzair is our life😍😍
Super cooles Video!
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Amazing video🎉
Thanks 😁
Congratulations !
🥳
Good train! Kinda looks like Spanish Renfe Or polish Pendolino!
I mean, it is one of those 😉
Nice vídeo. That VIP class is great and a bargain.
As for riding quality, Talgos are known to be rough on jointed rail, and that track, duspite being installed in concrete sleepers, had joints (a lot of them really), wich is odd, since most track structures of the same type in Europe, are just welded in very long sections, with very few joints.
And judjing by travel time, for a non stop train, it is not particulary fast
I was just about to write about that! It is very noticeable when in Spain this trains pass from legacy tracks to the newer high speed ones. While the ride quality might not yet be top of its class, it does become much more comfortable to ride on. I recall travelling at night in one of these Talgo VII coaches in a Trenhotel service, on jointed track, and what a challenge to sleep on! However, a S102 at 300 km/h is a breeze.
It's certainly worse than on Spanish high-speed tracks, yes.
I'm not an expert, but I'm wondering if the joints are there to allow for the expansion and contraction of the tracks from heat and cold? Uzbekistan has hot summers and cold winters, and also large diurnal temperature differences (between day and night).
Desconozco el tipo de via y ancho de los ferrocarriles uzbekos, entiendo que será 1435mm, no obstante, si el carril es soldado y traviesas de hormigón, no debería de haber muchas juntas, aunque el tipo de rueda de los trenes Talgo son independientes, por esa razón hacen bastante ruido. Es decir cada rueda, excepto las de los vehículos motores, son independientes.
@@dennisrettke Soldered tracks also have special joints every some thousand meters for thermal expansion and contraction They are often placed near bridges or tunnels. The reasoning behind using jointed rail is mainly economical since soldering is more complex, and these devices also ad complexity.
I just came back from Uzbek, travelled in economy class on 10 Dec 2023. took the 8:50 departure!! The service was great !! On time departure and arrival!! Even though it snowed in Tashkent!! I payed 14 USD and still found it to be cheap!! 🇦🇪 🇮🇳 🇺🇿
Absolutely, such a beautiful and great value place!
j'ai fait un magnifique voyage dans ce pays il y a 5 ans, le train rapide aussi, par contre le hall de gare de Samarcande est triste,il n'y a rien !!!
wow, this train looks good!!!!!!!!!!!!
ITS a talgo, a train made in spain
thx for the info!
To jest piękne.
Come to INDONESIA 🇮🇩 to try our High Speed train KCIC 400 Af - Top Speed 420 KMPh🔥
*350kmh
@@NonstopEurotripTop speed is 420 KMPH, but maximum operational speed is 350 KMPH for safety reasons.
Channel terbaik
Fast train, fast train, but in Bukhara the Railway Station is further away than the Airport. In Samarkand the station is at the edge of the city. When I took this train the max speed was only 200km/h except a small section near Tashkent where the train exceeded 250km/h.
Exactly, yes
That's Talgo s130!! Spanish technology 😊
As mentioned in the video
great
I am currently planing a summer Holli to The stans next summer. Maybe I’ll use the train rather than plane to Samarkand from Tashkent after watching
You definitely should! ✌🏻
I think the Afrosiyob livery is the best talgo livery around
I'm with you on that!
as an italian, when i heard "samarkand" i thought instantly of roberto vecchioni's song
🤣🤣🤣
"Once inside the station you'll find some departure boards, information desks, and a few shops."
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!!!"
Couldn't have been mixed any better! :P
Oh my 😉
Thanks for commenting on ride quality.
Talgo quality we call it 😎
Love you 😍 💗 💓 💛 ♥️
Better than the newest train of American.
Yep 🙃
Beautiful train. But like the Spanish Talgo, it's quite noisy inside at high speed.
It's the same train.
çin in ipekyolu projesi son hızla gidiyor... çin - ingiltere demiryolu projesinde bir aşama daha bitmiş hayırlı olsun diyoruz...
Come to Indonesia and try our new High-speed train
It's not open yet
I agree that the ride quality on these Talgo trains is not the best. However, I find that where they shine is in their sheer adaptability. You can throw these (or a slight modification of these) to any track and they will just _work_
- Tight curve radius? No problem, train tilts and can take the curve at higher speeds. They just speed up journeys even on legacy tracks.
- Different gauges? Different electrification? The 130 can handle it anyways
- Don´t even have electrification? 730 doesn´t care. Slap a couple generator cars to the convoy, still capable of 190km/h
Wonderful trains IMHO, even if their speed and ride quality aren´t top-notch
All very valid points!!!
It was noted that 6 high-speed electric trains produced by the Spanish company Patentes Talgo SLU have been purchased by Uzbekistan Railways. The last batch was delivered in 2021. To finance the projects, a 30-year loan with a 10-year grace period was taken from the Enterprise Internationalization Fund
As mentioned in the video
Taste a ride in a local ramshackle commuter train in Bangladesh. Windows have no grills and are wide open, people travel on train rooftops and even crowd on their rusty diesel locomotives. 😂
Modern rolling stocks are imported from India, Indonesia etc. for some of their new trains.
I will, don't worry 😀
good
凄い！
Please do a review on the Alvia S730 from Madrid to Badajoz (similar to this train but the S730 is hybrid)
I will do at some point!
@@NonstopEurotrip ok many thanks. When will you do that exactly? So many thanks, merry Christmas and Happy New year.
@@mariadelmarjimenezarroyo2656 no idea sorry
I thought it would be a CN or JP train, but interesting that Spain is also exporting their trains.
Absolutely, right?!
Spain has 2nd longest high speed train lane in the world after China, no surprise actually
బాగుంది
I'd settle for the 'clunky' Talgo from Manchester Piccadilly to Glasgow Central any day!
The avanti pendos are much comfier tbh
I have only ever been on the Transpenine Express service Picc-Glas. The comfort levels and ride are truly awful imo.@@NonstopEurotrip
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Awesome video just 1 question whats the song called playing when you are showing the map
The music credits are in the description
@@NonstopEurotrip oh yh thanks you
On the contrary, it is perfect for day trips to Samarkand and not at all weird. Leave in the morning and get back in the evening.
What about in reverse?
It look like the next gen Amtrak Acela Aveal Liberty.
Interesting. I don't see it myself.
That station reminds me of many Italian administration buildings from the 60s-70s, the years of the economic boom. Grey and red marble, very heavy colours and structures, you could feel some residues of Rationalist architectural experience from Fascism.
Another weird thing is the schedule and it looks like these HS trains are just for the minority of tourists and upper classes of the country...
Yes I can see that 👊🏻
We are planning to visit too we are so excited
I read that you need to carry a paper with you that confirms your accommodation announced your stay to the local immigration authority
How did you manage that ? Did you get the papers from your accommodation?
So yeah, In theory you should get a slip of paper from one hotel, which you then give to your next on check in and then they register you. In reality no one really cares about it. We got the slip once but never had to use it, and then 1 hotel asked for it, and we weren't given one by the last, and then didn't care anyway 😆
Though claimed max Speed is 250 kph but it's running much lower than that, says 160 kph only ( for certain, lower than 200.). How many hours it took to Samarkand ?
All the information is in the video
A question, 326 km of distance in 2h08min meens 153 km/h no ?
Is the train going at 250 km/h at only some section ?
Correct.
In addition to there is the high speed train called Haramain in Saudi Arabia
There is also the Shinkansen in Japan, your point?
@@NonstopEurotrip Yes
@@NonstopEurotripHe probably means that talgo trains are used on Saudi HSR as well. Chill out.
Are there any seats in VIP class with an unobstructed full window view?
They're all pretty good tbh
Top presentation! This country is at the top of my list. Can you please give me some tips/information about your hotels in Tashkent and Samarkand? How is security on site? Can you safely use the tram alone in Samarkand? Greetings from Berlin…. Andreas
Very safe, you'll have no problems. Just search hotels.com or booking.com and go for ones with 8+ ratings and they're all pretty good!
In my opinion, Uzbekistan is the safest country in the world 🇺🇿
@@general1439 not the safest, but we had no problems!
Please Make Video Bangladesh Railway Dhaka To Khulna Or Dhaka To Sylhet and Dhaka To Chattogram
Maybe one day!
@@NonstopEurotrip also Don't forget International Railroad Between Bangladesh To India There 3 Route Can Go Bangladesh To India
Dhaka To Kolkata
Dhaka To New Jalpaiguri
Khulna To Kolkata
I hope this you will go
EMU nya tidak asing, seperti TGV, Korea HSR, mungkin kerjasama antara Prancis, Spanyol dan Uzbekistan
All the information is in the video
The train looks nice but the ride quality is not comfortable. Which is a bad thing but the scenery is amazing.