UZB The Tamerlane's Gates - O'ZELR-0302
The Tamerlane's Gates situated between the cities of Jizzax and Samarkand is a great vantage point of the railway snaking through the valley below. 
We caught a shared taxi here from the city of Jizzax with the hope of hitchiking back on the evening. 

This was the second freight we saw traversing the valley, however there was a gap of over 2 and a half hours. Presumably this is due to the high number of Afrosiyob (high speed Talgo 250 services). 
O'ZELR's are built in China by CRRC Dalian Locomotive and are 1 of a few classes by them seen in Uzbekistan. 
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