A few days ago HaqQin.Az with reference to the Uzbek media published a message about the implementation of new projects to expand the network of high-speed trains across Uzbekistan.
In 2019, the Azerbaijan Railway and the Swiss company Stadler also signed a contract for the supply of the first 10 single-storey trains FLIRT. Moreover, according to Trend, Stadler is again ready to consider its participation in the supply of additional rolling stock into Azerbaijan.
However, the paradox is that new Swiss cars in Azerbaijan put on the old Soviet rail rails. And while the speed of high-speed trains in Uzbekistan reaches 250 km / h, in Azerbaijan, the so-called. “High-speed trains” develop the maximum speed of 60 km / h. For this reason, passengers prefer to reach the country’s regions on cars, and not on trains. For the same reason, contrary to forecasts and expectations, still failed to reduce the transport burden on the automotive motorways. What is the point of putting new modern wagons on old Soviet rails? Apparently, Azerbaijani officials have their own logic …