Bulgarian Railways BDZ

[Andreas]

I make a start here....

A Bulgarian Tank car for Sulfuric acid on the 23rd September 2009 in Svilegrad. The first series of P7 of OSE from Poland in 1979 were also for the transport of Sulfuric acid.

Cheers
Andreas

[GAZKGK]

Людмила 07 040-9 with freight train at Благоевград, 2010.

[BarbaPanagos]

nice shots Jason, though, what the hell Людмила and Благоевград mean?


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[GAZKGK]

Людмила ( Ludmilla ) is the nickname of the engine (some of the Bulgarian ones had worked in Greece too).

Благоевград (Blagoevgrad) is the name of the city.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blagoevgrad

[BarbaPanagos]

I love this forum, one can learn foreign languages too

Vielen Dank

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[BalkanExpress]

Bulgaria designed a strategy for recovering his railway

The plan proposes a minimum purchase of thirty electric units and sixteen diesel units, giving priority to the main European transit corridors.

On 7 April, the Ministry of transport, Information, Technology and Communications of Bulgaria, issued a draft to develop the strategy of railway for the period 2015-2022 and re-isueing of the State railway company, BDZ, with the intention of opening a period of consultancy on the project.

The proposals include three scenarios, depending on available funding, the draft called "optimistic" and "pessimistic" and "realists". The proposals include a program for investment in rolling stock, with minimum requirements of fifteen electric multiple units.

The optimistic strategy would significantly improve the quality of service with the acquisition of thirty electric units and dieiciseis units diesel, with emphasis on the development of the main European corridors of transit as a second priority.

Fundraising

It also includes:

the modernization of IT systems;
the training of staff;
Holding BDZ debt payment, in order to reduce the pressure of creditors, which could lead to raise funds through the privatization of BDZ Tovarnni Prevosi goods business;
the sale of non railway assets , including buildings and surplus locomotives and wagons, to raise more funds.

Consultation with the parties concerned to the Transport Committee will take place this month, following the introduction of the program on April 8.

BalkanExpress

[ellas2007]

I don't know if the Bulgarian rail network is electrified on the southwest route to Kulata and/or on the southeast route to Svilengrad.
If it is so, then the border traffic between Bulgaria and Greece could be modelled on an H0 layout by using the electric locomotive BDZ class 42 as dummy/unpowered engine from Atlas Editions.
http://www.railfaneurope.net/pix/bg/electric/42/001-081/42072-3.jpg
I doubt that the line on the Greek side of the border has ever been electrified, therefore the overhead catenary could go half way on the H0 layout.
The mentioned model is affordable and needs only repainting and lettering/numbering, because it is in Czech livery.
http://www.ebay.de/itm/381620918447?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT