Ivan Safyan Abrams: Bulgaria State Railways 2-8-2 steam locomotive 01 23, built in Switzerland by Winterthur in 1935, on an excursion near Khardzhali, August 25, 2006. One of 6 such locomotives known as "Tabaloks" because Bulgaria paid for them with tobacco.
Ivan Safyan Abrams: Bulgaria State Railways (BDZ) 2-10-2T 760mm gauge steam locomotive 609 76, built by Chrzanow in Poland in 1949, leads a railfan excursion at Draginovo, Bulgaria, February 19, 2007.
Ivan Safyan Abrams: Bulgaria State Railways (BDZ) Winterthur-built (1935) 2-8-2 steam locomotive 01 23 at speed, near Levski, Bulgaria, August 25, 2006.
Ivan Safyan Abrams: BDZ 2-10-0 steam locomotive 16 01 on a railfan excursion, near Svishtov, Bulgaria, August 23, 2006
Ivan Safyan Abrams: BDZ 2-10-0 steam locomotive 16 01 on a railfan excursion, near Svishtov, Bulgaria, August 23, 2006
Ivan Safyan Abrams: Bulgaria State Railways (BDZ) 2-10-2T 760mm gauge steam locomotive 609 76, built by Chrzanow in Poland in 1949, backing down to the station to lead a railfan excursion at Septemvri, Bulgaria, February 19, 2007.
Ivan Safyan Abrams: Bulgaria State Railways (BDZ) 2-10-2T 760mm gauge steam locomotive 609 76 built by Chrzanow in Poland in 1949, leads a railfan excursion near Dolene, Bulgaria, August 26, 2006.
Ivan Safyan Abrams: Bulgaria State Railways (BDZ) 2-10-2T 760mm gauge steam locomotive 609 76, built by Chrzanow in Poland in 1949, leads a railfan excursion in the canyon of the River Cepina, near Dolene, Bulgaria, August 26, 2006.
Ivan Safyan Abrams: Bulgaria State Railways 2-10-0 steam locomotive 16 01 at Shvishtov, Bulgaria, August 23, 2006. This former DR locomotive is a DRB Class 42 (KDL 3) locomotive, ex-DR 42 2761, built by Lokomotivfabrik Florisdorf, Vienna, Austria, in 1949.
Ivan Safyan Abrams: Bulgaria State Railways 2-10-0 steam locomotive 15 215 being serviced at Lovech, Bulgaria, August 24, 2006. This former DRG Class 52 Kriegslokomotiv (war locomotive) was built by Schwarzkopf in Berlin, in 1943, as 52 5915.
Ivan Safyan Abrams: Tabaklok!!! Bulgaria State Railways 2-8-2 steam locomotive 01 23 near Kardzhali, August 25, 2006. This locomotive was one of 6 built for Bulgaria by Winterthur in Switzerland in 1935, the largest steam locomotives ever built in that nation.