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Bulgaria State Railways (BDZ) 2-10-0 steam locomotives 16 01 and 15 215 doubleheaded on an excursion trip to Lovech and Troyan, Bulgaria, August 24, 2006
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Bulgaria State Railways (BDZ) 760mm gauge line, trainboard at Draginovo, Bulgaria, station, August 26, 2006
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Kostadin Mihailov, BDZ locomotive expert, Master Machinist and friend, Draginovo, Bulgaria, August 26, 2006
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Bulgaria State Railways (BDZ) 2-10-2T steam locomotive 609 76, built by Chrzanow in Poland in 1949, having a drink, Draginovo, Bulgaria, August 26, 2006
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Bulgaria State Railways (BDZ), 760mm gauge line, station stop at Draginovo, August 26, 2006
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Bulgaria State Railways (BDZ) 2-10-2T steam locomotive 609 76, built by Chrzanow in Poland in 1949, rolls by the flowers, in the canyon of the River Cepina, between Varvara and Draginovo, Bulgaria, August 26, 2006.
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Bulgaria State Railways (BDZ) 760mm gauge line. Morning train from Bansko, entering Varvara, Bulgaria, on its way to Septemvri, August 26, 2006. Diesel-hydraulic loco 75008 was built by Henschel in Kassel, Germany, in 1965.
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Bulgaria State Railways (BDZ) 2-10-2T steam locomotive 609 76, built by Chrzanow in Poland in 1949, entering Varvara, Bulgaria, August 26, 2006 with a railfan special train, BDZ Master Machinist (senior loco driver) Kostadin Mihailov is in the cab.
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Bulgaria State Railways (BDZ) diesel-hydraulic shunter 52 076, built by LEW Hennigsdorf in the former DDR (East Germany) in 1964, seen just after painting in Septemvri locomotive depot, Bulgaria, August 26, 2006.
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Bulgaria State Railways (BDZ) built by Kambarka in the Soviet Union in 1981(Class TU-7 in USSR) 760mm gauge shunting loco 81008 at Septemvri, Bulgaria, August 26, 2006
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Bulgaria State Railways (BDZ) 760 mm gauge Bo-Bo diesel-hydraulic locos 75004 (Henschel, Germany, 1965) and 77005 (FAUR, 23 August Works, Romania, 1985) departing Septemvri for Bansko with the morning train
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Bulgaria State Railways (BDZ) 2-10-0 steam locomotive 16 01 on the turntable at Levski, Bulgaria, August 23, 2006
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Bulgaria State Railways (BDZ) 2-10-0 steam locomotive 16 01 on the turntable at Levski, Bulgaria, August 23, 2006
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Bulgaria State Railways (BDZ) 2-10-0 steam locomotive 16 01 on the turntable at Levski, Bulgaria, August 23, 2006
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Bulgaria State Railways (BDZ) 2-10-0 steam locomotive 16 01 on the turntable at Levski, Bulgaria, August 23, 2006
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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
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Bulgaria State Railways (BDZ) 760mm gauge diesel-hydraulic locomotive 77008 (FAUR, 23 August Works, Romania, 1985) in Septemvri Locomotive Depot, Bulgaria, August 26, 2006
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Bulgaria State Railways (BDZ) 2-10-2T 760mm gauge steam locomotive 609 76 built by Chrzanow in Poland in 1949, leads a railfan excursion across the River Cepina, at Dolene, Bulgaria, February 19, 2007
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21st century narrow gauge! Bulgaria State Railways (BDZ) southbound train to Bansko, led by BDZ diesel-hydraulic locomotive 77002 (FAUR, 23 August Works, Romania, 1985) awaiting a meet with the northbound train to Septemvri at Draginovo, Bulgaria, April 2
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Bulgaria State Railways (BDZ) 2-10-0 steam locomotive 15 215 approaches the station at Levski, Bulgaria, prior to pulling a 2-loco steam excursion train, February, 2007
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Bulgaria State Railways (BDZ) 2-10-2T 760mm gauge steam locomotive 609 76, built by Chrzanow in Poland in 1949, exits one of the 35 tunnels on the 110 km line, August 26, 2006.
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Bulgaria State Railways (BDZ) 2-10-2T 760mm gauge steam locomotive 609 76 built by Chrzanow in Poland in 1949, leads a railfan excursion across the River Cepina, at 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 at Draginovo, Bulgaria, August 26, 2006.
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BDZ 2-10-0 steam locomotive 16 01 on a railfan excursion, near Svishtov, Bulgaria, August 23, 2006
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BDZ 2-10-0 steam locomotive 16 01 on a railfan excursion, near Svishtov, Bulgaria, August 23, 2006
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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.
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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.
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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 (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.
