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BDZ narrow gauge 2-10-2T 609 76 on a rainy day in Bulgaria, February 19, 2007.
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The month of August is hot in southern Bulgaria and the day this photo was taken was no exception. However, the stream runs year-round, fed by snowmelt from the Rohdope and Rila mountain ranges. August 26, 2006.
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Working hard, BDZ narrow gauge 2-10-2T 609 76 pulls its excursion train up a steep grade on a warm summer day in 2006.
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The winter of 2005-2006 was snowy and cold in Bulgaria. The next winter, when this photo was taken, was unseasonably warm with very little preciptation. BDZ 2-10-2T 609 76 works hard to pull its excursion train upgrade on the scenic narrow gauge line.
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BDZ retains one narrow gauge line, from Septemvri to Bansko, and while regular trains are hauled by diesel-hydraulic locomotives, this Polish-built 2-10-2T, number 609 76, pulls excursion trains once or twice each year. February 19, 2007.
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BDZ 2-10-0 16 01 performs for the photo line on an excursion trip out of Levski, Bulgaria, on August 24, 2006.
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The watertower in Levski watches silently as BDZ 2-10-0 16 01 heads toward the station to begin a day of hauling railroad fans through north-central Bulgaria, February 22, 2007.
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BDZ 2-10-0 15 215 accelerates through the yard trackage at Levski, Bulgaria, on its way to pick up an excursion train, August 23, 2006
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BDZ 2-10-0 15 215 goes for a ride on the turntable at Levski Lokomotiv Depot, after a day of pulling an excursion train through southern Bulgaria, August 23, 2006
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Builder's plate, in Bulgarian, of BDZ 2-8-2 01 23. It says: Swiss Enterprise for Construction of Locomotives and Machines at Winterthus, Builder Number 3593, 1935.
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Builder's plate of BDZ 2-8-2 01 23, in French. It says: Swiss Group for Construction of Locomotives and Machines, winterthus, Number 3593, 1935.
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Bulgaria State Railways 2-8-2 01 23 in southern Bulgaria with a railfan excursion on August 25, 2006.
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BDZ 2-8-2 01 23 leans into a curve as the locomotive completes a high speed photo run for the passengers of its excursion train, August 25, 2006.
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Looking like a scene from a model railroad, Bulgaria State Railways 2-8-2 01 23 heads south over a stone viaduct on its wasy to Khardzhali and beyond, in southern Bulgaria, August 25, 2006
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Bulgaria State Railways (BDZ) 2-8-2 01 23, built by Winterthur in Switzerland in 1935, pulls an excursion train in southern Bulgaria on August 25, 2006.
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Backing down to the Septemvri, Bulgaria, station, BDZ narrow gauge 2-10-2T 609 76 pauses at the locomotive depot while awaiting a clear track, February 19, 2007.
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Looking much as it would have in the early 1950's, BDZ narrow gauge 2-10-2T slows for a station stop, today with an excursion train. February 19, 2007.
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Field of dreams...what could be more perfect than a patch of wildflowers surrounding a steam locomotive in a beautiful mountain setting? BDZ 2-10-2T 609 76, August 26, 2006.
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One of the many tunnels on Bulgaria's last surviving narrow gauge railway, August 26, 2006
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Still air and coal smoke, BDZ 609 76 and train on February 19, 2007
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Rustic scene in southern Bulgaria, February 19, 2007
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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) 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, 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) 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.
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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 near Dolene, Bulgaria, August 26, 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
