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On the way to Ruse

During the summer of 2020 the state passenger operator in Bulgaria - BDZ announced that it will do a major overhaul of two of the narrow gauge locomotives which run on the Rhodope 760mm narrow gauge railway from Septemvri to Dobrinishte. The order was won by Express service - a Bulgarian locomotive manufacturer and service-station, based in Ruse, Bulgaria. On 01.12.2020 the first of both locomotives - 77 002-4 was loaded on a special platform for its transportation from Septemvri depot to the service-station in Ruse. On 02.12.2020 the locomotive began its long journey form Septemvri via Sofia and Mezdra to Ruse, being pulled by locomotive 55 212-5, owned by Express service. When the overhaul is completed, 77 002-4 will be returned to Septemvri and the next locomotive will be transported to Ruse.

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Uploaded on December 2, 2020
Taken on December 2, 2020