Railway Herald
Having entered service as recently as December 2021, with TBD Freight Transports of Bulgaria, Skoda Class 44 electric loco No. 44-092 arrives at Hrabarsko with loaded coal hoppers on 21st March 2022. At this point in 'top and tail' configuration with TBD's sole Class 43 No. 43-556 attached at the rear this working of coal from the Beli Breg open cast mine had been double-headed from Aldomirovtsi as far as Voluyak. At Voluyak 44-092 ran round the train to reverse direction and take the predominantly freight 'Sofia avoiding line' via Radomir and Dupnitsa to the Bobov Dol power complex in western Bulgaria.
Stephen Ginn
