In Bulgaria Class 55 diesel-hydraulic type BB locomotives (known as type LDH25 in Romania) came from the 23rd August factory in Bucharest between 1969 and 1991. In total there were 263 of these delivered, 55-001 to 55-263, 120 examples to BDZ with the remaining 143 going to industry. One of the very first to be delivered was 55-004, seen here still very much at work on 17th March 2023 at Iliyansti. Currently, 55-004 is Sofia-based and as with the BULMARKET examples can often be seen at this location.
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