Peak time BDZ-PP services at Voluyak on 12th May 2023 produce an interesting comparison between the electric and diesel variants of the Siemens DESIRO multiple units operating in Bulgaria. Class 1000 DMU set Nos. 10016/10015 and 10037/10038 are paired together for the evening suburban SUB 60203 (17:55) Sofia to Pernik via Hrabarsko service, the latter only seeing two services per day in each direction at morning and evening peak times. EMU set No. 30027/30028 starts from Voluyak to form the 18:15 departure to the relatively nearby and rather pleasant town of Bankya on the western outskirts of Sofia.
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