Railway Herald
Still looking the business at Iliyantsi on 26th September 2024 are a pair of BZK (Bulgarian Railway Company) imported Class 87 electrics 87-034 and 87-003. Some reports in the not so distant past suggested that the British imports, the BZK 87's, 'were hardly ever used, if at all'. Nothing could be further from the truth. These comments were possibly generated by the loss of the Aurubis sulphuric acid contract at Pirdop which resulted in BZK relocating the Class 87s to Iliyantsi, the now preferred stabling point. In addition the fleet continues to receive major overhauls and repaints as confirmed here. The BZK green and yellow livery sits well on the class but does seem to have a tendency to darken somewhat quite quickly, demonstrated oh so well here by 87-003.
Stephen Ginn
