Bulgarian State Railways (BDŽ) have completed a major deal, acquiring 76 used wagons from the National Railways of Germany, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
The Ministry of Transport, Information Technology, and Communications of Bulgaria has decided to make changes to the technical specifications and selection criteria for tenders related to the supply of railway rolling stock, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
Bulgaria's State Railways are expanding their electric locomotive fleet through a contract with Siemens Mobility, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
Private company Large Infrastructure Projects (LIP), based in Sofia, has unveiled its vision for a high-speed railway in Bulgaria that also connects with neighboring countries Romania and Greece, this is reported by the railway transport news portal, Railway Supply.
The country's Ministry of Transport has announced four tenders for the renewal of its railway fleet, with a total value of 2.8 billion Bulgarian Lev (€1.4 billion) excluding value-added tax, reports railway journal Railway Supply, citing Rollingstock.
Bulgaria's railroad infrastructure operator has presented a project to modernize the Vidin-Sofia railway line, which was built 100 years ago. The total cost of the project is 2.3 billion euros. In terms of value, this is the largest railway project in Bulgaria. This is reported by Railway Supply magazine with reference to zdmira.
Two years after the division of the company into freight and passenger transportation, from the BDŻ holding, the Bulgarian government decided to merge the operators into one company.
The Bulgarian government announced the beginning of the reform of the country's railway transport.
Another narrow-gauge diesel locomotive is ready for operation. Locomotive 75 009 is the penultimate diesel locomotive produced in Germany and delivered in 1965, which is also the most powerful in the world.
BDZ received the last two new Smartron locomotives under contract with DZZD Siemens Tron for a total of 15 locomotives. With the arrival of these two locomotives, the contract was completed ahead of schedule, according to which the delivery must be made by the end of 2021.
Two new Smartron locomotives have already been delivered to the Poduyani locomotive depot and are preparing to leave on the track.
The National Railway Infrastructure Company of Bulgaria (NRIC) has begun installing modern signaling and telecommunication systems, including ETCS Level 1, on 293 km of the Plovdiv - Burgas line, which will help increase the safety and interoperability of international rail transport.
