Bulgaria: New Locomotive “Vasil Levski” Ready to Hit the Rails Tomorrow

At Karlovo station, Martin Angelov, executive director of "Holding BDZ" EAD, officially unveiled the latest addition to Bulgaria’s railway fleet - the “Smartron” electric locomotive named after the national hero Vasil Levski. The locomotive is set to begin operations tomorrow, reaching speeds of up to 160 km/h.

Angelov highlighted that since 2021, Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ_ has executed two contracts in stages with the DZZD "Siemens Tron" consortium for the supply of these modern locomotives....