Railway Herald
With the paintwork barely dry newly established private operator TBD TP (TBD Freight Transports) Skoda No. 44-083 backs a short rake of loaded coal hoppers into the yard at Voluyak on 13th June 2016, almost certainly destined for onward tripping to the nearby Sofia Power station. The locomotive had arrived from the Beli-breg open cast mine with identical class mate 44-072 double-heading a substantial rake of the distinctive yellow hoppers of Bo-bov Dol. Today in 2024, more of the type have entered service with TBD plus four Electroputere LE5100 Class 46, all of which are regular visitors to this location just west of the capital Sofia.
Stephen Ginn
