Apparently May is wellknown for a lot of rainy days in Bulgaria. BDZ 75005 is trying to keep ahead of the heavy rainshowers, somewhere between Kostandovo and Velingrad.

Passenger train on the Septemvri–Dobrinishte narrow gauge line crossing the Rhodope mountains, south of Sofia. BDZ 75005 is arriving at Tsepina station.

Passenger train on the Septemvri–Dobrinishte narrow gauge line. 4 trains a day in each direction, plenty of photo opportunities on this line crossing the Rhodope mountains, south of Sofia.

BDZ Diesel-hydraulic locomotive Class 77 #77009-9 made by FAUR-Bucharest in 1988 is passing the station of Marko Nikolov with its passenger train. The Rhodopes Mountains narrow-gauge line is the o... (more)

BDZ 2-10-2T steam locomotive #609.76 (made by Fablok, Chrzanow, Poland in 1949) is climbing the steep grade in the gorge near Marko Nikolov with its short passenger train. The Rhodopes Mountains n... (more)

BDZ "Mother Bear" steam locomotive 2-12-4T #46.03 with the "Corona express" is passing the village of Perperek on the line between Most and Kardzhali. There were only 20 steam ... (more)

BDZ "Mother Bear" steam locomotive 2-12-4T #46.03 with the "Corona express" and a tank car is crossing the bridge over the river Varbitsa between Kardzhali and Momchilgrad. The... (more)

BDZ "Mother Bear" steam locomotive 2-12-4T #46.03 is pulling a freight train between Momchilgrad and Podkova. There were only 20 steam engines with this wheel arrangement in Europe: 12 e... (more)

BDZ "Mother Bear" steam locomotive 2-12-4T #46.03 is pulling a freight train between Momchilgrad and Podkova. There were only 20 steam engines with this wheel arrangement in Europe: 12 e... (more)

BDZ "Mountain" 4-8-2 steam locomotive #03.12 with the luxury "Corona Express", a train built for Tsar Boris III and his family in 1938.

BDZ "Mountain" 4-8-2 steam locomotive #03.12 is charging East of Kardzhali, the city which can be seen in the background.

BDZ "Mountain" 4-8-2 steam locomotive #03.12, is pulling three cars of the "Corona Express" on the scenic line between Kardzhali and Most, along the Studen Kladenets Reservoir.

A portrait of #05.01 during a thunderstorm in Sofia. 05.01 of the Bulgarian Railways BDZ is a "Pacific" 4-6-2 steam locomotive for express passenger trains, built by Krupp in 1941.

A timeless scene at night with BDZ # 16.27, a 2-10-0 Deutsche Reichsbahn Class 42 steam locomotive, in front of the loco shed in Momchilgrad.