The narrow gauge railway from Septemvri to Dobrinishte through the Rodope Mountains is one of the great narrow gauge rail journeys of the world, 125 kilometres. The main settlements served by the... (more)
The last main-line steam locomotive built in the Soviet Union now survives pulling excursion trains in Moscow.
Spring has arrived in the Bulgarian Rhodope mountains.
The steam engine 99 7243-1, known as "Neubaulokomotive", built in 1955 by LKM (Lokomotivbau Karl Marx) Babelsberg, is pulling the first train of the day to the "Brocken", the h... (more)
Last steam express train in the word
LV-0522 was the last mainline steam locomotive built in the Soviet Union. To commemorate the ending of an era, it was given a blue paint scheme. LV-0522 is seen here at Podmoskovnaya Depot waiting... (more)
