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Article: Bulgaria : BDZ remove old trains.
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- TendersInfo
- Article date:
- August 13, 2008
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Byline: ,E-vinayak97
In August, Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ EAD) started the gradual retirement of electrical carriages from series 32 and 33, which are more than 35 years old.
Currently 140 economy class trains providing various itineraries in Bulgaria are subject to retirement. In connection to the improvement of transport service safety, BZD EAD performed an additional check of the technical and fire alarm installations of all electrical carriages from series 32 and 33, as they have been exploited for more than 35 years. During the check, some minor technical faults were found in some of the carriages, which were by no means a threat to the railway ...