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Derailment of IDFT No 46660 between Lyubenovo Transmission Stations – Radnevo on 3 February 2024
IDFT No 46660, consisting of 32 wagons, 64 axles, 576 metres, 898 tonnes, operated by locomotive No 91523186012-2 of the railway undertaking DB Cargo Bulgaria EOOD, departed at 06:50 a.m. on 3 February 2024 from the Kapikule border station in the Republic of Türkiye.
Run-over of two employees of locomotive No 98522051522-7 between Inspection Point No4 and Iliyantsi station on 7 November 2023
On 7 November 2023, at 09:23 a.m., ST 10890, consisting of 6 wagons, 24 axles, 454 tonnes, served by locomotive No 98522051522-7, departed from the sixth track at Iliyantsi Station for IP 4 and an industrial branch of Toplivo JSC.
Fire in locomotive No 91520044202-7, serviced IFT No 464 on 1.12.2023.
On 01.12.2023 at 07:32 a.m., IFT No 464 arrived at Zmeyovo station in composition of 2 coaches 8 axles 88 tonnes with locomotive No 91520044202-7. The train after a stay of 1 minute departed at 7:33 a.m. There was given a model II-A order for movement with a closed exit signal due to the repair of the railway switches in Zmeyovo station. The train movement between Zmeyovo station and Tulovo station was provided by telephone mode. The train was operated by rolling stock and staff of the railway undertaking “BDZ – Passenger Services” EOOD. The train run on a daily basis as per the TOS from Dimitrovgrad station to Gorna Oryahovitsa station.
Fire in locomotive No 91520044063-3 on passenger train No 80132 at Yambol station on 20.7.2023
Derailment of IDFT No 40832 at Banya Station on 26.2.2023
On 3 November 2022, at 13:15 p.m., FT 2613 departed from Sofia station in 4 coaches, 16 axles, 159 tonnes with locomotive No 91521080041-2 with locomotive driver and assistant driver and transport crew with train master and conductor. The train run daily according to the schedule of trains in the direction Sofia – Gorna Oryahovitsa – Varna. The train was operated by the railway undertaking “BDZ – Passenger Services” EOOD, the national carrier of the Republic of Bulgaria and the rolling stock is its property.
On 6 January 2023, FT No 2610 departed at 05:00 a.m. according to a schedule for the movement of trains from Varna station in composition of 4 coaches, 170 tons, towed by locomotive No 91520044169-8, serviced by a locomotive driver and an assistant locomotive driver, and transport crew of the train with a train master and a conductor. The staff servicing the train and rolling stock are part of the railway undertaking “BDZ-Passenger Services” EOOD. A diesel locomotive No 92520007126-2 between the train locomotive and the first coach was attached to the train for path. The diesel locomotive was detached from the train at Gorna Oryahovitsa station and FT No 2610 continued its movement in its original composition. The train on the route run daily in the direction of Varna - Gorna Oryahovitsa - Sofia.
On 7 June 2022, at 12:25 p.m., from Vidin station, FT No 7623 departed from the station in composition of 4 passenger coaches V4, 175 tonnes, towed by locomotive No 91520044158-1, driven by a first-person locomotive driver and a second-person locomotive driver, a train crew with head of train and conductor. The train run daily on the TOS in the direction of Vidin-Sofia and is serviced by the railway undertaking for passenger transport BDZ PS EOOD. There were about 60 passengers on the train from the Vidin main station.
On July 26, 2022, at 12:30 p.m., DFT No 30592 departed from Plovdiv station to Iliantsi station. The train was serviced by “Rail Cargo Carrier – Bulgaria” EOOD. The train was running on the route Svilengrad - Plovdiv - Karlovo — Iliantsi, in a composition of 20 wagons loaded with container tanks, types R and S, 80 axles, 1566 tonnes, 387 meters, with train locomotive No 918111161116 and headed No 918111162593.
On 24.03.2022, about 15:30 p.m. in the locomotive depot Plovdiv on a track under a catenary was inoperative for carrying out functional tests of electric locomotive No 91520043309-1 for its commissioning. The tests were carried out in the first cabin of the locomotive in the presence of a locomotive instructor, inspector, repair control and inspection and the organiser of the manufacture and repair of the railway rolling stock. Around 15:45 p.m. without synchronising the actions between the employees in the locomotive cabin, the organizer manufacturing and repair of railway vehicles was found lying in an inadequate state next to the electrical contactor. Information about the accident was immediately submitted to emergency phone number 112. The victim was removed from the locomotive and a doctor’s assistance was performed until the arrival of an automobile of “Emergency Medical Assistance”, which established the time of death was 15:55 p.m.
The locomotive and the staff working in the Locomotive Depot Plovdiv are part of the railway undertaking ‘BDZ-Passenger Services” Ltd.
With reference to the stated above, and pursuant to Article 20(2)(a) and (c) of Directive 2016/798; Article 115k(1)(3) of the Railway Transport Act and Article 78(1) of Ordinance No 59, the member of the Board of the NAMRTAIB with competence to investigate railway accidents and incidents undertakes an investigation of the accident. Normal 0 21 false false false BG KO X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0cm; mso-para-margin-right:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:8.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0cm; line-height:107%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-ansi-language:EN; mso-fareast-language:BG;}