This is a list of the Locomotives of the Bulgarian State Railways (BDŽ).

Steam locomotives

Express locomotives

Number(s) Type Number(s) Type UIC class Quantity Manufacturer Year(s) Notes
from 1908 from 1936
1–8S 3/5 c08.01–06Б 2-3-0142′C n4v8J. A. Maffei1897–1904Prototype for Bavarian C V
9–20S 3/5 c08.07–17Б 2-3-0142′C n4v12J. A. Maffei1905–1908As Bavarian P 3/5 N
21S 3/6 v09.01Б 2-3-1162′C1′ h41Cockerill1912First superheated locomotive of the BDŽ; rebuilt in 1933
8.002–8.014S 4/6 z01.01–23Б 1-4-1171′D1′ h223Hanomag (3)
Chrzanóv (10)
Borsig (2)
Henschel & Son (2)
Swiss Locomotive & Machine Works (6)
1930–1935Bulgarian standard locomotives
02.01–05Б 1-4-1171′D1′ h35Henschel & Son (2)
Chrzanóv (3)
1935–1938Bulgarian standard locomotive, three-cylinder version of class 01
03.01–12Б 2-4-1172′D1′ h312Henschel & Son1941–1942Bulgarian standard locomotive
05.01–05Б 2-3-117.52′C1′ h35Krupp1941Bulgarian standard locomotive, were numbered 07.01–05 until 1942

Mixed traffic locomotives

Numbers(s) Type Number(s) Type UIC class Quantity Manufacturer Year(s) Notes
from 1908 from 1936
142–150P 3/3 zC n2i9Beyer, Peacock & Company (1)
Sharp, Stewart & Company (8)
1868–1869ex CO 279–286 and 288; acquired in 1888 with the Ruse-Varna railway
151–157P 3/3 zC n27StEG1887–1890ex 21–27 (and until 1897: 1–5 and 64–65)
101–106P 3/4 z1′C n26StEG1890ex 14–19 (and until 1905: 6–11); as PO class 85
171–178P 3/3 c16.01–??П 0-3-014C n2v8Vulcan (Stettin)1896–1897ex. 28–35; Similar to Prussian G 4.2
801–874P 4/5 c17.01–73П 1-4-0141′D n4v74Henschel & Son (62)
Škoda Works (12)
1912–1925Universal locomotives
8.001P 4/6 c18.01П 1-4-1141′D1′ h4v(1)Henschel & Son(1928)Rebuilt from 801 after accident damage
901–970P 5/6 c19.01–70П 1-5-0141′E h4v70Hanomag1913–1918Universal locomotives
9.001–9.010P 5/6 z10.01–16П 1-5-0171′E h216BMAG (13)
Krupp (3)
1931–1935Bulgarian standard locomotive
11.01–22П 2-5-0172′E h317Henschel & Son (10)
Borsig (7)
1941–1943Bulgarian standard locomotive. Five locomotives (11.11 – 11.15) cancelled
12.01–17П 1-5-0181′E h217Henschel & Son (9)
Krupp (3)
BMAG (5)
1939–1940Ordered by TCDD as part of class 56.0
  • 12.01–07 bought from the factory in 1940
  • 12.08–17 bought from the DR (58.2501–10) 1941
13.01–42П 1-5-0161′E h342MBG Karlsruhe (6)
Borsig (8)
Linke-Hofmann (9)
Henschel & Son (9)
Hanomag (6)
Schichau-Werke (2)
Rheinmetall (2)
1919–1921ex Prussian G 12 (DR class 58); Soviet war booty, acquired in 1946
14.01–50П 1-5-0151′E h250Henschel & Son (12)
Borsig (1)
Krupp (5)
Krauss-Maffei (8)
Lokomotivfabrik Floridsdorf (3)
Škoda Works (3)
Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik (2)
Maschinenfabrik Esslingen (1)
BMAG (4)
Orenstein & Koppel (1)
Schichau-Werke (3)
1939–1942ex DR class 50
  • 14.01–30 bought from the DR in 1943
  • 14.31–50 bought from the ČSD (555.1) in 1958
15.01–275П 1-5-0151′E h2275(various)1942–1944ex DR class 52
  • 15.01–85 Soviet war booty, acquired in 1946
  • 15.86–105 bought from the DR in 1956
  • 15.106–125 bought from the ČSD (555.0) in 1958
  • 15.126–135 hired from the DR in 1959, purchased in 1961
  • 15.136–275 bought from the SŽD (ТЭ) in 1961–1964
16.01–33П 1-5-0171′E h233Lokomotivfabrik Floridsdorf1947–1949DR class 42; purchased in 1952

Goods locomotives

Number(s) Type Numbers(s) Type UIC class Quantity Manufacturer Year(s) Notes
from 1908 from 1936
243–246G 4/4 zD n24StEG1878Ex CO 243–246, né StEG 1243–1246; StEG V class; acquired in 1888 with Ruse-Varna railway
201–207G 4/4 zD n27StEG1887Ex 51–57; as Südbahn 35d
208–213G 4/4 z25.01Т 0-4-014D n26Hanomag1891Ex 58–63
251–254G 4/4 c25.02Т 0-4-014D n2v4Vulcan (Stettin)1896–1899Ex 64–67; similar to Prussian G 72
250G 4/5 c29.01Т 1-2+2-014(1′B)B n4v1J. A. Maffei1900Ex 68; Mallet locomotive; exhibited at the 1900 World's Fair, purchased in 1901
320–372G 4/4 c26.01–38Т 0-4-014D n2v53Hanomag (16)
J. A. Maffei (6)
Wiener Neustädter (10)
Henschel & Son (21)
1901–1909Ex 71–94 (old numbering); initially referred to briefly as K series
255–259G 4/4 c25.03–04Т 0-4-014D n2v5Hanomag1905Ex 42–46; similar to Prussian G 72
501–587G 5/5 c28.01–83Т 0-5-014E n2v87J. A. Maffei (7)
Hohenzollern (7)
Hanomag (61)
Škoda Works (12)
1909–1925c. 60 rebuilt as simple expansion and with superheaters (1939–1960)
701–718G 4/5 c27.01–17Т 1-4-0141′D n4v18Hanomag1910Some rebuilt with superheaters from 1934
20.01–08Т 1-4-115.51′D1′ h28Škoda Works1939Ordered by Manchuria but not delivered, acquired 1942

Tank locomotives

Number(s) Type Numbers(s) Type UIC class Quantity Manufacturer Year(s) Notes
from 1908 from 1936
1920T 3/4 zC1′ n2t11868Ex 314; Acquired in 1888 with the Ruse-Varna railway
1921–1922T 3/3 zC n2t21870–1873Ex MÁV 6601 and 6605; MÁV XIIe class (né StEG II 601–605), date of acquisition unknown
1918–1919T 2/2 zB n2t2Hanomag1887–1889Ex 1918 (builder's number) und 1 TL; construction locomotives
1002–1004T 3/3 z47.01–03Тт 0-3-014C n2t3J. A. Maffei1897–1898Ex 102–104; similar to Palatine T 3
1005–1009T 3/3 z47.04–08Тт 0-3-014C n2t5J. A. Maffei1900Ex 105–109; as Bavarian D IIII, Diverted from an order from the Royal Bavarian State Railways
1010–1020T 3/3 z47.09−18Тт 0-3-014C n2t11Henschel & Son
J. A. Maffei
1909Modified Bavarian D IIII
2001–2045T 3/5 z35.01–45Пт 1-3-114 or
ПТ 1-3-115
1′C1′ n2t45Hanomag (20)
BMAG (25)
1910–1921
3001–3025T 5/5 c49.01–24Тт 0-5-014.6 or
ТТ 0-5-015.3
E n2vt25Hanomag (15)
BMAG (10)
1917
4001–4010T 6/6 c45.01–10Тт 0-6-017F n2vt10Hanomag1922All rebuilt as simple expansion with superheaters after World War II
1021–1040T 3/3 z47.19−38Тт 0-3-015C n2t20Škoda Works1925Modernised version of 1000 series
1401–1403T 4/5 z48.01–06Тт 0-4-115D1′ n2t6Hanomag (3)
BDŽ Sofia (3)
1930–19491401–1403 built for the Pernik coal mine, acquired in 1931; 48.04–48.06 only steam locomotives built in Bulgaria
3501–3508T 5/5 z50.01–10Тт 0-5-015E h2t101907–1913ex Prussian T 16; left behind in Bulgaria after World War I; Purchased in 1931 and returned to service
4.501–4.512T 6/9 z46.01–12Тт 1-6-2171′F2′ h2t12H. Cegielski1931Bulgarian standard locomotive
46.13–20Тт 1-6-2181′F2′ h3t8BMAG1943Bulgarian standard steam locomotive, three-cylinder version of class 46
36.01–10Бт 1-4-215.71′D2′ h3t10Krupp1943Bulgarian standard steam locomotive

760 mm gauge locomotives

Number(s) Type Numbers(s) Type UIC class Quantity Manufacturer Year(s) Notes
from 1908 from 1936
176–1076T 3/4 c176–1076Пт 0-3-19C1′ n2vt10Rheinmetall1922
40076T 4/4 z40076Тт 0-4-05D n2t1Henschel & Son1920
50176–50476T 5/5 z50176–50476Тт 0-5-010E h2t4ČKD1927
50576–50676T 5/5 z50576–50676Тт 0-5-09E h2t2BMAG1931
60176–62076Тт 1-5-1101′E1′ h2t20BMAG (10)
Chrzanów (10)
1940–1949Similar to DR class 9973–76

600 mm gauge locomotives

Number(s) Type Numbers(s) Type UIC class Quantity Manufacturer Year(s) Notes
from 1908 from 1936
20160–??20160–??ТТ 0-2-03B n2tmin. 3from 1906ex Deutsche Heeresfeldbahn; Acquired after the end or World War I
30160–??30160–??ТТ 0-3-03C n2tmin. 9from 1900
40160–4936040160–49360ТТ 0-4-03D n2t931914–1925
01.0160–0460ПТ 2-3-042'C n2t4Baldwin1917Acquired in 1942 with the line to Rila Monastery

Diesel locomotives

Class Type Quantity Manufacturer Year(s) Power
(kW)
Power
(hp)
Notes
04 B′B′ dh 50 Simmering-Graz-Pauker 1963 2 × 809 0 × 1,080 ÖBB prototyp diesel class 2020.01
06 Co′Co′ de 130 Electroputere 1,566 2,100 Similar to Căile Ferate Române class 62
07 Co′Co′ de 90 + 2 from CSD Luhanskteplovoz 1971 2,200 2,950 USSR locomotive class ТЭ 109 Identical to Deutsche Reichsbahn class 131
51 diesel Ganz Identical to ŽS class 641 and MÁV M44
52 D dh LEW Identical to Deutsche Reichsbahn class V 60
55 dh FAUR Most common locomotive in the BDŽ fleet.
66 B dh Humboldt-Deutzmotoren A.G. Former WR 200 B 14 of the German army (DB and DR Class V 20)

760 mm gauge locomotives

Class Type Quantity Manufacturer Year(s) Power
(kW)
Power
(hp)
Notes
75 B′B′ dh 10 Henschel & Son 1965 820 1100 Three still in service
76 B'B' dh 15 FAUR 1976-1978 820 1100 All retired
77 B′B′ dh 10 FAUR 1988 820 1100 One still in service
81 B′B′ dh 10 Kambarka Engineering Works 1982 294 390 Soviet class ТУ7 (TU7) shunting locomotive

Surviving locomotives are only used on the Septemvri-Dobrinishte narrow gauge line, Bulgaria's only remaining narrow gauge railway.

Electric locomotives

Class Type Quantity Manufacturer Year(s) Power
(kW)
Power
(hp)
Notes
41 Bo'-Bo' 41 Škoda Works 1962-1963 3000
42.1 Bo'-Bo' 90 Škoda Works 1966-1970 3020
43 Bo'-Bo' 56 Škoda Works 1971-1974 3040
44 Bo'-Bo' 89 Škoda Works 1975-1980 3140 As class 43, but with electro-dynamic brake
45 Bo'-Bo' 60 Škoda Works 1982-1983 3140 As class 44, but with different gear ratio for working 110-kilometre-per-hour (68 mph) freight trains
46, 46.2 Co'-Co' 45 Electroputere 1986-1987 5,100 6,840 Model LE5100. Identical to Căile Ferate Române class 40.
60 B'-B' 4 Škoda Works 1982-1985 800
61 Bo'-Bo' 20 Škoda Works 1994 960 Used for shunting and light works trains.
61 Bo'-Bo' 15 Siemens 2020-2021 5600

References

  • Dejanow, Dimiter (1990). Die Lokomotiven der Bulgarischen Staatsbahnen (in German). Vienna: Slezak. ISBN 3-85416-150-6.
  • Durrant, A. E. (1972). The Steam Locomotives of Eastern Europe. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-4077-8.
  • Stöckl, Fritz (1975). Eisenbahnen in Südosteuropa (in German). Vienna: Bohmann. OCLC 2284625.
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