BDZ Class 46 Fleet

BDZ-PP & BDZ-TP Class 46 Locos.
Electroputere LE5100, 1986-1987. Co-Co, 6840hp

BDZ’s only class of Co-Co electrics these Romanian heavyweights were a class of 45 locos all originally allocated to Burgas for both heavy freights and crack expresses. These machines are very popular with the local cranks (find the skoda’s far more interesting myself!) and have been supplemented in the country by ex-CFR ones working at BZK.

Over the years a few modifications have seen three sub-classes created

• 46/0 – original locos. All BDZ-TP and from 2016 some locos being refurbished by Electroputere
• 46/1 – 1993 regeared for 160km/h running. The working ones now passed to BDZ-TP despite this!
• 46/2 – Locos modernized by Koncar (Zagreb) from late 90s and now BDZ-PP for passenger duties. Overhaul program stopped due to financial issues leaving some locos in the lurch part-stripped. 46’2 shown as “stored” have worked in the last few years and are Koncar’d, those down as withdrawn I don’t believe re-entered traffic – but have generally been painted in the blue and yellow colours!

Today, Burgas is a Cargo depot so the passenger machines (all Koncar rebuilds) are based at Sofia and usually found on fast Plovdiv mainline trains, Burgas trains via Karlovo and on the Kulata route. As of 2017 a number of passenger services between Sofia and Burgas are accelerated to 150km/h and allocated to one of the few locos that are passed for this speed. 2018 saw the first locos sold off into private hands. BDZ Cargo use Karnobat yard as a storage facility for out of use locos, some long term demics have been taken away to Romania for overhaul and it seems to be others in more warm store at Karnobat than its previous use.

За българи ; “Operational” = оперира, “Stored” or “Withdrawn” = спря на депо, “Scrapped” = бракувани

Loco	Depot	Status	Note
46001	–	Scrapped
46002	Burgas TP	Operational
46203	Sofia PP	Withdrawn	Dumped on Poduyane
46204	Sofia PP	Withdrawn	Dumped on Burgas
46205	Sofia PP	Operational
46006	Burgas TP	Withdrawn Stored	Stored at Karnobat. Sold to TBD 2018. At Express Services.
46007	Burgas TP	Operational
46208	Sofia PP	Operational	150 km/h
46009	Burgas TP TBD	Withdrawn For Sale Stored	TBD Bobov Dol
46010	Burgas TP	Stored
46211	Sofia PP	Operational	150km/h
46012	Burgas TP	Stored (?)	Stored at Karnobat out of traffic 09/17. Now reinstated 2018?
46013	Burgas TP	Withdrawn	Stored at Karnobat(?) quoted for overhaul
46014	Burgas TP	Withdrawn For Sale	Stored at Karnobat. Sold to TBD 2018?
46215	Sofia PP	Withdrawn	Stored at Burgas
46016	Burgas TP	Withdrawn For Sale	Stored at Karnobat. Sold to TBD 2018?
46217	Sofia PP	Withdrawn	Stored at Poduyane
46218	Sofia PP	Withdrawn
46219	Sofia PP	Operational
46020	–	Scrapped
46221	Burgas PP	Operational
46022	Burgas TP	Stored
46123	Sofia PP	Stored
46124	Burgas TP	Operational
46125	Burgas TP	Operational
46026	Burgas TP	Operational
46027	Burgas TP	Stored
46028	Burgas TP	Operational
46229	Sofia PP	Operational	150 km/h
46030	Burgas TP	Operational
46231	Sofia PP	Operational
44032	Burgas TP	Operational
44033	Burgas TP	Operational
46234	Sofia PP	Operational
46235	Sofia PP	Operational	150 km/h
46036	Burgas TP	Operational
46037	Burgas TP	Operational	2017 Overhaul off Karnobat scrapline
46238	Sofia PP	Stored
46039	Burgas TP	Operational
46040	Burgas TP	Operational	2020 ex-works off Karnobat scrapline
46041	Burgas TP	Operational
46242	Sofia PP	Stored
46243	Sofia PP	Stored
46044	Burgas TP	Operational
46045	Burgas TP	Operational

BDZ Class 46 Locos.
Electroputere LE5100, 1986-1987. Co-Co, 6840hp

Page produced from observations and various sources including Bulgarian Wikipedia, Railfaneurope and local facebook groups to which thanks are due and no copyright abuse is intended.

The Karnobat stored six locos in 2013. To my amazement some of these locos are back on the road in 2017, including 46037 that here led a line holding 46006, 46013, 46014, 46016, 46040