The Locos – Class 87

Class 87 in Bulgaria

Twenty one of the once 36 strong fleet of ‘sevens’ have been exported to Bulgaria since 2007, across two operators – Bulgarian Railway Company (BZK) and Bulmarket – and this page shows what is believed to be the fleet status –  last update August 2018

87003

BZK

BZK Green/Yellow

Operational

87004 “Britannia”

BZK

Rail Blue (BZK Embelishments)

Operational. Overhauled 2018 at Express Services

87006

BZK

DRS Blue (ex First GBRf)

Stored, Express Services (06/2020)

87007

BZK

Cotswold Silver

Operational, overhauled 2019-2020

87008

BZK

Cotswold Silver

Withdrawn 2011, stored at Express Services, Ruse

87009

Bulmarket

Bulmarket Black/Red

Operational

87010

BZK

BZK Green/Yellow

Stored, Express Services (08/20)

87012

BZK

Psuedo NSE

Operational. Overhauled 2015 at Reloc, Craiova, Romania

87013

BZK

BZK Green/Yellow

Stored, Express Services (06/2020)

87014

BZK

BZK Green/Yellow

Withdrawn, Poduyane. Never entered Bulgarian service. Moved to Express Services by 06/2020.

87017 “Iron Duke”

Bulmarket

Bulmarket Grey

Operational

87019

BZK

Pseudo LNWR Black

Operational. Overhauled 2015 at Express Services, Ruse

87020

BZK

BZK Green/Yellow

Operational

87022

BZK

DRS Blue (ex First GBRf)

Stored, Express Services (06/2020)

87023 “Velocity”

Bulmarket

Bulmarket Grey

Operational

87025

Bulmarket

Bulmarket Red/Black

Operational

87026

BZK

BZK Green/Yellow

Operational. Works everything.

87028

BZK

DRS Blue (ex First GBRf)

Operational

87029

BZK

BZK Green/Yellow

Operational

87033

BZK

BZK Green/Yellow

Operational

87034

BZK

BZK Green/Yellow

Operational again 2018 after major fire damage at Dragoman 16/09/16