July 2019

FINAL REPORT from investigation of a railway accident – fire occurred in electric locomotive № 46221.8 while in motion, during servicing fast train № 8602 between Svoboda station and Chirpan station on April 09, 2019.

FINAL REPORT from investigation of a railway accident – fire occurred in electric locomotive № 46221.8 while in motion, during servicing fast train № 8602 between Svoboda station and Chirpan station on April 09, 2019.

On April 09, 2019 at 16:33 hours a fast train (FT) № 8602 has left Burgas station to Sofia station, consisting of 5 wagons, 20 axles, 237 tons, serviced by electric locomotive № 46221.8. The fast train runs along Burgas - Stara Zagora - Plovdiv - Sofia.    The train has arrived at Stara Zagora Station by schedule at 18:31hours and after a two-minute stay, at 18:33 hours, it has departed. During the movement, the train has kept the section speed and the limitations along the railway.