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Final Report from Technical investigation of railway accident-fire occurred in el.locomotive No 44169.1, which serviced fast train No 1621 in Elin Pelin - Vakarel interstation on 13.10.2015

Around 9:00 a. m. on 13.10.2015, the locomotive crew of fast train No. 1621 noticed a smoke in the engine compartment of the locomotive while moving along track No. 1 from Sofia to Plovdiv in the section between Elin Pelin and Vakarel stations. The crew members took immediate action to put down the smoke and managed to extinguish the raising fire with the locomotive fire extinguishing installation and the portable fire-extinguishers available.

Final Report from Technical investigation of а significant railway accident - collision of diesel locomotive No 07032.6 in international fast train No 493 during an attachment on fifth track at Plovdiv station on 09.08.2015.

At around 9:47 p. m. on 09.08.2015 while implementing a shunt for attaching to the composition of the International fast train No. 493 traveling in Sofia-Plovdiv-Istanbul direction, the diesel locomotive No. 07-032 collided with the only wagon of the train at a speed of approximately 18 km per hour on the fifth track of Plovdiv station. The wagon was moved 7 meters as result of the collision.

In result of the collision, one passenger was seriously injured and another eight received light traumas.

It was inflicted a light damage to the only wagon of the train.

Final Report on Technical investigation of railway accident- derailment of passenger train No 30111, occurred on 01.02.2015 at 09:10a.m. during entering in Stryama station

While entering Stryama station, the train No 30111, which was moving along Sofia - Karlovo direction composed of an electrical locomotive and two passenger cars, derailed with all the bogies of the locomotive and the first car and with the first bogie of the second car at the rail switch No 2 of the station at 09:08 hrs. on 01.02.2015.

The accident did not result in any casualties or wounded persons. Damages were caused to the RS and the infrastructure.

The movement of the trains was reestablished at 00:50 hrs. on 02.02.2015.

Final Report on Technical investigation of railway accident-derailment of locomotives from freight train No 30561 within departure from fourth track at switch No 11 in Zimnitsa station оп 23.12.2014

 At 07:05 AM on 23.12.2014, the freight train No 30561 derailed in Zimnitsa station just after starting its movement towards Burgas station. Both the electric locomotives with no. 92034 and no. 92027 of DB Schenker property that serviced the train composition derailed with all of their bogies on rail track No. 4 at switch No. 11 of the station.

No casualties occurred in result of the accident, but damages were caused to both the locomotives and to the infrastructure.

NBAMRAI In the field of railway accident investigation and incidents to the Council of Ministers

NBAMRAI In the field of railway accident investigation and incidents

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By means of the Council of Ministers’ Decree No 250 from 25.11.2005 The Railway Accident Investigation Unit (RAIU) was established in 2006 in relation to the requirements of Directive 2004/49/EO of the European Parliament and of the Council on safety on the Community’s railways. 

Executive Agency “Study and Maintenance of the Danube River” – Ruse

Executive Agency “Study and Maintenance of the Danube River” – Ruse

THE EXECUTIVE AGENCY FOR EXPLORATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE DANUBE RIVER based in Ruse is the only specialized organization in Bulgaria that carries out the entire range of support activities for the maintenance of the waterway, the aquatory of the ports and the winter camps to ensure safe navigation in the Bulgarian section of the river.