List of BDŽ locomotives

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
1–8	S 3/5 c	08.01–06	Б 2-3-014	2′C n4v	8	J. A. Maffei	1897–1904	Prototype for Bavarian C V
9–20	S 3/5 c	08.07–17	Б 2-3-014	2′C n4v	12	J. A. Maffei	1905–1908	As Bavarian P 3/5 N
21	S 3/6 v	09.01	Б 2-3-116	2′C1′ h4	1	Cockerill	1912	First superheated locomotive of the BDŽ; rebuilt in 1933
8.002–8.014	S 4/6 z	01.01–23	Б 1-4-117	1′D1′ h2	23	Hanomag (3) Chrzanóv (10) Borsig (2) Henschel & Sohn (2) Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works (6)	1930–1935	Bulgarian standard locomotives
		02.01–05	Б 1-4-117	1′D1′ h3	5	Henschel & Sohn (2) Chrzanóv (3)	1935–1938	Bulgarian standard locomotive, three-cylinder version of class 01
		03.01–12	Б 2-4-117	2′D1′ h3	12	Henschel & Sohn	1941–1942	Bulgarian standard locomotive
		05.01–05	Б 2-3-117.5	2′C1′ h3	5	Krupp	1941	Bulgarian 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
142–150	P 3/3 z			C n2i	9	Beyer, Peacock & Co. (1) Sharp, Stewart & Co. (8)	1868–1869	ex CO 279–286 and 288; acquired in 1888 with the Ruse-Varna railway
151–157	P 3/3 z			C n2	7	StEG	1887–1890	ex 21–27 (and until 1897: 1–5 and 64–65)
101–106	P 3/4 z			1′C n2	6	StEG	1890	ex 14–19 (and until 1905: 6–11); as PO class 85
171–178	P 3/3 c	16.01–??	П 0-3-014	C n2v	8	Vulcan (Stettin)	1896–1897	ex. 28–35; Similar to Prussian G 4.2
801–874	P 4/5 c	17.01–73	П 1-4-014	1′D n4v	74	Henschel & Sohn (62) Škoda Works (12)	1912–1925	Universal locomotives
8.001	P 4/6 c	18.01	П 1-4-114	1′D1′ h4v	(1)	Henschel & Sohn	(1928)	Rebuilt from 801 after accident damage
901–970	P 5/6 c	19.01–70	П 1-5-014	1′E h4v	70	Hanomag	1913–1918	Universal locomotives
9.001–9.010	P 5/6 z	10.01–16	П 1-5-017	1′E h2	16	BMAG (13) Krupp (3)	1931–1935	Bulgarian standard locomotive
		11.01–22	П 2-5-017	2′E h3	17	Henschel & Sohn (10) Borsig (7)	1941–1943	Bulgarian standard locomotive. Five locomotives (11.11 – 11.15) cancelled
		12.01–17	П 1-5-018	1′E h2	17	Henschel & Sohn (9) Krupp (3) BMAG (5)	1939–1940	Ordered 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
		13.01–42	П 1-5-016	1′E h3	42	MBG Karlsruhe (6) Borsig (8) Linke-Hofmann (9) Henschel & Sohn (9) Hanomag (6) Schichau-Werke (2) Rheinmetall (2)	1919–1921	ex Prussian G 12 (DR class 58); Soviet war booty, acquired in 1946
		14.01–50	П 1-5-015	1′E h2	50	Henschel & Sohn (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)	1939–1942	ex DR class 50 14.01–30 bought from the DR in 1943 14.31–50 bought from the ČSD (555.1) in 1958
		15.01–275	П 1-5-015	1′E h2	275	(various)	1942–1944	ex 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
		16.01–33	П 1-5-017	1′E h2	33	Lokomotivfabrik Floridsdorf	1947–1949	DR class 42; purchased in 1952

Goods locomotives

Number(s)	Type	Numbers(s)	Type	UIC class	Quantity	Manufacturer	Year(s)	Notes
from 1908		from 1936
243–246	G 4/4 z			D n2	4	StEG	1878	Ex CO 243–246, né StEG 1243–1246; StEG V class; acquired in 1888 with Ruse-Varna railway
201–207	G 4/4 z			D n2	7	StEG	1887	Ex 51–57; as Südbahn 35d
208–213	G 4/4 z	25.01	Т 0-4-014	D n2	6	Hanomag	1891	Ex 58–63
251–254	G 4/4 c	25.02	Т 0-4-014	D n2v	4	Vulcan (Stettin)	1896–1899	Ex 64–67; similar to Prussian G 7^2
250	G 4/5 c	29.01	Т 1-2+2-014	(1′B)B n4v	1	J. A. Maffei	1900	Ex 68; Mallet locomotive; exhibited at the 1900 World's Fair, purchased in 1901
320–372	G 4/4 c	26.01–38	Т 0-4-014	D n2v	53	Hanomag (16) J. A. Maffei (6) Wiener Neustädter (10) Henschel & Sohn (21)	1901–1909	Ex 71–94 (old numbering); initially referred to briefly as K series
255–259	G 4/4 c	25.03–04	Т 0-4-014	D n2v	5	Hanomag	1905	Ex 42–46; similar to Prussian G 7^2
501–587	G 5/5 c	28.01–83	Т 0-5-014	E n2v	87	J. A. Maffei (7) Hohenzollern (7) Hanomag (61) Škoda Works (12)	1909–1925	c. 60 rebuilt as simple expansion and with superheaters (1939–1960)
701–718	G 4/5 c	27.01–17	Т 1-4-014	1′D n4v	18	Hanomag	1910	Some rebuilt with superheaters from 1934
		20.01–08	Т 1-4-115.5	1′D1′ h2	8	Škoda Works	1939	Ordered 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
1920	T 3/4 z			C1′ n2t	1		1868	Ex 314; Acquired in 1888 with the Ruse-Varna railway
1921–1922	T 3/3 z			C n2t	2		1870–1873	Ex MÁV 6601 and 6605; MÁV XIIe class (né StEG II 601–605), date of acquisition unknown
1918–1919	T 2/2 z			B n2t	2	Hanomag	1887–1889	Ex 1918 (builder's number) und 1 TL; construction locomotives
1002–1004	T 3/3 z	47.01–03	Тт 0-3-014	C n2t	3	J. A. Maffei	1897–1898	Ex 102–104; similar to Palatine T 3
1005–1009	T 3/3 z	47.04–08	Тт 0-3-014	C n2t	5	J. A. Maffei	1900	Ex 105–109; as Bavarian D II^II, Diverted from an order from the Royal Bavarian State Railways
1010–1020	T 3/3 z	47.09−18	Тт 0-3-014	C n2t	11	Henschel & Sohn J. A. Maffei	1909	Modified Bavarian D II^II
2001–2045	T 3/5 z	35.01–45	Пт 1-3-114 or ПТ 1-3-115	1′C1′ n2t	45	Hanomag (20) BMAG (25)	1910–1921
3001–3025	T 5/5 c	49.01–24	Тт 0-5-014.6 or ТТ 0-5-015.3	E n2vt	25	Hanomag (15) BMAG (10)	1917
4001–4010	T 6/6 c	45.01–10	Тт 0-6-017	F n2vt	10	Hanomag	1922	All rebuilt as simlple expansion with superheaters after World War II
1021–1040	T 3/3 z	47.19−38	Тт 0-3-015	C n2t	20	Škoda Works	1925	Modernised version of 1000 series
1401–1403	T 4/5 z	48.01–06	Тт 0-4-115	D1′ n2t	6	Hanomag (3) BDŽ Sofia (3)	1930–1949	1401–1403 built for the Pernik coal mine, acquired in 1931; 48.04–48.06 only steam locomotives built in Bulgaria
3501–3508	T 5/5 z	50.01–10	Тт 0-5-015	E h2t	10		1907–1913	ex Prussian T 16; left behind in Bulgaria after World War I; Purchased in 1931 and returned to service
4.501–4.512	T 6/9 z	46.01–12	Тт 1-6-217	1′F2′ h2t	12	H. Cegielski	1931	Bulgarian standard locomotive
		46.13–20	Тт 1-6-218	1′F2′ h3t	8	BMAG	1943	Bulgarian standard steam locomotive, three-cylinder version of class 46
		36.01–10	Бт 1-4-215.7	1′D2′ h3t	10	Krupp	1943	Bulgarian standard steam locomotive

760 mm gauge locomotives

Number(s)	Type	Numbers(s)	Type	UIC class	Quantity	Manufacturer	Year(s)	Notes
from 1908		from 1936
1^76–10^76	T 3/4 c	1^76–10^76	Пт 0-3-19	C1′ n2vt	10	Rheinmetall	1922
400^76	T 4/4 z	400^76	Тт 0-4-05	D n2t	1	Henschel	1920
501^76–504^76	T 5/5 z	501^76–504^76	Тт 0-5-010	E h2t	4	ČKD	1927
505^76–506^76	T 5/5 z	505^76–506^76	Тт 0-5-09	E h2t	2	BMAG	1931
		601^76–620^76	Тт 1-5-110	1′E1′ h2t	20	BMAG (10) Chrzanów (10)	1940–1949	Similar to DR class 99^73–76

600 mm gauge locomotives

Number(s)	Type	Numbers(s)	Type	UIC class	Quantity	Manufacturer	Year(s)	Notes
from 1908		from 1936
201^60–??		201^60–??	ТТ 0-2-03	B n2t	min. 3		from 1906	ex Deutsche Heeresfeldbahn; Acquired after the end or World War I
301^60–??		301^60–??	ТТ 0-3-03	C n2t	min. 9		from 1900
401^60–493^60		401^60–493^60	ТТ 0-4-03	D n2t	93		1914–1925
		01.01^60–04^60	ПТ 2-3-04	2'C n2t	4	Baldwin	1917	Acquired 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		Simmering-Graz-Pauker	1963
06	Co′Co′ de	130	Electroputere		1,566	2,100	Similar to Căile Ferate Române class 62
07	Co′Co′ de		Lokomotivfabrik Woroschilowgrad				Identical to Deutschen Reichsbahn class 131
51	diesel		Ganz				Identical to ŽS class 641 and MÁV M44
52	D dh		Lokomotivbau Elektrotechnische Werke				Identical to Deutschen Reichsbahn class V 60
55	dh		FAUR				Most common locomotive in the BDŽ fleet.
66	B dh		Humboldt-Deutzmotoren A.G.				Ex Deutschen Reichsbahn V 20

760 mm gauge locomotives

Class	Type	Quantity	Manufacturer	Year(s)	Power (kW)	Power (hp)	Notes
75	B′B′ dh	10	Henschel & Sohn	1965			Three still in service
76	dh		FAUR				All retired
77	B′B′ dh	10	FAUR	1988
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			Škoda Works
42.1			Škoda Works
43			Škoda Works
44			Škoda Works				As class 43, but with electro-dynamic brake
45			Škoda Works				As class 44, but with different gear ratio for working 110-kilometre-per-hour (68 mph) freight trains
46, 46.2		45	Electroputere		5,100	6,840	Model LE5100. Identical to Căile Ferate Române class 40.
61			Škoda Works				Used for shunting and light works trains.
87	Bo'Bo'	21 certified (16 BDŽ owned)	British Rail Engineering Limited	1973-1974	3,700	5,000	Main line locomotives originally in UK service as British Rail Class 87. 21 in Bulgarian service, including 5 privately owned by Bulmarket.

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.