Stolichen Elektrotransport, the company responsible for electric public transport in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, currently has 314 trams, 134 trolleybuses and 49 electric buses. The total number of employees is 1850, of which 737 are drivers. There are 174 trams in operation in Sofia, with a further 89 in reserve in depots. According to statistics, […]

More than eight billion euros for a rail network in Egypt, three billion euros for locomotives in India, 900 million euros for the metro in Australia. Even in the financially modest Bulgaria, nearly 50 new Siemens locomotives, owned by the Bulgarian Railways and private carriers, are expected to be running by the end of 2024. […]

In December 2022, another high-speed line was opened in Germany in the heart of Baden-Württemberg. The line runs between the cities of Wendlingen and Ulm and is part of the upgraded and new line Stuttgart-Augsburg, which is part of the high-speed network of Deutsche Bahn. It is initially intended for local and long-distance passenger transport. […]

RailTune was founded by three enthusiasts who turned their love of model trains and model railways from a hobby into a second profession. “We work in various professional fields such as architecture, applied arts and fine mechanics,” says Spas Smilenov of RailTune. “We use our knowledge and skills to bring bits of the real world […]

This year Bulgaria will again have an extremely strong and active participation at InnoTrans in Berlin. Locomotion builder Express Service from Ruse, the Wagon Repair Plant – Kolovag AD in Septemvri, the Metal Technology Group AD, the ATCO Trade company as well as the Wagon Plant – Intercom AD in Dryanovo have already been confirmed […]

Bulgaria is trying to build a modern rail and road infrastructure along the east-west axis, declared the Bulgarian Transport Minister Rossen Scheljaskow at the Silk Road Forum in Tbilisi. According to Scheljaskow, this will create the necessary conditions for rapid movement of people and goods in view of the increasing volume of transport between Asia […]