The sun is just about to set as the crew of 87012 prepare for departure from Razdelna. Unusually with no helper machine, this train will travel through the night to reach Pirdop the next morning where the sulphuric acid tanks will be refilled at the copper works before then making the return journey. Sulphuric acid is a by product of the copper refining process and up to three trains a day travel loaded from Pirdop to the Port of Varna where it is transhipped and taken away by sea going tanker.
Since arriving in Bulgaria in 2008, 87012 has had a complete overhaul at Craiova in Romania in 2014/2015 which, surprisingly, saw its NSE livery re-applied along with the UIC number displayed on the front end.
30580 Razdelna-Pirdop.
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