Cab Ride Bulgaria 🛤️ Taurus special charter train ft. ÖBB 1116 072 'BODENSEE' of Rail Cargo Carrier

Rail Cargo Carrier Bulgaria normally drives 📦 freight trains only. But there are exceptions: here's a cab ride with 🔴 Taurus 1116 072 pulling a 🚨🚧 special demonstration charter train between Pazardzhik and Belozem with speeds up to ⚡️ 160 km/h.
ℹ️ 160 km/h is the maximum speed for locomotive-hauled trains on some of the newly modernized sections around Plovdiv. After the hard work is complete, comes the sweet part: showing off the 'high' speed to officials.
😱 But there's a slight problem: BDZ does not own locomotives fast enough to achieve it (BDZ 46 200 can only go up to 150 km/h). So, hiring an ÖBB Taurus from Rail Cargo Carrier Bulgaria seems to be the logical solution for the National Railway Infrastructure Company.
🔴 ES64U2 1116 072, nicknamed 'BODENSEE' was the chosen one to drive such train this June. And it was not long: only a single Bimz passenger coach, coupled to a single ARkimbz buffet were added to the train.
🛂 On board, there were high ranking officials and politicians, such as the Prime and Transport Ministers of Bulgaria, as well as the CEO of the National Railway Infrastructure company. This, of course, called for extra special security measures on the stations. 👮🏻‍♂️🚓
📃🕓 INTERACTIVE TIMETABLE OF THE CAB RIDE
⏯ [00:05] A side view of of the train, passing between Skutare and Manole / Странична гледка на влака между Скутаре и Маноле
[00:51] Pazardzhik / Пазарджик
[04:09] Sinitovo / Синитово
[05:31] Ognyanovo / Огняново
[06:36] Hadzhievo / Хаджиево
[09:20] Stamboliyski / Стамболийски
[11:20] Kadievo / Кадиево
🛑✋ [13:35] Todor Kableshkov / Тодор Каблешков
[17:26] Proslav / Прослав
[20:40] Plovdiv / Пловдив
[23:35] Plovdiv passenger car depot / Пловдив вагонно депот
[28:15] Trakiya / Тракия
[33:10] Skutare / Скутаре
[39:28] Manole / Маноле
[45:28] Belozem / Белозем
⏯ [48:14] Shunting at Belozem / Маневри в Белозем
⏯ [48:37] Going back to Plovdiv through Manole / Обратно на път към Пловдив през Маноле
⚡️ EXTRA: Here are the maximum speeds of the train (standard limitations apply as signaled):
Pazardzhik ➡️ Plovdiv: 160 km/h
Plovdiv ➡️ Plovdiv razpredelitelna East: 80 km/h
Plovdiv razpredelitelna ➡️ Trakiya 100 km/h
Trakiya ➡️ Skutare 130 km/h
Skutare ➡️ Belozem 120 km/h
⚠️🔈 Poor sound warning: Unfortunately, there is a lot of wind noise on the video, especially at higher speeds. Please bear with it and maybe enjoy a favorite tune while watching. 😊
📷 Photo of the train in the video: flic.kr/p/2gcysvh
🙏 Last but not least, a BIG THANKS to Rail Cargo Carrier Bulgaria for all their support! 👏👏👏👏
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🔊 Sound effects obtained from www.zapsplat.com