On 01.07.2025 FT No. 8650 departed from Varna station at 09:00 a.m. The train consisted of 3 coaches, 12 axles, 153 tons, 78 meters, served by electric locomotive No 91520044060-9. The train run daily according to the train schedule in the direction Varna - Karnobat - Plovdiv - Sofia. The locomotive crew, the transport crew and the rolling stock are owned by the railway company "BDZ-Passenger Transport" EOOD.
FT No. 8650 arrived at Stara Zagora station at 13:00 p.m. with a 5-minute delay and departed for Kaloyanovets station at 13:01 p.m. with a 5-minute delay.
During the movement of FT No. 8650 in the Stara Zagora - Kaloyanovets interstation on track No. 2 before the Elenino halt the engine driver stopped quickly the train with the train brake, due to a person crossing the railway track in front of the train. After the person standed at a safe distance, the locomotive driver began to accelerate until reaching the maximum permissible speed for the section. During the acceleration of the train, the locomotive driver and the assistant driver felt and noticed smoke in the engine compartment. The locomotive driver looked back and saw smoke under the locomotive body shell, turned off the MAD and undertook train stopping. After the train stopped, the locomotive driver activated the fire extinguishing system from the first cabin of the locomotive, and together with the assistant locomotive driver saw the fire in the second under-carriage fan.
The train master of FT No. 8650, after coordination with the locomotive driver, called the national emergency number 112 and reported the fire in the locomotive.
At around 13:20 p.m., an employee of the RS FSaCP Stara Zagora requested to turn off the voltage in the catenary in the Stara Zagora - Kaloyanovets interstation, track No. 1 and track No. 2, in order to extinguish the locomotive.
The passengers from the train were evacuated to a safe place and subsequently taken from the interstation by FT No. 8690 to Sofia station.
At 13:42 p.m., the fire in the locomotive was localized and extinguished by the teams of the RS FSaCP Stara Zagora.
As a result of the fire in locomotive No. 91520044060-9 no staff or passengers from the train were injured. Damage was caused to the locomotive.
Traffic in the Stara Zagora - Kaloyanovets interstation track №1 and track №2 was interrupted from 14:10 p.m. to 17:28 p.m. on 01.07.2025.
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