Bulgaria has formally unveiled the first of its new fleet of Škoda electric multiple units, a breakthrough moment in one of the country’s largest rolling stock renewal programmes in decades. Testing on the national network is now underway, with operations set for summer, as state-backed operator BDZ tries to shore up its battered public image amid deep dissatisfaction with the country’s railway.
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