Bulmarket DM OOD (Bulgarian: „Булмаркет ДМ“ ЕООД) is a private company, registered in 1996, based in the Bulgarian city of Ruse.

Bulmarket DM
Native name
БУЛМАРКЕТ ДМ ЕООД
IndustryPetroleum products distribution
Founded1996-05-09
HeadquartersRuse, Bulgaria
Area served
Balkans
RevenueBGN 2 billion (2019)
Number of employees
>1,000
Websitebulmarket.bg/en

Operations

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85 006, formerly British Rail Class 86 86234, in service with Bulmarket

Petroleum derivatives

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The company is one of the largest importers and exporters of LPG in Bulgaria.[1] It has four terminals for gas and oil products in Bulgaria (Byala and Plovdiv) and Romania (Galați and Giurgiu), railway and tank trucks for gas and a ship-gas carrier for propane-butane. Imports are sourced from Russia, Kazakhstan and Romania for onward supply to customers in Bulgaria and the adjoining countries. The Galați terminal is located in an economic free zone to reduce the impact of customs. Bulmarket are also suppliers of diesel and petrol.

Port facilities

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It owns a port on the Danube, Port Bulmarket JSC, equipped for handling liquid and bulk cargo.[2] This includes a terminal for transshipment of gas from ship to rail and road, and storage for natural gas and propane-butane.

Compressed natural gas

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The company has built a network of its own methane stations, supplying CNG to industrial consumers.[3]

Alternative fuels

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The company has had a biodiesel plant since 2008 and a crude vegetable oil plant since 2012.

Railway operations

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Bulmarket was the first private railway carrier in Bulgaria. It was granted a license for railway transport on 21 October 2005, allowing it to operate freight trains across the Bulgarian railway network. It owns an extensive fleet of locomotives, acquired second hand from other European operators.

Locomotive fleet

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List of locomotives[4]
Original Operator Class Numbers Builder Build date Notes
Original Bulmarket/EVN
DSB[5] EA[6] ЕА 3002 91 52 20 86 001 – 8 Henschel & Son, Kassel 1984
ЕА 3003 91 52 20 86 002 – 6 Scandia werk, Randers 1985
ЕА 3005 91 52 20 86 003 – 4 1985
ЕА 3006 91 52 20 86 004 – 2 1985
ЕА 3007 1986
ЕА 3008 91 52 20 86 005 – 9 1986
ЕА 3009 - 1986
ЕА 3010 - 1986
ЕА 3020 - 1992
ЕА 3022 - 1992
British Rail[7] 87[8] 87009 91 52 00 87 009 – 4 BREL, Crewe Works November 1973 Operable[9]
87017 91 52 00 87 017 – 7 April 1974 Operable[9]
87023 91 52 00 87 023 – 5 April 1974 Operable[9]
87025 91 52 00 87 025 – 0 April 1974 Operable[9]
86[10][11] 86701 91 52 00 85 001 – 3 British Rail Doncaster Works October 1965
86702 91 52 00 85 002 – 1 English Electric at Vulcan Foundry March 1966
86213 91 52 00 85 003 – 9 English Electric at Vulcan Foundry December 1965
86235 91 52 00 85 004 – 7 English Electric at Vulcan Foundry October 1965
86231 91 52 00 85 005 – 4 British Rail Doncaster Works October 1965
86234 91 52 00 85 006 – 2 English Electric at Vulcan Foundry May 1966
BDŽ 51
DVM-2
51 109 51 109 Ganz-Mavag, Budapest 1973 Stored. Works number 1752
51 165.9 51 165.9
51 166 51 166 Not operable
52
V60 LEW
52 255.7 52 255.7 Hans Beimler, Hennigsdorf 1980 Works number 16980
52 293.8 52 293.8 1983 Works number 18100
55
LDH125
55 125 55 125 FAUR, Bucharest 1975
55 182.0 55 182.0 1977
55 229.9 55 229.9 1986 Works number 25127
55 238.0 55 238.0
55 241 55 241
55 263.8 55 263.8 1991 Works number 25718
CFR LDH70 LDH70-681
Unknown MDD4-02 Express Service - Ruse 2014

References

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  1. ^ "Trade in fuels". Bulmarket. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  2. ^ "PORT BULMARKET EAD". Bulmarket. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Methane stations". Bulmarket. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  4. ^ "List of the vehicles Bulgaria, other companies, Bulmarket DM". TRAINPIX. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  5. ^ Bulmarket Purchased 5 Used Locomotives from Danmark Archived 11 September 2012 at archive.today , 16 August 2007 , www.rzd-partner.com
  6. ^ New work for Bulmarket ex Danish electrics Today's Railways Europe issue 148 April 2008 page 45
  7. ^ Devereux, Nigel (3 July 2018). "Brits Abroad". The Railway Magazine. Mortons Media Group.
  8. ^ British Class 87s for Bulmarket Today's Railways Europe issue 203 November 2012 page 43
  9. ^ a b c d Hewitt, Sam. "Former UK electrics have mixed fortunes in Bulgaria". The Railway Hub. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  10. ^ Europhoenix send more redundant 86s to Bulgaria Rail issue 798 13 April 2016 page 31
  11. ^ Bulmarket Class 86s in Sofia Today's Railways Europe issue 249 September 2016 page 49