Bulgarian Railways: Dimitrovgrad - Stara Zagora from the driver's view

Train cab ride from Dimitrovgrad to Stara Zagora, part of main line #4 Ruse - Podkova. The condition of the railway track from Dimitrovgrad to Mihaylovo, where it''s joining the main line from Plovdiv is very poor. As you will see in the video, the contrast between the two tracks is enormous. Between Dimitrovgrad and Mihaylovo the track is very poorly maintained, with constant speed restriction of 40 km/h and, but after that, till Stara Zagora you will see a recently overhauled track with long curves for 160 km/h.
The video has been captured from electric locomotive 46 211 and express train 8611 (Sofia - Plovdiv - Dimitrovgrad - Burgas). Usually this train isn't passing through Dimitrovgrad, but due to the reconstruction of the main line from Plovdiv to Burgas, many trains are diverted through there. This is the only one train in Bulgaria with a maximum speed of 150 km/h. The track speed limit at many railway sections is 160 km/h, but the train is running no more than 150 km/h, because this is the maximum speed of the locomotive.

Part 1 of the cab ride (Sofia - Dimitrovgrad):
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