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Two weeks train travel in the Balkans. The central part of this trip (1 to 3 May) was the "Magnificent Seven to the Black Sea" railtour, featuring five former British Railways Class 87 locomotives, organised by PTG Tours. The days before and after were designed to provide interesting ways of getting to and from Bulgaria, and coverage of some routes in Macedonia and Kosovo that were not open when I last visited the area in 2004.The final Saturday was originally planned for a day around Beograd, but the Croatian branch from Bizovac to Belišće was reported as "under threat" so I altered that day to cover that and some other local routes also not open when I last visited that area.
See trip report for the full itinerary, traction details and notes.