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A ten day trip to Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria. I flew to Athens and after a works visit and a trip to Inoi I went north on overnight to Thessaloniki for a two day special train to Kozani with MLW A-470. First day was to Aminteo and then back to Edessa for night and next day to Kozani (we were first train for four years!). After a quiet day in Thessaloniki I took the overnight to Istanbul and then day train to Ankara. Once there booked sleeper on the Izmir overnight as these trains were now diesel hauled throughout, normally by the super DE22000 G26 GM locos. During the day I did a trip to Balikesir and then to Çigli for a 917 km run with DE22 to Ankara. Next day was around Ankara and then hotel in Polcatli. I covered two DE22s next morning and then day train to Istanbul and many photos of new high-speed line construction near Ankara. Overnight to Sofia for a relaxing afternoon and then flight home