Two of Varna's long lost cult DAC-CHAVDAR trolleybuses together, 508 (actually fleet no 50 with check number 8) as seen in this thread and 534 (fleet no 53 with check no 4) They ran alongside a fleet of standard blue Skoda 14Trs, much as Zlin's Macedonian bodied Sanos vehicles did in Czechoslovakia. I have a feeling that this vehicle had broken down as it did not seem to move. Or perhaps was a strategically placed spare vehicle? Trolleybus operation commenced in Varna at the start of 1986 with 30 DAC Chavdar 317ETR vehicles on 6 routes, 81 82 83 84 86 88. By 1990, the network had contracted to 4 routes, losing the 81 and 84. The DAC-Chavdar vehicles have been replaced by second hand SKoda 14 AND 15Tr vehicles from the Czech Republic. In 2006, the Bulgarian trolleybus fleets were like this...

Stadte mit Obusbetrieb sind: Sofia - Ikarus 280T, Tramcar/Cobra und Graf&Stift Plovdiv - ZiU-9, Skoda 9Tr und 14Tr Pleven - ZiU-9. 89% der Bevolkerung fahrt mit Obus Vratsa - Ikarus 280T und ZiU-9 Dobrich - ZiU-9 Bourgas - ZiU-9 und altere Graf&Stift Ruse - wie Bourgas Gabrovo - ZiU-9 Pernik - ZiU-9 und DAC-Chavdar 317ETR Veliko Tarnovo - ZiU-9 Pazardzhik - Skoda 9Tr, 14Tr und ZiU "Megapolis" Varna - Skoda 14Tr, 15Tr Stara Zagora - ZiU-9, Skoda 14Tr Sliven - Skoda 14Tr