The locomotives of the BDZ class 01 were often referred to as Tabakloks (Tobacco locomotives). This is because Bulgaria paid for them by shipping tobacco to Switzerland in exchange for the locomotives. The transaction took place in the depths of the worldwide Great Depression, and each nation had products that the other could use. Bulgaria needed locomotives, and was without sufficient currency to pay for them. Switzerland wanted tobacco, and was in similarly dire economic straits. Creative negotiations resulted in a deal that benefited both sides. Other locomotives of the same design were built in Germany and Poland, so that there were eventually 23 members of the 01 class of 2-8-2 engines--6 of those were Winterthur "tabakloks".
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