The troops of the Ministry of Transport, called the
Transport Troops (
:bg:Войски на Министерството на транспорта, ВМT) (or Railway Troops), were a paramilitary construction organization subordinate to the Ministry of Transport, which existed from 1975 to 2001. It dealt mainly with the construction of highways and railways. They were divided into railway construction brigades and automobile transportation brigades tasked with the construction and maintenance of transport infrastructure. In case of war the Transport Troops would have come under the
Ministry of People's Defence. By Decree № 4 of January 14, 1888, the first paramilitary railway unit was established – the Railway Company of the Pioneer Regiment in Ruse. The first railway officer in Bulgaria was the future general
Petar Lolov. The Transport Troops themselves were established by Decree № 147 of 27 January 1975 on the basis of the Railway and Liaison Construction Brigade of the Ministry of Transport, established in 1965. == References ==