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Riding the Children’s Railway in Budapest
Up in the hills above Budapest is a unique railway – the Gyermekvasút (Children’s Railway), where children aged 10 to 14 operate the railway under the supervision of adult staff. Opened in 1948, the 1.2 kilometres long 760 mm narrow […]
Railfan’s guide to Budapest, Hungary
My visit to Budapest was stop number three on my trip across Europe, and I stayed there for a few days – the city has plenty to see, and you won’t be able to visit all of the locations below in a single day.
Budapest to Bucharest by train
Our rail journey from Budapest in Hungary to Bucharest in Romania was a long one, because we made a pit stop in Transylvania to see Dracula’s Castle. So what did we see along the way?
Posted in Trains
Tagged Brasov, Bucharest, Budapest, Căile Ferate Române, CFR Călători, Hungarian State Railways, Hungary, Magyar Államvasutak, MÁV, Romania, travel journal
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Maintenance vehicles of the Budapest tramways
Tramway operators need a fleet of special vehicles to keep the tracks and overhead lines in good working order, and the city of Budapest is no different.
Posted in Trams
Tagged BKV, Budapest, Budapesti Közlekedési Vállalat, Hungary, maintenance, pantographs, rail operations
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Stumbling upon a heritage train in Hungary
I spent a couple of days in Budapest on my trip across Europe, and on one of them I was lucky to stumble upon a heritage train parked at Budapest Keleti railway station.
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Tagged Budapest, heritage railways, Hungary, MÁV, railfans, railways
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Leaking roof at Budapest Nyugati pályaudvar
Budapest’s Nyugati pályaudvar (western railway station) is one of three rail termini in the capital of Hungary, and to my eye the grandest. But something very inconvenient happens each time it rains.
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Tagged Budapest, Hungarian State Railways, Hungary, MÁV, wet weather, winter
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Vienna to Budapest by train
For me the train journey from Vienna, Austria to Budapest, Hungary was the most boring one of our trip across Europe – the reason being the lack of daylight for spotting passing trains!
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Tagged Austria, Budapest, Hungary, ÖBB, out the train window, Railjet, Vienna
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Russian tourists, a Budapest hotel, and the Swedish table
Forking out big money for a fancy hotel when travelling isn’t my style, but neither was pinching pennies by staying a a youth hostel. However when I visited Budapest, at sign outside the hotel restaurant was what caught my eye.
When tram and trolleybus wires cross
Trams and trolleybuses have one thing in common – they pull their power supply from wires above the vehicles. This presents difficulties when the two modes of transport cross paths.
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Tagged Budapest, Hungary, Moscow, pantographs, railway electrification, Russia, trolleybuses
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