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13. May 2005 The shunting freight train to Romhany Vac - Diosjeno - Romhany - Diosjeno - Vac Photos and written by: Endre Barta |
Travelling less than an hour from Budapest, you can find romantic vicinal railways among the slopes of the Cserhat linking remote villages and small industrial plants to the outer world. Cock-crow, spring scents, smiling railwaymen - a surrealistic impression in the beginning of the 3rd millennium... In the golden days of the Romhany line all stations had at least one company needing the freight services of the railway, freight trains ran twice a day. The shunting freight train runs only three times a week, this time we were also taken... ALBUM... |
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17. November 2006 Palkonya - Villány - Áta - Beremend - Pécs Photos by: Attila Vörös Written by: Endre Barta |
Mihaly Vas, the locomotive driver served the railway for 34 years, we joined him for his last duty. Uncle Misi started to work for the Hungarian Railways in 1972 at the age of 19 as a trainee. That meant two years of work as a stoker. He absolved the course for steamers in 1974 in Hatvan. In the first time he was working in Pécs on the station shunter which was the steamer 326.389. Diesel locomotives were already in operation there but the Young started always on steamers. The next locomotive was a steamer again... ALBUM... |
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31. August, 15. September 2005 Istvántelek - B.pest Northern Repair Shop Istvántelek - Rákosrendező - Nagymaros Photos and written by: Endre Barta |
The locomotive 109,109 was exhibited at station Gardony. She was reconstructed and put again into operation in 1986. Since then, she was one of the most important member of the Hungarian nostalgic fleet. Caused by the hard work, her technical state has broken down, so it was high time for a major overhaul. It was carried on in the last Hungarian steamer repair shop Istvantelek. This album follows two trips of the locomotive, the first to the scale, the second to Nagymaros where the test run took place. ALBUM... |
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9. February 2003 Great Days of Small Locomotives Puspokladany - Szeghalom - Veszto - Kotegyan - Bekescsaba Photos and written by: Endre Barta |
 The situation was appalling in Veszto, almost all DMUs were lining up in front of the depot. However, railway traffic had to go, one loco arrived from Szeged to help and freight locomotives were also involved to haul passenger trains. The weak and broken Class M32s didn't have such a lot of tasks since long, the locomotive drivers and the technicians did their bit from the struggle, too. It was still worse because Eastern Hungary was covered by deep snow. ALBUM... |
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Travels in Hungary --- Latest update: 22. February 2009 |
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