Trip to Slovakia - October 1999 |
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including Hungary, and travel via Austria |
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main Slovakian parts of this trip were organised by GIL Incentive- und
Bildungsreisen, Odenwaldstraße 68, D-69124 Heidelberg, Germany
('phone +49 6221 374069) with the help of České Dráhy - Cestovní
Kancelář, Hybernská 5, 1100 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic ('phone
+420 2 2421 9805); many thanks are due them and their staff for an
excellent weekend.
Operating
Company Abbreviations:
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| Place |
Arrive |
Depart |
Train |
Traction details & notes |
Thursday 30th September 1999 |
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| Timperley |
17:22 |
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Metrolink tram 1024 | |
| Altrincham |
17:26 |
17:40 |
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Taxi |
| Manchester Airport (MAN) Terminal 2 |
17:52 |
19:05 |
NG9229 |
Lauda Air (Canadair Regional Jet) OE-LRG |
| Wien Airport (VIE) |
22:35 |
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| Overnight at Novotel Vienna Airport | ||||
| New track today: none. | ||||
Friday 1st October 1999 |
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| Airport |
05:32 |
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Taxi | |
| Bruck an der Leitha |
05:47 |
06:10 |
7601 |
ÖBB EMU 4020 085 set |
| Bratislava-Petržalka |
06:46 |
07:05 |
special |
ŽSR
DR 810 438-2 |
| Via
Bratislava-Ústredná nákladná stanica - Bratislava-Nové Mesto -
Bratislava predmestie (reverse 07:31/07:40) - Bratislava filiálka
(reverse 07:50/08:02) - Bratislava predmestie - Odbočka Močiar -
Bratislava-Vajnory (reverse 08:25/08:29) - Odbočka Močiar - Odbočka
Vinohrady - Bratislava východ vch. sk. (north side) - Bratislava-Vajnory
(reverse 08:46/08:50) - Bratislava východ vch. sk. (north side) -
Bratislava-Rača (reverse 08:58/09:11) - Bratislava východ vch. sk.
(south side) (reverse 09:19/09:25) - Odbočka Vinohrady - Bratislava
hlavná stanica (09:35/09:45) - Devínská Nová Ves - Devinské Jazero -
Stupava (reverse 10:20/10:40) - Devinské Jazero - Devínská Nová Ves |
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| Bratislava hlavná stanica |
11:18 |
11:50 |
607 |
ŽSR
EL 363 144-7 |
| Nové mesto nad Vahom |
13:02 |
13:05 |
special |
ŽSR
DR 810 392-1 departed 8 late |
| Via
stavědlo 4 - Čachtice (reverse, waiting for crossing and passing
moves 13:20/13:31) - stavědlo 4 - south curve to stavědlo 3 -
Piešťany - Vrbové (reverse 14:10/14:16) - Piešťany (reverse
14:35/14:37) - Leopoldov (reverse 14:55/15:05) - Zbehy - Lužianky - Zlaté
Moravce - Topoľčianky (reverse 16:40/16:47) - Zlaté Moravce -
Lužianky |
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| Nitra |
18:20 |
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| Razc. Želežnicná Stanica |
|
18:36 |
'2' |
SAD Nitra bus NRA 32-44 |
| Hotel Nitra |
18:48 |
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| overnight at Hotel Nitra | ||||
| New track today: Parndorf - Bratislava-Petržalka, Bratislava-Nové Mesto - Bratislava predmestie, Bratislava filiálka - Bratislava predmestie - Odbočka Močiar - Bratislava-Vajnory, Odbočka Močiar - Odbočka Vinohrady - Bratislava východ vch. sk. - Bratislava-Vajnory, Bratislava východ vch. sk. - Bratislava-Rača, Bratislava východ vch. sk. - Odbočka Vinohrady, Devinské Jazero - Stupava, Nové mesto nad Vahom stavědlo 4 - stavědlo 3, Piešťany - Vrbové, Lužianky - Zlaté Moravce - Topoľčianky | ||||
Saturday 2nd October 1999 |
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|
Hotel Nitra |
|
07:30 |
'2' |
SAD Nitra bus NRA 27-50 |
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Razc. Želežnicná Stanica |
07:40 |
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Nitra |
|
07:56 |
5304 |
ŽSR DR 810 581-9 |
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Zbehy |
08:15 |
08:19 |
721 |
ŽSR DL 750 107-5 |
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Prievidza |
09:53 |
10:00 |
special |
ŽSR DR 810 626-2 |
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Via stavědlo 3 (at east end of
triangle, reverse 10:06/10:09) - Prievidza nákladná stanica (at
south-west end of triangle, reverse 10:12/10:17) - onto private
colliery/power station system - Baňa Cigeľ (mine, reverse
10:33/10:47) - "BMaE" (reverse 11:00/11:05) - Baňa Lehota
(stocking site, reverse 11:10/11:17) - Baňa Nováky (mine) - Elektráreň
Nováky (power station) - Zemianske Kostoľany (reverse in station
platforms 11:49/12:14) - Baňa Cigeľ (reverse 12:42/12:43) -
Prievidza nákladná stanica (reverse 12:58/13:12) |
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|
Prievidza |
13:16 |
13:30 |
5511 |
ŽSR DR 810 647-8 + T + 810 625-4 |
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Nitrianske Pravno |
13:48 |
14:15 |
5510 |
ŽSR
DR 810 625-4 + T + 810 647-8 |
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Horná
Štubňa |
15:25 |
15:34 |
7504 |
ŽSR
DL 750 058-0 |
|
Martin |
16:16 |
16:28 |
special |
ŽSR DR 811 025-6 |
| Via
Odbočka Priekopa - Vrútky stavědlo 1 (reverse on main line
16:40/16:41) - into loop alongside Vrútky railway museum for visit
(16:39/17:15) - Vrútky - Odbočka Potok - flyover line - via Žilina-Teplička
yard lines - flyover line - Odbočka Váh - Žilina (17:43/17:48) -
Odbočka Budatin (at north-west end of triangle, reverse 17:50/17:51)
- Žilina zriaďovacia stanica (reverse 17:55/18:03) |
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| Žilina |
18:08 |
18:40 |
611 |
ŽSR EL 363 144-7 |
| Poprad-Tatry |
20:45 |
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| overnight at Hotel Poprad (10 minutes walk from station) | ||||
| New track today: Zbehy - Jelšovce - Prievidza, Prievidza - Nitrianske Pravno, Prievidza - Horná Štubňa, Odbočka Priekopa - Vrútky stavědlo 1, Odbočka Budatin - Žilina zriaďovacia stanica | ||||
Sunday 3rd October 1999 |
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| Poprad-Tatry |
|
07:52 |
8307 |
ŽSR
DR 810 158-6 + T + 810 671-8 |
| Plaveč |
09:20 |
09:22 |
special |
ŽSR DR 810 158-6 |
| Via
Odbočka Plaveč (reverse 09:26/09:29) - Plaveč avoiding line
- Orlov (reverse 09:31/09:32) |
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| Plaveč |
09:36 |
09:47 |
8308 |
ŽSR
DR 810 671-8 + T + 810 158-6 |
| Kežmarok |
11:02 |
11:07 |
special |
ŽSR DL 731 052-7 (attached due to gradient) + DR 810 158-6 |
| Via
Spišská Belá horné nádražie (reverse 11:33/11:47) - waited just
short of junction with main line 12:00/12:12 due to diversion of train 421
via Kežmaraok & Plaveč away from Spišsá Nová Ves route due to
a bomb scare - Kežmarok (detach DL 12:22/12:29) - Poprad-Tatry (pass
12:46) - into depot adjacent to TEŽ depot |
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| Rušňové
depo Poprad |
12:55 |
13:15 |
special |
ŽSR EMU 420 951-6 (TEŽ, metre gauge) |
| Via
depot connecting line - reversal at high level junction 13:19/13:20 |
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| Poprad-Tatry TEŽ |
13:25 |
13:40 |
special |
SAD bus |
| Dobšinská Ľadová Jaskyňa |
14:30 |
14:48 |
7456 |
ŽSR
DL 731 036-0 + T |
| Červená
Skala |
15:14 |
15:24 |
7426 |
ŽSR
DR 811 017-3 |
| Brezno |
16:17 |
16:25 |
7693 |
ŽSR DR 811 016-5 |
| Tisovec |
17:39 |
18:10 |
7643 |
ŽSR
DR 811 006-6 |
| Rimavská Sobota |
19:03 |
19:10 |
special |
SAD bus |
| Hotel Reduta, Lučenec |
19:50 |
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| overnight at Hotel Reduta, Lučenec ("Best Western", 1km from station) | ||||
| New track today: Plaveč avoiding line, Spišská Belá horné nádražie branch, Poprad TEŽ depot connection to TEŽ main line | ||||
Monday 4th October 1999 |
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|
Hotel Reduta, Lučenec |
|
06:50 |
special |
SAD bus |
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Fiľiakovo |
07:20 |
07:30 |
special |
ŽSR DR 810 610-6 |
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Via Výhybna Urbánka (reverse
07:39/07:40) - via non-passenger curve direct to Fiľiakovo Stavědlo
3 - Prša (cross train 07:48/07:58) - Holiša (cross train 08:03/08:08) -
Lučenec (reverse 08:13/08:46) - border at km100.728 with Hungary
09:00 - Ipolytarnóc 08:53 - Nógrádszakál 09:28 - border at km2.442
with Slovakia 09:38 - Bušince 09:41 - Malé Straciny 09:53/10:07 - Veľky
Krtíš 10:19(passport control) - to end of line - depart 10:54 - Malé
Straciny 11:01/11:11 |
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|
Nógrádszakál |
11:30 |
12:01 |
33545 |
MÁV Bzmot 151 departed 8 minutes
early - see note below |
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Balassagyarmat |
12:45 |
12:53 |
33505 |
MÁV Bzmot 313 + 2T + 342 departed 12
minutes early |
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Aszod |
14:06 |
14:15 |
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reverse - departed 10 minutes early |
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Budapest-Keleti
pu |
15:00 |
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arrive 12 minutes early - note all
this early running reportedly due to engineering works at Aszod |
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Baross Tér |
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15:41 |
'73-76' |
BKV trolleybus 952 |
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Podmanicky Utca |
15:56 |
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walked last 400m due to traffic jam! |
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Bupapest-Nyugati
pu |
|
16:30 |
234 |
MÁV
EL V63 042 via Štúrovo |
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Bratislava hlavná stanica |
19:20 |
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Hlavna
Stanica |
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19:22 |
'208' |
DPHB trolleybus 6229 |
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Autobusovy Stanica |
19:36 |
20:30 |
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bus BA 271 AT - long delays at
Austrian border |
|
Wien Schwechat Flughafen |
21:40 |
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arrived 33 minutes late |
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Overnight at Novotel Vienna Airport |
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| New track today: Fiľiakovo - Výhybna Urbánka - Lučenec; Lučenec - Nógrádszakál - Veľky Krtíš; Nógrádszakál - Balassagyarmat - Aszod - Budapest-Keleti pu; Bupapest-Nyugati pu - Sturovo - Nové Zámky; Galanta - Bratislava-Vajnory; Odbočka Močiar - Bratislava hlavná stanica. | ||||
Tuesday 5th October 1999 |
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|
Wien
Airport (VIE) |
|
07:05 |
NG9226 |
Lauda Air (Canadair Regional Jet) OE-LRB |
| Manchester Airport (MAN) Terminal 2 |
08:35 |
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| Manchester Airport |
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08:55 |
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NWT DMU 156 455 |
| Manchester Piccadilly |
09:10 |
09:22 |
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Metrolink tram 1023 |
| Timperley |
09:45 |
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| New track today: none. | ||||
Tickets used: Group Travel + individual tickets + one day of Euro Domino ticket for Slovakia remaining from September.
Copyright © 1999 Paul Steane.
Last updated on on
11 October 1999 at 20:09
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