Trip to Austria and Hungary - April 2001
(including Slovenia, briefly)
The main Hungarian parts of this trip, along with the two days of Wien area trips, were organised privately by Gisbert Siede, a German rail enthusiast, through MÁV Nosztalgia Kft. and ÖBB's Rundfahrten Ostregion.
Operating Company Abbreviations:
- BKV - Budapesti Közlekedési Vállalat (Budapest Transport)
- DB - Deutsche Bahn (German Railways)
- FS - Ferrovie dello Stato (Italian State Railways)
- MÁV - Magyar Államvasutak (Hungarian Railways)
- ÖBB - Österreichische Bundesbahnen (Austrian Federal Railways)
- SLB - Steiermärkische Landesbahnen (transport operator in Styria region of Austria)
- SM - Serco Metrolink (operator of Greater Manchester Metrolink)
- SZU - Sihtal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (railway operator in Zürich, Switzerland)
- SŽ - Slovenske Železnice (Slovenian Railways)
- WL - Wiener Linien (Wien public transport operator)
| Place | Arrive | Depart | Train | Traction details & notes |
Thursday 5th April 2001
| Timperley | 17:28 | SM tram 1019 + 1011 | ||
| Altrincham | 17:34 | 17:38 | taxi | |
| Manchester Airport (MAN) T1 | 17:51 | 19:05 | NG166 | Lauda Air Canadair Regional Jet OE-LRH dep 30 late |
| Wien Schwechat Airport (VIE) | 22:35 | 23:10 | Vienna Airport Lines bus | |
| City Air Terminal | 23:30 | |||
| Landstraße | 23:39 | 'O' | WL tram 4410 | |
| Praterstern | 23:46 | |||
| New passenger track today: none. | ||||
| Overnight at Hotel Ibis Wien Messe (5 minutes walk from Wien Nord/Praterstern). | ||||
Friday 6th April 2001
| Wien Nord | 07:21 | 'S15' | ÖBB EMU 4020 086 + 081 sets | |
| Wien Südbf | 07:30 | 07:47 | E2701 | ÖBB EL 1042 028-9 |
| * Wiener Neustadt | 08:32 | 08:42 | ÖBB DL 2143 067-3 | |
| via Friedberg | ||||
| Fehring | 10:58 | 11:17 | 4708 | ÖBB DL 2143 059-0 ran 6 late |
| Szentgotthárd | 11:39 | 11:53 | 9115 | MÁV DR Bzmot 231 + 2T |
| Szombathely | 12:58 | 14:14 | 903 | FS EL E492 004 towing MÁV EL V43 1174 |
| via Celldömölk - Székesfehérvár - Érd alsó | ||||
| Budapest-Déli pu. | 17:53 | |||
| Déli pu | 18:24 | '2' | BKV Metro | |
| Blaha Lujza tér | 18:32 | |||
| New passenger track today: Friedberg - Fehring - Szentgotthárd - Szombathely - Székesfehérvár - Budapest-Déli pu. | ||||
| Overnight at Hotel Mercure Nemzeti, Blaha Lujza tér (10 mins walk from Keleti pu.) | ||||
Saturday 7th April 2001
| Budapest-Keleti pu. | 08:25 | special | MÁV DR Bzmot 272 | |
| via Kőbánya Felső (rev) - Kőbánya-Teher - connection to HÉV - Örs vezér tere (09:26) - Cinkota - shunt into depot - Csömör - Kistarcsa - Gödöllő - connection to MÁV (11:05) - Rákos - Rákosszentmihály - Budapest-Angyalföld - Óbuda (rev 12:05/12:14) - connection to HÉV - Kaszásdűlő (rev) - Szentendre teher pu. (rev 13:02/13:12) - shunt via Szentendre depot | ||||
| Szentendre | 13:26 | |||
| Szentendre depot | ~14:00 | special | HÉV 85 | |
| via Szentendre depot triangle | ||||
| Szentendre | ~14:15 | 15:01 | special | MÁV DR Bzmot 272 |
| via remains of former terminus route at Margit híd (rev 15:38/15:48) - Kaszásdűlő - connection to MÁV - Óbuda (rev 16:08/16:40) - Budapest-Angyalföld - Rákosszentmihály - Rákos (17:12) - Aszód - Tura (17:48/17:58) - Hatvan avoiding line junctions A - C - D - Jászfényszaru (rev 18:21/18:25) - Hatvan junctions D - C - B - Hatvan-Rendező | ||||
| Hatvan | 18:48 | |||
| New passenger track today: Örs vezér tere - Cinkota - Csömör, Kistarcsa - Gödöllő, Budapest-Angyalföld - Óbuda, Szentendre - Kaszásdűlő - Margit híd, Aszód - Tura - Hatvan (part), Jászfényszaru - Hatvan (part) | ||||
| Overnight at Hotel Kristály Kastély (5 minutes walk from Hatvan station). | ||||
Sunday 8th April 2001
| Hatvan | 07:20 | special | MÁV DR Bzmot 300 | |
| via Vámosgyörk - Gyöngyöshalász - Petőfibánya sidings (rev 08:12/08:16) - Gyöngyöshalász - Vámosgyörk (rev 08:55/08:58) - Ludas - Kál-Kápolna - Erdőtelek - branch (rev 09:51/09:57) - Erdőtelek - Kál-Kápolna - Mátraballa (11:52/12:12) - Kisterenye - Salgótarján - Acélgyártelep (rev 13:29/13:36) - Salgótarján külső (rev 14:05/14:06) - shunt to glassworks sidings - 90° turn on wagon turntable - sand siding - 90° turn on wagon turntable - shunt to foundry - Salgótarján külső (15:07) - Kisterenye - Tar - Hatvan (16:15) - Hatvan-Rendező - Tura - Aszód - Galgamácsa - Vácrátót - Vác (17:08/17:30) - shunt to DCM works (two branches) - Vác (18:19/18:23) - Göd - Rákosrendező | ||||
| Budapest-Zugló | 18:52 | |||
| New passenger track today: Kál-Kápolna - Erdőtelek, Kál-Kápolna - Mátraballa - Kisterenye, Galgamácsa - Vácrátót - Vác, Rákosrendező - Zugló. | ||||
| Overnight at Hotel Pátria, Mexikói út 49 (adjacent to Budapest-Zugló station). | ||||
Monday 9th April 2001
| Budapest-Zugló | 07:21 | 2647 | MÁV EL V43 1354P | |
| Budapest-Nyugati pu. | 07:27 | 08:04 | special | MÁV DR Bzmot 300 |
| via Rákosrendező - Rákosszentmihály - Kőbánya Felső - Budapest-Ferencváros - connection to HÉV - Boráros tér (rev 09:10/09:24) - connection to MÁV - Budapest-Ferencváros (rev 09:40/09:43) - Budapest-Soroksári Út - shunt over connection to HÉV - Budapest-Vágóhíd (rev 10:23/10:41) - connection to MÁV - Budapest-Soroksári Út (rev) - Budapest-Soroksári úti rendező - shunt to line alongside Ráckevei-Duna - Budapest-Soroksári úti rendező - Csepel-Elosztó - shunt to Szabadkikötő (freeport) - shunt to Szikrataviro - shunt to scrap siding - shunt to paperworks (13:26/13:30) - shunt to steelworks exchange sidings - Budapest-Soroksári úti rendező (dep 14:48) - Budapest-Ferencváros yard west side - shunt to end of flyover access line then flyover - yard - shunt to south end adjacent to tramway (15:24/15:28) - yard east side - Kőbánya-Kispest - Kőbánya-Teher - Budapest-Nyugati pu. (rev 16:16/16:24) - shunt to south side shed (Bzmot 300 had technical problems) | ||||
| Budapest-Nyugati south side shed | 16:30 | 16:51 | special | MÁV DR Bzmot 217 + 2T + Bzmot 264 |
| Budapest-Nyugati pu. | 17:11 | 17:20 | 2046 | MÁV DR Bzmot 217 + 2T + Bzmot 264 |
| Esztergom | 18:49 | 19:00 | 2043 | MÁV DR Bzmot 228 + 2T + Bzmot 203 |
| Esztergom-Kertváros | 19:05 | |||
| New passenger track today: Rákosszentmihály - Kőbánya Felső, Kőbánya-Kispest - Kőbánya-Teher - Budapest-Zugló - Budapest-Nyugati pu., Budapest-Nyugati pu. - Esztergom-Kertváros - Esztergom | ||||
| Overnight at Hotel Oktáv, Wesselényi utca 35-39, Esztergom-Kertváros (adjacent to Esztergom-Kertváros station). | ||||
Tuesday 10th April 2001
| Esztergom-Kertváros | 07:47 | special | MÁV DR Bzmot 264 | |
| via Esztergom - end of line (rev 07:56/08:01) - Esztergom - Tokod (rev) - Dorog (rev) - Tokod - shunt to timber siding (rev 09:05/09:10) - Tokod (rev) - Almásfüzitő (rev 10:35/10:40) - Tatabánya (rev 10:55/11:28) - Környe - shunt to power station - Környe - Oroszlány - shunt to colliery - Oroszlány (13:51) - Környe - Tatabánya - Felsőgalla (rev) - shunt via Szénrakodo colliery to line alongside Alsógalla station - Felsőgalla (15:15) - direct to Szárliget - Bicske - shunt down former route towards Székesfehérvár - Bicske (16:27) - Budaörs - shunt to Depo Raktárváros - Budaörs - Budapest-Kelenföld (rev 17:53/18:00) - Budafok-Háros - shunt to Dunapart - Budafok-Háros - Budapest-Kelenföld - Budapest-Ferencváros - Kőbánya-Kispest | ||||
| Budapest-Zugló | 19:50 | |||
| New passenger track today: Esztergom-Kertváros - Tokod - Almásfüzitő, Tatabánya - Oroszlány, Alsógalla - Felsőgalla, Budapest-Kelenföld - Budafok-Háros | ||||
| Overnight at Hotel Pátria, Mexikói út 49 (adjacent to Budapest-Zugló station). | ||||
Wednesday 11th April 2001
| Budapest-Zugló | 07:21 | 2647 | MÁV EL V43 1198P | |
| Budapest-Nyugati pu. | 07:27 | 08:11 | special | MÁV DR Bzmot 300 |
| via curve towards Zugló (rev) - Rákosrendező yard - shunt to football club siding (09:01/09:03) - shunt across main line to steam museum works - over two traversers within works building - shunt to EMU depot - Göd - shunt to substation (rev 12:01/12:05) - Göd - Rákospalota-Újpest - Rákosszentmihály - Rákos (rev 13:14/13:17) - via diveunder - Kőbánya Felső - Józsefváros Kombiterminal - shunt to Budapest-Józsefváros station (rev 14:03/14:15) - short curve - Kőbánya-Hizlaló - Kőbánya-Kispest (rev 15:13/15:15) - Kőbánya-Teher (rev) - Kőbánya-Kispest back line - Pestszentlőrinc - Szemeretelep (rev) - end of line at Pestszentimre felső crossing (rev 16:36/16:46) - Szemeretelep (rev) - Kőbánya-Kispest (rev) - Kispest - Pestszentimre felső (rev 18:01) - shunt then via curve - Soroksár (rev 18:24/18:30) - Taksony - Kunszentmiklós-Tass (19:23/19:32) - west/south via triangle - Fülöpszállás - south/east via triangle | ||||
| Fülöpszállás | 20:31 | 21:01 | - | Chartered bus BAG-999 |
| Hídfö Pánzio | 21:30 | via former road/rail Duna bridge at Dunaföldvár | ||
| New passenger track today: Rákospalota-Újpest - Rákosszentmihály, Kőbánya Felső - Budapest-Józsefváros, Kőbánya-Kispest - Szemeretelep, Kőbánya-Kispest - Pestszentimre felső, Soroksár - Kunszentmiklós-Tass (except triangle) - Fülöpszállás. | ||||
| Overnight at Hídfö Pánzio, Dunaföldvár (close to Duna bridge). | ||||
Thursday 12th April 2001
| Hídfö Pánzio | 07:47 | Chartered bus BAG-999 | ||
| Dunaföldvár | 08:00 | 08:11 | special | MÁV DR Bzmot 309 |
| via Paks - Nuclear Power Station (08:56/09:20, shunt into two sidings) - Paks (09:50) - Dunaföldvár - Dunaújváros (rev 10:58/11:05) - shunt into steelworks - Dunaújváros (12:19) - Pusztaszabolcs (rev 12:42/12:47) - Börgönd (13:30) - Szabadattyán (14:02) - Kiscséripuszta (14:08/14:33) - Lepsény (14:54) - Enying (15:29) - Műtrágya Üzem - shunt to sidings - Műtrágya Üzem - Enying - Lepsény (16:34) - Szabadattyán - Székesfehérvár (rev 16:59/17:22) - Moha-Rakodó - shunt to sand quarry (rev 17:50/18:00) - Moha-Rakodó | ||||
| Székesfehérvár | 18:51 | 18:57 | '34' | Bus AIJ 355 |
| Várkörút | 19:02 | |||
| New passenger track today: Paks - Dunaföldvár - Dunaújváros - Pusztaszabolcs, Pusztaszabolcs - Börgönd, Lepsény - Szabadattyán - Székesfehérvár, Székesfehérvár - Moha. | ||||
| Overnight at Hotel Alba Regia, Rákóczi u. 1 (20 minutes walk, or bus ride, from Székesfehérvár station). | ||||
Friday 13th April 2001
| Várkörút | 07:15 | '34' | Bus | |
| Székesfehérvár | 07:20 | 08:07 | special | MÁV DR Bzmot 309 (+ shunter A25 079, see text) |
| via shunt on Bicske line to town heating plant (08:32/08:37) - Székesfehérvár (08:55/09:07) - Várpalota (rev 09:28/09:32) - shunt to Inota-Gyártelep (aluminium works then power station) - Várpalota (11:03/11:12) - shunt to Péti Műtrágyagyár low level Ammonia plant - failed with loss of coolant - assisted by works shunter A25 079 - shunt to high level plant | ||||
| Várpalota | 12:37 | 12:43 | special | MÁV DR Bzmot 327 |
| via Hajmáskér (rev 13:00/13:07) - Vilonya - Fűzfőgyártelep - shunt into works (rev 13:27/13:30) - shunt down former Balatonfűzfő line - Fűzfőgyártelep (14:20) - Vilonya (rev) - Papkeszi - shunt into sidings - Papkeszi - Hajmáskér (15:50) - Veszprém - Ajka - Celldömölk-Rendező - via yard curve - Pápa (17:57) | ||||
| Győr | 18:28 | |||
| New passenger track today: Hajmáskér - Papkeszi, (Celldömölk) - Pápa - Győr. | ||||
| Overnight at Hotel Szárnyaskerék, Révai Miklós utca 5 (opposite the station). | ||||
Saturday 14th April 2001
| Győr | 07:29 | special | MÁV DR Bzmot 362 | |
| via shunt to Cereals branch (Híd útca) - Győr (08:49) - yard east end - shunt to grain terminal at Győr-Dunapart - yard west end (rev 09:35/09:36) - south corner of triangle (rev 09:39/09:40) - east corner of triangle (rev 09:42/09:43) - Győr - Győr-GYSEV end of line (rev 09:56/10:02) - west curve - Ikrény (10:20) - Csorna (10:38) - Fertőszentmiklós (11:00) - Sopron-Rendező - onto Harka line (rev 11:52/11:53) - Sopron (rev 12:05/12:24) - Sopron-Rendező (rev 12:37/12:48) | ||||
| Sopron (international platform) | 12:51 | 13:06 | special | ex-ÖBB DR 5044.06 |
| via Harka - Deutschkreuz - Lackenbach - Oberloisdorf (rev 14:14/14:24) - Lackenbach - Deutschkreuz - Harka - Sopron (16:13/16:15) - Mattersburg - Wiener Neustadt curve into yard arrival side - shunt into depot for refuelling (dep 17:34) - St Egyden - Neuenkirchen NÖ (18:07) - shunt onto former Lokalbahn (rev 18:11) - Neuenkirchen Lokalbahnhof (rev 18:20/18:25) - Neuenkirchen NÖ (rev) - direct to Wiener Neustadt (19:00) - Felixdorf (rev 19:11) - Neurishof (rev 19:29/19:36) - Felixdorf (rev 19:48) - Wiener Neustadt (20:14) | ||||
| Bad Fischau-Brunn | 20:22 | |||
| New passenger track today: Győr - Csorna - Fertőszentmiklós - (Sopron). | ||||
| Overnight at Pension outside Bad Fischau-Brunn station. | ||||
Sunday 15th April 2001
| Bad Fischau-Brunn | 06:56 | special | ex-ÖBB DR 5044.06 | |
| via Wöllersdorf (rev) - Wittmannsdorf - Leobersdorf - Baden - Wien-Meidling - Wien Südbf (rev 08:03/08:09) - shunt via 'short' high level curve to Wien Südbf Fbf - Wien Zvbf - via east side yard lines - Kledering - Zvbf Ost - Zvbf Nord - Zvbf - Simmering - Stadlau (rev 08:39/08:46) - Wien Lobau Hafen (08:54/09:01) - Stadlau - Kagran - Süßenbrunn Mitte - via low level curve - Süßenbrunn (rev 09:19/09:21) - via flyover - Süßenbrunn Mitte (rev 09:24/09:26) - Süßenbrunn West - Leopoldau - Jedlersdorf (rev 09:34/09:43) - Leopoldau - Süßenbrunn Mitte - Stadlau - Wien Erdbergelände (rev (10:07/10:12) - Wien Donaukaibf - Freudenau Hafen (rev 10:30/10:42) - Donaukaibf - Donauuferbf (11:08) - Wien Nordwestbf (11:26/11:31) - Nußdorf (rev 11:41/11:48) - Heiligenstadt (rev 11:51/11:57) - Brigittenau - Donauuferbf (rev 12:04/12:10) - Wien Nord Fbf (rev 12:14/12:21) - Wien Nord WP4 (rev) - through depot area - Wien Nord (12:28/12:39) - Wien Mitte - Wien Aspangbf - Zentralfriedhof - Klein Schwechat (13:15) - shunt to Wien Albern Hafen north side & south side - Klein Schwechat (rev 14:17/14:19) - Flughafen Wien-Schwechat (14:31) - Klein Neusiedl - Schwadorf an der Fischa - Götzendorf (rev 15:06/15:16) - shunt - Mannersdorf (rev 15:30/15:38) - Götzendorf - Bruck an der Leitha (rev 16:06) - shunt to Petronell line - Rohrau - Petronell-Carnuntum (16:45/17:02) - Regelsbrunn - Maria Ellend - Klein Schwechat (17:47) - Zvbf Ost - Zvbf - Wien Südbf Fbf - via tunnel route - Wien-Meidling (18:06) - S-Bahn route - Maxing (rev 18:11/18:12) - via high level curve | ||||
| Wien-Meidling | 18:18 | |||
| Philadelphiabrücke | 18:33 | 'U6' | WL U-Bahn | |
| Westbf | 18:38 | |||
| Wien Westbf | 19:17 | EN224 | DB EL 101 105-5 via Melk avoiding line | |
| Linz Hbf | 21:12 | |||
| New passenger track today: Melk avoiding line. | ||||
| Overnight at Hotel Ibis Linz (opposite Linz Hbf). | ||||
Monday 16th April 2001
| Linz Hbf | 08:29 | IC842 | ÖBB EL 1044 103-8 | |
| Attnang-Puchheim | 09:01 | 09:26 | R3270 | ÖBB DR 5047 065-7 |
| Kammer-Schörfling | 09:50 | 10:02 | R3271 | ÖBB DR 5047 065-7 |
| Attnang-Puchheim | 10:25 | 11:03 | IC844 | ÖBB EL 1044 263-0 |
| Salzburg Hbf | 11:48 | 13:13 | EC113 | ÖBB EL 1044 036-0 |
| Villach Hbf | 15:49 | 16:11 | R4841 | ÖBB DR 5047 044-7 |
| Kötschach-Mauthen | 17:59 | 18:07 | R4842 | ÖBB DR 5047 044-7 + 040-0 |
| Villach Hbf | 19:50 | |||
| New passenger track today: Vöcklabruck - Kammer-Schörfling, Schwarzach-St. Veit - Spittal-Millstättersee, Villach Hbf - Warmbad Villach - Arnoldstein - Kötschach-Mauthen | ||||
| Overnight at Hotel City, Bahnhofplatz 3, A-9500 Villach (opposite Villach Hbf) | ||||
Tuesday 17th April 2001
| Villach Hbf | 10:03 | R4308 | ÖBB EL 1142 533-7 P via Feldkirchen | |
| St Veit an der Glan | 11:02 | 12:15 | 4255 | ÖBB EL 1142 544-4 |
| Klagenfurt Hbf | 12:34 | 13:52 | R4691 | ÖBB DL 2043 558-2 |
| Rosenbach | 14:38 | 14:43 | 4977 | ÖBB EMU 4030 314 set |
| Jesenice | 14:55 | 15:22 | 2411 | SŽ EMU 315-008 + 311-004 + 315-007 |
| Kranj | 16:04 | 16:29 | IC290 | SŽ EL 342-010 |
| * Jesenice | 17:05 | 17:29 | ÖBB EL 1044 106-1 | |
| Villach Hbf | 17:56 | 18:22 | IC632 | ÖBB EL 1044 238-8 |
| Bruck an der Mur | 20:59 | 21:03 | IC613 | ÖBB EL 1044 090-7 ran 5 late |
| Graz Hbf | 21:37 | |||
| New track today: Villach Hbf - Feldkirchen - St Veit an der Glan, Klagenfurt Hbf - Rosenbach - Jesenice - Kranj, Rosenbach - Arnoldstein, Bruck an der Mur - Graz Hbf. | ||||
| Overnight at Hotel Drei Raben, Annenstraße 43 (10 mins walk from Graz Hbf). | ||||
Wednesday 18th April 2001
| Graz Hbf | 09:00 | 4054 | ÖBB EL 1142 560-0P | |
| Peggau-Deutschfeistritz | 09:18 | 09:21 | 8757 | SZU T+ER Bt994 + BDe4/4 593 (on behalf of SLB) |
| Übelbach | 09:41 | 10:16 | 8758 | SZU ER+T BDe4/4 593 + Bt994 (on behalf of SLB) |
| Peggau-Deutschfeistritz | 10:36 | 11:19 | 4056 | ÖBB EL 1142 702-8 |
| Bruck an der Mur | 11:46 | 12:02 | IC158 | ÖBB EL 1044 066-7 |
| Wien Südbf | 13:56 | |||
| Südbf | 14:27 | 'O' | WL tram 4514 | |
| Praterstern | 14:45 | |||
| Wien Nord | 15:03 | 'S7' | ÖBB EMU 4030 245 set | |
| Flughafen Wien-Schwechat | 15:37 | |||
| Wien Schwechat Airport (VIE) | 17:05 | NG165 | Lauda Air Canadair Regional Jet OE-LRG | |
| Manchester Airport (MAN) T1 | 18:35 | 18:55 | taxi | |
| Timperley | 19:08 | |||
| New passenger track today: Graz Hbf - Bruck an der Mur (in daylight), Peggau-Deutschfeistritz - Übelbach | ||||
Tickets used: Four-day Euro Domino ticket for Austria (15 - 18 April 2001); otherwise, single journey tickets as required.