Hungarian Railways 1979

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	424.214 at Gyor 18 February 1979
	Gyor 18 February 1979
	424.339 at Gyor 18 February 1979
	River Danube at Budapest 18 February 1979
	Tram terminus at Budapest 18 February 1979
	Russian diesel at Budapest 18 February 1979
	Budapest Keleti Station 18 February 1979
	Rack Railway in Budapest 18 February 1979
	View of Budapest from the top of the rack railway, 264m above the city 18 February 1979
	Crossing loop on the rack railway 18 February 1979
	424.264 at Vac 19 February 1979
	375.1013 at Vac 19 February 1979
	375.1013 at Vac 19 February 1979
	375.1013 at Vac 19 February 1979
	375.1013 at Vac 19 February 1979
	25Kv electric loco at Vac heading for Budapest with a train from Berlin and Prague 19 February 1979
	Vac loco depot 19 February 1979
	A 411 (USA S160) is dragged out for us to photograph at Vac 19 February 1979
	Vac loco depot 19 February 1979
	375.1013 on Vac shed 19 February 1979
	424.349 arrives at Vac from the south 19 February 1979
	Electric freight arrives at Vac 19 February 1979
	MAV class M41 diesel at Vac. I am informed by a Hungarian reader that the M41s are 1325kW locos built by Ganz-MAVAG. 19 February 1979
	424.349 propels its set back out of Vac 19 February 1979
	424.349 propels its set back out of Vac 19 February 1979
	424.349 runs round its set 19 February 1979
	424.349 19 February 1979
	Inspection trolley 19 February 1979
	Having run round, 424.349 propels its set back into Vac 19 February 1979
	424.349 propels its set back into Vac 19 February 1979
	424.349 propels its set back into Vac 19 February 1979
	Ganz-MAVAG diesel M41.2109 at Vac 19 February 1979
	Vac shed 19 February 1979
	424.349 comes on shed at Vac 19 February 1979
	AC electric V43.1220 with a southbound freight at Vac 19 February 1979
	2-6-2T 342.006 stuffed at Vac 19 February 1979
	Taken from the station boozer, a 375 runs through the station at Vac. 19 February 1979
	A class 375 runs north through Vac 19 February 1979
	375.1016 arrives at Vac from the north 19 February 1979
	375.1016 at Vac 19 February 1979
	424.347 at Vac 19 February 1979
	375.1019 awaits departure from Vac with a train for Balasagyarmat. Mick Thorpe stands in the front doorway. 19 February 1979
	Heading north out of Vac with the main line to Bratislava on the left 19 February 1979
	North of Vac 19 February 1979
	V43.1161 with a freight 19 February 1979
	Turning away from the mainline and heading for the hills 19 February 1979
	Climbing out of the Danube Valley 19 February 1979
	Heading for the hills 19 February 1979
	Climbing away from Vac 19 February 1979
	Entering a station north of Vac, which I have now been informed is Szokolya. 19 February 1979
	-and onwards to Balasagyarmat 19 February 1979
	-and on 19 February 1979
	-and on 19 February 1979
	-and on 19 February 1979
	The village of Nograd. On the top of the hill the remains of the tower of a fortress is visible. 19 February 1979
	The junction station at Diosjeno, 375.689 is running round the branch train 19 February 1979
	375.1019 at Diosjeno 19 February 1979
	375.689 & 375.1019 at Diosjeno 19 February 1979
	375.689 & 375.1019 at Diosjeno 19 February 1979
	Diosjeno 19 February 1979
	375.1010 arrives at Diosjeno with the southbound connection for the branch 19 February 1979
	Approaching Dregelypalank 19 February 1979
	Entering Dregelypalank 19 February 1979
	375.1019 at Dregelypalank. Here the loco ran round befor continuing to Balasagyarmat. However, we were stopped from taking any more shote because we were right against the Czech border 19 February 1979
	Running downhill from Dregelypalank 19 February 1979
	Arriving at Balasagyarmat 19 February 1979
	377.092 stuffed at Balasagyarmat 19 February 1979
	424.354 at Balasagyarmat 19 February 1979
	424.354 at Balasagyarmat 19 February 1979
	424.354 then propelled from Balasagyarmat to Aszod 19 February 1979
	En route to Aszod 19 February 1979
	En route to Aszod 19 February 1979
	En route to Aszod 19 February 1979
	411 in steam at Aszod 19 February 1979
	A 324 class 2-6-0 at a location somewhere between Budapest and Szombathely 20 February 1979
	424.062 at Szombathely 20 February 1979
	375.599 at Szombathely 20 February 1979
	Szombathely 20 February 1979
	424.062 at Szombathely - obviously an oil burner 20 February 1979
	An arty-arty shot of 424.062 20 February 1979
	Szombathely with 424.062, a dmu and M62.162 20 February 1979
	Szombathely 20 February 1979
	424.199 as station pilot at Szombathely 20 February 1979
	Szombathely 20 February 1979
	Szombathely, a passenger brake is loose shunted 20 February 1979
	Szombathely 20 February 1979
	Szombathely 20 February 1979
	Szombathely 20 February 1979
	Szombathely: 424.199 still shunting away! 20 February 1979
	Szombathely: an 11-car rake is loose shunted into the station! 20 February 1979
	Szombathely 20 February 1979
	424.215 departs from Szombathley southbound 20 February 1979
	424.215 departs from Szombathley southbound 20 February 1979
	424.215 departs from Szombathley southbound 20 February 1979
	424.215 departs from Szombathley southbound 20 February 1979
	424.215 departs from Szombathley southbound 20 February 1979
	424.215 departs from Szombathley southbound 20 February 1979
	424.571 with a souithbound freight at Szombathely 20 February 1979
	424.571 with a souithbound freight at Szombathely 20 February 1979
	424.571 with a souithbound freight at Szombathely 20 February 1979
	Szombathely 20 February 1979
	424.199 & 424.173 ready with northbound departures from Szombathely 20 February 1979
	424.199 & 424.173 ready with northbound departures from Szombathely 20 February 1979
	Leaving Szombathely for Celldomolk behind 424.173 20 February 1979
	Heading east behind 424.173 20 February 1979
	Heading east behind 424.173 20 February 1979
	Crossing a westbound train 20 February 1979
	424.159 with a westbound train between Szombathely and Celldomolk 20 February 1979
	Looking back at the westbound train disappearing 20 February 1979
	Looking back at the westbound train disappearing 20 February 1979
	Doubling work on the Budapest - Szombathely main line 20 February 1979
	Heading east from Szombathely 20 February 1979
	Heading east from Szombathely 20 February 1979
	Heading east from Szombathely 20 February 1979
	GySEV railcar at Celldomolk. This is a diesel-mechanical railcar of series ABmot, built by Ganz in the end of '20s and early '30s. The big chest on the top of the railcar is the cooler unit. The motor itself is mounted in the middle of the interior (covered with a big box and wooden benches around it for the passengers), and the roof was the most appropriate place for the radiator. 20 February 1979
	424.173 departs Celldomolk for Budapest 20 February 1979
	424.173 departs Celldomolk for Budapest 20 February 1979
	424.173 departs Celldomolk for Budapest 20 February 1979
	The GySEV railcar runs round its trailer at Celldomolk and a 424 shunts some stock. 20 February 1979
	A 424 stabling stock at Celldomolk 20 February 1979
	GySEV railcar and trailer at Celldomolk 20 February 1979
	Celldomolk shed 20 February 1979
	The 424 continues to shunt Celldomolk 20 February 1979
	424.090 at Celldomolk 20 February 1979
	424.090 at Celldomolk 20 February 1979
	The 424 continues to shunt Celldomolk 20 February 1979
	424.090 goes to the shed at Celldomolk 20 February 1979
	424.090 goes to the shed at Celldomolk 20 February 1979
	424.090 arrives on the shed at Celldomolk 20 February 1979
	Sopron Shed 21 February 1979
	GySEV class 52, 375 no 123 and others on Sopron shed 21 February 1979
	GySEV 375 class 2-6-2Ts 121 & 123 on Sopron shed 21 February 1979
	275 class 2-4-2T at Sopron 21 February 1979
	MAV 424.363 at Sopron 21 February 1979
	Sopron yard with a southbound freight about to depart 21 February 1979
	424.363 and a southbound freight at Sopron 21 February 1979
	Sopron 21 February 1979
	Sopron 21 February 1979
	424.054 departs from Sopron with a southbound freight 21 February 1979
	424.054 departs from Sopron with a southbound freight 21 February 1979
	Class 520 "Kriegslok" shunts Sopron shed 21 February 1979
	A slight slip from the "Kreigslok" 21 February 1979
	Class 520 at Sopron shed 21 February 1979
	The line-up of dead locos including 2 375s, a 324 and a 275. 21 February 1979
	4w Railcar on the turntable at Sopron 21 February 1979
	4w Railcar on the turntable at Sopron 21 February 1979
	424.328 at the south end of Sopron shed 21 February 1979
	275 inside Sopron shed 21 February 1979
	424.363 outside Sopron shed 21 February 1979
	424.363 & 123 at Sopron 21 February 1979
	424.363 leaves shed with clag to order 21 February 1979