ÁEV locomotive C50-409 stands with a one coach charter train at the end of the line at Marki erdö, the extreme south-eastern end of the Csömödér Forestry Railway.
ÁEV locomotive C50-409 stands with a one coach charter train at the end of the line at Marki erdö, the extreme south-eastern end of the Csömödér Forestry Railway.
11th October 2002
Hungary
European Railway Photographs by Paul Steane
Fully restored in original livery, and ready to work an enthusiast's charter train, M62 001 stands at Szolnok depot on 6 September 2002. From 1965 onwards nearly 2500 locomotives of this and similar types were built at Lugansk, now in Ukraine, for Hungary, Poland, the former Czechoslovakia and the former German Democratic Republic. There have been widespread withdrawals from service in recent years, and the type only sees significant usage in Hungary on freight trains. Many more were built for the former Soviet Union's home market, including double versions.Previous | NextThe old and the new - two nearly-new Class 1047 locomotives flank one somewhat older Class V43 locomotive in the stabling sidings at Sopron station. Whilst the V43 can only operate on 25kV 50Hz supply, the 1047s can also operate on the Austrian 15kV 16.7Hz system and are intended for use on cross-border services. These locos are operated by Györ-Sopron-Ebenfurti Vasút (GySEV)/Raab-Oedenburg-Ebenfurter Eisenbahn (ROeEE), an interesting company largely owned jointly by the Austrian and Hungarian governments. MÁV also has some 1047s, which are similar to the Austrian Class 1116.

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