Trip to Hungary, Slovakia and Ukraine - July 2003
Operating Company Abbreviations:
- ÁEV - Állami Erdei Vasutak (State Forestry Railways)
- BKV - Budapesti Közlekedési Vállalat (Budapest Transport)
- DPMK - Dopravný podnik mesta Košic (Košice public transport operator)
- HÉV - local lines in Budapest operated by BKV
- MÁV - Magyar Államvasutak (Hungarian Railways)
- UZ - Ukraïnski Zaliznitsi (Ukraine Railways)
- ŽS - Železničná Spoločnosť (operator of Slovak Republic Railways)
| Place | Arrive | Depart | Train | Traction details & notes |
Wednesday 16th July 2003
| Timperley | 06:37 | Taxi | ||
| Manchester Airport (MAN) | 06:50 | 07:00 | LH5943 | Lufthansa Canadair Regional Jet D-ACLC |
| München Airport (MUC) | 10:00 | 11:00 | LH3450 | Lufthansa Airbus 320-200 D-AIPE |
| Budapest Ferihegy 2B (BUD) | 12:15 | 12:45 | 'Repter-busz' (airport bus) | |
| Kőbánya-Kispest | 13:05 | 13:16 | 'line 3' | BKV metro |
| Deák Ferenc tér | 13:32 | 13:38 | 'line 2' | BKV metro |
| Keleti pu | 13:44 | |||
| Baross tér | 14:26 | '73' | BKV trolleybus 908 | |
| Terez Korut | 14:38 | |||
| Budapest Nyugati pu | 15:05 | MÁV EMU Bmxt014+2T+BDmot014 | ||
| via Vácratót | ||||
| Vác | 16:33 | 16:51 | MÁV EMU BDmot014+2T+Bmxt014 | |
| direct | ||||
| Budapest Nyugati pu | 17:38 | 17:46 | 'line 3' | BKV metro |
| Népliget | 18:00 | 18:07 | '1' | BKV tram 4095+4094+? |
| Sálgotarjáni ut | 18:12 | 18:15 | '1' | BKV tram 4255+4211+? |
| Ferencváros MÁV-állomás | 18:22 | |||
| viewed arrival of staff train from Rákos - via reversal in yard | ||||
| Ferencváros MÁV-állomás | 19:08 | '1' | BKV tram 4107+4117+? | |
| Népstadion | 19:21 | 19:23 | '80' | BKV trolleybus 305 |
| Baross tér | 19:30 | |||
| Keleti pu | 20:22 | 'line 2' | BKV metro | |
| Déli pu | 20:33 | |||
| to meet a friend - who didn't turn up! | ||||
| Déli pu | 20:45 | 'line 2' | BKV metro | |
| Keleti pu | 20:50 | |||
| New passenger track today: Rákospalota-Újpest - Vácratót | ||||
| Overnight at Hotel Baross Panzio, 1077 Budapest, Baross ter 15 (outside Keleti pu) | ||||
Thursday 17th July 2003
| Budapest Keleti pu | 08:05 | 522 | MÁV EL V43 1308 | |
| Vámosgyörk | 09:14 | 09:24 | 35622 | MÁV EL V43 1362 |
| Gyöngyös | 09:38 | walk | ||
| Gyöngyös ÁEV | 11:00 | 31408 | ÁEV DL Mk48.412 + 3C + DL Mk48.409 | |
| Mátrafüred | 11:22 | 11:36 | 31409 | ÁEV DL Mk48.409 + 3C + DL Mk48.412 |
| Gyöngyös ÁEV | 11:58 | 12:03 | special | ÁEV DL Mk48.410 + 1C |
| Lajosháza | 12:40 | 12:50 | special | ÁEV DL Mk48.410 + 1C (photo) |
| Gyöngyös ÁEV | 13:50 | special bus | ||
| Gyöngyös | 14:10 | 35625 | MÁV EL V43 1362 | |
| Vámosgyörk | 14:24 | special bus | ||
| Mezőcsát | 16:35 | 35126 | MÁV DR Bzmot 306 + 2T | |
| Nyékládháza | 17:10 | special bus to and from restaurant for evening meal | ||
| Nyékládháza | 18:26 | 35011 | MÁV EL V43 1306 | |
| Tiszapalkonya-Erőmű | 18:50 | 18:58 | 35018 | MÁV EL V43 1306 |
| Miskolc-Tiszai pu | 19:39 | 20:34 | 5208 | MÁV EL V43 1027 |
| * Szerencs | MÁV DL M41 2155 | |||
| Slovenske Nove Mesto | 22:12 | 22:40 | long wait before being let off train - border checks | |
| Hotel Hunor | 23:30 | special bus - long wait at border crossing | ||
| New passenger track today: Gyöngyös ÁEV - Lajosháza, Mezőcsát - Hejőkeresztúr, Szerencs - Slovenske Nove Mesto | ||||
| Overnight at Hotel Hunor, Torzsás u. 11, Sátoraljaújhely (several miles from Sátoraljaújhely station) | ||||
Friday 18th July 2003
| Hotel Hunor | 07:25 | special bus | ||
| Sátoraljaújhely | 07:35 | 07:50 | 5227 | MÁV DL M41 2155 |
| Bodrogkeresztúr | 08:37 | 08:45 | special bus | |
| Balsa | 09:15 | 09:42 | 31612 | MÁV DL Mk48.2029 + 2C |
| Balsai Tisza-part | 09:46 | 09:50 | special | MÁV DL Mk48.2029 + 2C |
| shunt to end of line, then back to Balsa then past shed building, then loco round triangle, then via triangle then back to | ||||
| Balsai Tisza-part | 10:27 | 11:15 | 31625 | MÁV DL Mk48.2029 + 2C |
| Herminatanya | 12:00 | 12:48 | special | MÁV DL Mk48.2025 + 2C |
| via shunt from station via triangle, then to Dombrád, shunt to end of line then via triangle, then dep. 14:37 via Herminatanya, Kotaj dep. 17:38, and Nyíregháza NyK to | ||||
| Nyíregháza Depot | 18:40 | 19:00 | special bus | |
| Hotel Centrál | 19:15 | |||
| New passenger track today: Balsai Tisza-part - Herminatanya - Dombrád, Herminatanya - Nyíregháza | ||||
| Overnight at Hotel Centrál, Nyár u. 2-4, Nyíregháza | ||||
Saturday 19th July 2003
| Hotel Centrál | 06:00 | special bus | ||
| Nyíregháza | 06:10 | 06:20 | 6240 | MÁV EL V43 1096 |
| Záhony | 07:37 | 10:00 | special | MÁV DL M62 196 (fitted for 1520mm gauge operation) + 2C |
| tour of broad gauge tracks in Záhony area: to Komoró (run round/rev 10:25/10:45) - Eperjeske triangle east Jn (rev 11:09/11:13) - Eperjeske triangle north Jn (rev 11:20/11:21) - Eperjeske Rendező pu (rev 11:35/11:43) - Tornyospálca (rev 12:12/12:18) - Eperjeske Rendező pu (rev 12:48/12:55) - Eperjeske Atrako (rev 13:02/13:09) to | ||||
| * Eperjeske Rendező pu | 13:22 | 13:55 | UZ DL 2M62-1241 | |
| via freight-only border crossing into Ukraine - Solovka (14:11 CET/16:17 EET) to | ||||
| * Batjevo (reverse) | 16:39 | 17:04 | UZ EL ВЛ11-111 (photo) | |
| via Čop avoiding line - Szürte (17:50/18:21) - Užhorod 2 (run round/rev 18:37/19:13) to | ||||
| Užhorod | 19:22 | (photo) taxi to hotel | ||
| New passenger track today: parts of Batjevo - Užhorod | ||||
| Overnight at Hotel Druzhba, vyl. Vicoka 12, Užhorod (phone 031-22 3-32-32) (10 minute taxi ride from station) | ||||
Sunday 20th July 2003
| Hotel Druzhba | 07:00 | taxi | ||
| Užhorod | 07:10 | 07:22 | special | UZ EL ВЛ11-131 |
| via Užhorod 2 - Pavlovo (07:51 EET/08:08 CET) - freight-only border crossing into Slovakia to | ||||
| Maťovce | 08:17 | 10:30 | special | M131-1125 (fitted for 1520mm gauge operation) |
| via ŠRT broad gauge line - Budkovce (10:51) - Trebišov (11:10) - Slančík (11:37/11:53) - Hornád (12:07/12:22 - photo) - Haniska pri Košiciach ŠRT (12:33/12:54) - customs area (13:03/13:09) - end of line (rev 13:13/13:24) - Ore Unloading area (13:35/13:50) - Haniska pri Košiciach ŠRT (rev 13:59) to | ||||
| Haniska pri Košiciach depot | 14:02 | 14:15 | - | ŽS DR 810 516-5 staff shuttle |
| Haniska pri Košiciach headshunt | 14:19 | |||
| Haniska pri Košiciach | 14:31 | 8718 | ŽS EMU 460 055 set | |
| Košice | 14:45 | walk to Hotel | ||
| (near Hotel Centrum) | 15:29 | '29B' | DPMK bus | |
| Čermeľ | 15:49 | 16:05 | Čermeľ Valley Railway SL U36 003 | |
| Pioner | 16:25 | 16:40 | Čermeľ Valley Railway SL U36 003 dep 7 late due to brake problems | |
| Čermeľ | 17:07 | 17:36 | '29Z' | DPMK bus |
| (near city centre) | 17:51 | |||
| Tesco | 18:06 | horse drawn tram (photo) | ||
| Hotel Slovan | 18:18 | |||
| Nam. Osloboditeľov | 18:51 | 'R1' | DPMK tram 612 | |
| U.S.Steel | 19:15 | 19:43 | 'R7' | DPMK tram 612 |
| Amfiteater | 20:09 | |||
| New passenger track today: none. | ||||
| Overnight at Hotel Centrum, Južná trieda 2a, Košice (10 minutes walk from station) | ||||
Monday 21st July 2003
| Nam. Osloboditeľov | 06:55 | '2' | DPMK tram 617 | |
| Želzničná Stanica | 07:00 | |||
| Košice | 07:10 | 221 | ŽS EL 163 104-3 | |
| * Čierna nad Tisou | 08:28 | 09:10 | ŽS EL 140 042-9 2 sleeper cars only | |
| (border) | 09:17 CET/10:17 EET | |||
| Čop | 10:30 | 10:52 | UZ DL ЧМЗ3-3375 (standard gauge) | |
| * Čop gauge-changing sidings | 10:56 | 11:36 | UZ DL ЧМЗ3-4177 (broad gauge) | |
| shunt to swap the order of cars | ||||
| Čop | 11:49 | 14:00 | 621 | MÁV DL M40 910 (photo) |
| (border) | 14:10 EET/13:23 CET | |||
| Záhony | 13:30 | 14:38 | 6355 | MÁV DL M41 2161 |
| Mátészalka | 16:01 | 16:28 | 36114 | MÁV DR Bzmot 363 + 3T + Bzmot 397 |
| Fehérgyarmat | 16:57 | 17:04 | 36146 | MÁV DR Bzmot 363 + 2T |
| Zajta | 17:49 | 17:48 | MÁV DR Bzmot 363 run round trailer cars | |
| Zajta | 17:53 | 18:10 | 36141 | MÁV DR Bzmot 363 + 2T |
| Mátészalka | 19:32 | |||
| New passenger track today: Čierna nad Tisou - Čop, Čop - Záhony, Tornyospálca - Vásárosnameny, Máteszalka - Zajta | ||||
| Overnight at Bianco Étterem-Panzió Udvarház, Kölcsey u. 27-29, Mátészalka (phone (44) 502-627) (3 minutes walk from station) | ||||
Tuesday 22nd July 2003
| Mátészalka | 07:40 | 36212 | MÁV DR Bzmot 381 | |
| Csenger | 08:30 | 09:45 | 36217 | MÁV DR Bzmot 381 |
| Mátészalka | 10:35 | 11:52 | 6344 | MÁV DL M41 2161 |
| Vásárosnameny | 12:22 | 12:40 | IP36005 | MÁV DR Bzmot 417 (InterPici) |
| Nyíregháza | 14:00 | 14:08 | 30614 | MÁV DR Bzmot 397 |
| Nagykólló | 14:23 | arr 12 late, speed restrictions | ||
| 15:15 | 36114 | MÁV DR Bzmot 364 + 3T + Bzmot 395 dep 9 late | ||
| Nyírbátor | 16:03 | arr 17 late, speed restrictions | ||
| 16:53 | 36113 | MÁV DR Bzmot 291 + 2T dep 14 late | ||
| Nyíregháza | 17:53 | arr 22 late, speed restrictions | ||
| Vasútállomás | 18:40 | '8' | Szabolcs Volán bus | |
| Eghaza utca | 18:47 | |||
| New passenger track today: Kocsord - Csenger, Vásárosnameny - Nyíregháza (in daylight), Nyíregháza - Nagykólló - Nyírbátor | ||||
| Overnight at Hotel Centrál, Nyár utca 2-4, Nyíregháza | ||||
Wednesday 23rd July 2003
| Nyár utca | 07:37 | '7' | Szabolcs Volán bus | |
| Vasútállomás | 07:46 | |||
| Nyíregháza | 08:10 | 5627 | MÁV EL V43 1030 | |
| Szerencs | 09:04 | 09:15 | 35212 | MÁV DR Bzmot 186 + 1T |
| Hidasnémeti | 10:41 | 11:35 | 5315 | MÁV EL V43 1369 |
| Miskolc-Tiszai pu | 12:44 | 13:20 | 513 | MÁV EL V43 1369 |
| Gödöllő | 15:14 | 15:20 | - | HÉV EMU |
| Örs vézer tere | 16:05 | 16:47 | 'line 2' | BKV metro |
| Deák Ferenc tér | 16:57 | 17:01 | 'line 3' | BKV metro |
| Kőbánya-Kispest | 17:17 | 17:22 | 'Repter-busz' (airport bus) | |
| Budapest Ferihegy 2B (BUD) | 17:45 | 19:20 | LH3437 | Lufthansa Boeing 737-300 D-ABEP |
| Frankfurt Airport (FRA) | 21:05 | 22:00 | LH4544 | Lufthansa Airbus 320-200 D-AIQL |
| Manchester Airport (MAN) | 22:40 | 22:45 | taxi | |
| Timperley | 22:58 | |||
| New passenger track today: Szerencs - Hidasnémeti, Cinkota - Kistarcsa (HÉV line) | ||||
Tickets used: single journey tickets throughout.