Trip to Jugoslavia - August & September 2001
including travelling via Hungary and Croatia
General Notes
The main part of this trip (25 August to 1 September) was organised by GIL Incentive- und Bildungsreisen, Margarete-Massias-Str. 14, D-69124 Heidelberg, Germany, and comprised a group of 20 enthusiasts from England, Germany, Luxembourg and Switzerland. The last view days were spent independently by a smaller group, in the company of Kai Hellwig, who had organised the main trip, to whom I offer my grateful thanks for a really fantastic holiday.
Operating Company Abbreviations:
- BKV - Budapesti Közlekedési Vállalat (Budapest Transport)
- HÉV - local lines in Budapest operated by BKV
- HŽ - Hrvatske Željeznice (Croatian Railways)
- JŽ - Jugoslovenske Železnice (Jugoslav Railways)
- MÁV - Magyar Államvasutak (Hungarian Railways)
| Place | Arrive | Depart | Train | Traction details & notes |
Friday 24th August 2001
| Timperley | 06:05 | Taxi | ||
| Manchester Airport (MAN) | 06:23 | 07:30 | MA631 | Malev Fokker 70 HA-LME dep 72 late |
| Budapest Ferihegy 2A (BUD) | 12:17 | 13:15 | 'Repter-busz' (airport bus) BPO-541 | |
| Kőbánya-Kispest | 13:34 | 13:46 | 'line 3' | BKV metro |
| Újpest-Központ | 14:17 | 14:24 | 'line 3' | BKV metro |
| Nyugati pu. | 14:36 | 15:08 | '4' | BKV tram 1425+1424 |
| Margit híd, budai hidfö | 15:13 | |||
| Margit híd | 15:17 | HÉV EMU 979+690+980+988+694+987 | ||
| Szépvölgyi út | 15:21 | 15:28 | HÉV EMU 983+692+?+?+?+? | |
| Batthyány tér | 15:34 | 15:38 | 'line 2' | BKV metro |
| Örs vezér tere | 15:52 | 16:24 | 'line 2' | BKV metro |
| Deák Ferenc tér | 16:36 | 16:39 | 'line 1' | BKV metro |
| Vörösmarty tér | 16:40 | 16:44 | 'line 1' | BKV metro |
| Mexikói út | 16:55 | |||
| Kacsóh Pongrác út | 17:05 | '1A' | BKV tram 4255+4253+4256 | |
| Thököly út | 17:09 | |||
| Keleti pu. | 21:05 | '7' | BKV bus BPI-171 | |
| Amerikai út | 21:10 | |||
| New passenger track today: Batthyány tér - Szépvölgyi út (HÉV line) | ||||
| Overnight at Hotel Pátria, Mexikói út 49 (phone +36 (1) 251 5555) (adjacent to Budapest-Zugló station). | ||||
Saturday 25th August 2001
| Budapest-Zugló | 09:11 | 7207 | MÁV EL V43 2238 retimed 09:24, ran 7 late | |
| Budapest-Nyugati pu. | 09:40 | 10:05 | 712 | MÁV EL V43 1227 |
| Szeged | 12:48 | arr 7 late | ||
| 13:10 | special | MÁV Bzmot 384 | ||
| Special Train organised privately by Gisbert Siede, a German rail enthusiast, through MÁV Nosztalgia Kft. | ||||
| Szeged Rendezo | 16:33 | 16:34 | 7463 | JŽ DR 812-051 + T818-051 |
| Subotica | 18:14 | arr 13 late due to problem with railcar | ||
| 19:00 | 841 | JŽ EL 461-102 dep 6 late | ||
| Novi Sad | 20:43 | arr 12 late | ||
| Reception hosted by Jugoslav Railways in station restaurant, then by taxis to hotel | ||||
| New passenger track today: Kőbánya-Kispest - Cegléd - Szeged, Szeged - Subotica, Subotica - Novi Sad | ||||
| Overnight at Hotel Trvdjava Varadin (former castle overlooking river) | ||||
Sunday 26th August 2001
| Hotel Trvdjava Varadin | 06:53 | bus | ||
| Novi Sad | 07:06 | 07:10 | special | JŽ DR 812-066 |
| via rebuilt road+rail bridge - Petrovaradin - Beočin (rev 08:34/08:40) - Petrovaradin - Novi Sad - Rimski Šančevi (rev 09:59/10:03) - Novi Sad (rev) - Gajdobra (rev) - Bačka Palanka (rev 11:25/11:28) - Gajdobra - Karavukovo (rev) - Bač - double shunt - sugar factory line (rev) - double shunt - Bač (13:20) - Karavukovo - Bogojevo - to damaged bridge over Danube (rev 14:02/14:08) - Bogojevo | ||||
| Sombor | 15:00 | 15:10 | special | JŽ draisine 911-240 + T816-020 + draisine 25-002 |
| via Bački Breg line (rev at ~6km 15:36) - Sombor (rev) - Riđica line (rev at ~9km 16:40) | ||||
| Sombor | 17:00 | 17:10 | special | JŽ DR 812-066 |
| via Apatin Fabrika (rev 17:55/18:05) - Sombor - Odžaci line (rev at ~km 3.5 19:20) | ||||
| Sombor | 19:35 | 19:45 | bus | |
| Hotel Sloboda | 19:50 | |||
| New passenger track today: Novi Sad - Petrovaradin, Novi Sad - Gajdobra - Karavukovo - Bogojevo - Sombor, Sombor - Apatin Fabrika | ||||
| Overnight at Hotel Sloboda, Trg Republike 1 (phone +381 (25) 38886) | ||||
Monday 27th August 2001
| Hotel Sloboda | 07:00 | bus | ||
| Sombor | 07:05 | 07:15 | special | JŽ DR 812-066 |
| via Subotica (rev) - Subotica Fabrika (rev 08:57/09:15) - Subotica - Horgoš (rev) - Kanjiža (rev 10:21/10:34 photo photo photo) - Horgoš (rev) - Subotica (rev) - "hospital" branch (former line to Kula) (rev) - Subotica (rev 12:40) - Senta (arr 13:23) - shunt around triangle - Senta | ||||
| Ada | 14:21 | 14:25 | special | JŽ draisine |
| to Mol on Bečej line (rev 14:40/14:45) | ||||
| Ada | 15:00 | 15:05 | special | JŽ DR 812-066 dep 55 late |
| Čoka | 16:04 | 16:14 | special | JŽ draisine 911-240 + T816-020 + draisine 25-002 |
| via Novi Kneževac (rev 17:03/17:11) | ||||
| Čoka | 17:34 | 18:05 | special | JŽ DR 812-066 arr 79 late / dep 100 late |
| via Banatsko Miloševo (rev) - Kikinda - Mokrin (rev 19:42/19:47) | ||||
| Kikinda | 20:05 | 20:10 | arr 105 late - then bus | |
| Hotel Narvik | 20:15 | |||
| New passenger track today: Sombor - Subotica, Horgoš - Kanjiža, Subotica - Senta - Čoka - Banatsko Miloševo- Kikinda | ||||
| Overnight at Hotel Narvik (phone +381 (230) 23910, fax +381 (230) 23306) | ||||
Tuesday 28th August 2001
| Hotel Narvik | 07:10 | bus | ||
| Bečej | 07:40 | 07:45 | special | JŽ DR 812-066 |
| via line northwards to level crossing (rev) - Bečej - Rimski Šančevi (rev) - Orlovat - Orlovat Stajaliste (rev 10:32/10:32) - Zrenjanin (arr 11:07, 38 early) - shunt into works - Zrenjanin (dep 11:57) - Zrenjanin Fabrika (shunt to Vršac line) - Sečanj - shunt onto Jaša Tomić branch (13:04) - Sečanj - Vršac (dep 14:27) - Bela Crkva (rev at end of line) (dep 15:29) - Vršac - Vršac Vašarište Urea sidings (rev 16:22/16:26) - Vršac | ||||
| Pančevo Gl.st. | 18:28 | arr 28 late - then for refuelling | ||
| Pančevo Gl.st. | 19:05 | JŽ DR 812-066 dep 60 late | ||
| via Jabuka (rev 19:14/19:16) - Pančevo varoš (rev) - Pančevo Gl.st. - Ovča - Beograd Dunav - Donji Grad - Spoljna - Topčider (rev 20:48/20:57) | ||||
| Beograd | 21:05 | 21:15 | arr 45 late - then bus | |
| Hotel Park | 21:25 | |||
| New passenger track today: Orlovat Stajaliste - Zrenjanin, Zrenjanin - Vršac - Bela Crkva, Vršac - Ovča - Beograd Dunav - Topčider, Topčider - Beograd | ||||
| Overnight at Hotel Park, Njegoševa 4 (phone +381 (11) 3234-722, fax +381 (11) 3233-029) | ||||
Wednesday 29th August 2001
| Hotel Park | 07:45 | bus | ||
| Beograd | 07:55 | 08:10 | special | JŽ DR 812-066 |
| via Rakovica - Jajince - Vodanj - Mala Krsna (rev 08:35/08:41) - Radinac - shunt into "SARTID" steelworks - loop around west side of works - Radinac (dep 10:04) - Smederevo (rev 10:22/10:27) - Mala Krsna | ||||
| Požarevac | 11:10 | to depot for attention to cooling system | ||
| 11:16 | special | JŽ DL 641-310 + C | ||
| Kostolac | 11:43 | 11:50 | bus | |
| Prim (Kostolac power station) | 11:55 | 12:00 | special | SL 13 (900mm gauge) |
| via Kop Klenovnik (old mine workings) (rev 12:14/17) | ||||
| Prim | 12:24 | 12:29 | special | EL 2 (1200V dc) (900mm gauge) |
| Ćirikovac coal loading (5.5km) | 12:40 | 13:15 | special | EL 5 |
| Prim | 13:25 | 13:40 | bus | |
| Drmno power station | 14:00 | 14:10 | special | JŽ DL 641-310 + C (propel to Stig) |
| via Stig (rev 14:38/14:43) | ||||
| Požarevac | 15:04 | 15:15 | special | JŽ DR 812-066 dep 20 late |
| via Mala Krsna - Markovac - shunt to east side | ||||
| Resavica | 17:59 | 18:10 | special | DL 600mm gauge industrial mine railway |
| Resavica | 18:30 | 19:00 | bus dep 25 early | |
| Hotel Jagodina | 20:14 | arr 14 late | ||
| New passenger track today: Beograd - Mala Krsna, Mala Krsna - Smederevo, Mala Krsna - Stig, Mala Krsna - Markovac - Resavica | ||||
| Overnight at Hotel Jagodina (5 minutes walk from Jagodina station) | ||||
Thursday 30th August 2001
| Jagodina | 08:00 | special | JŽ DR 812-066 | |
| Jagodina Cable Factory platform | 08:19 | 08:30 | special | ex-JŽ SL 62-377 + 2C |
| shunt via factory exit line to sidings and back | ||||
| Jagodina Cable Factory | 08:50 | 09:18 | special | JŽ DR 812-066 |
| via Jagodina (rev) - shunt to new cable factory siding (rev 09:47/09:50) - then shunt main station - Paraćin (shunt, rev 10:36/10:10:53) - Stari Popovac end of line (rev 11:32) - Stari Popovac 11:55 - Paraćin (shunt, dep 12:34) - Stalać (13:00) - Kraljevo (14:35/15:00) - Dragačevo - shunt into Jelen Do quarry sidings (rev 16:02/16:14) - Dragačevo - Lučani (rev 16:36/16:39) - Dragačevo - Požega (17:10/18:10, visit to narrow gauge museum) | ||||
| Užice | 18:39 | arr 49 late | ||
| New passenger track today: Jagodina - Stalać - Kraljevo - Požega, Požega - Užice | ||||
| Overnight at Hotel Zlatibor (5 minutes walk from Užice station) | ||||
Friday 31st August 2001
| Hotel Zlatibor | 07:05 | bus | ||
| Šargan | 07:40 | 07:50 | special | ex-JŽ SL 83-173 [760mm] photo |
| Jatare | 08:45 | 09:00 | bus | |
| Mokra Gora | 09:23 | 09:31 | special | SL "Elza" + C + SL 25-27 [760mm] |
| run to end of line and back (~1km each way) | ||||
| Mokra Gora | 09:40 | 10:15 | bus | |
| Mokra Gora forestry railway | 10:25 | 10:28 | special | SL [600mm] very short ~200m! |
| Mokra Gora forestry railway | 10:28 | 10:55 | bus | |
| Užice | 12:30 | 13:00 | special | JŽ DR 812-066 |
| via Požega - Valjevo - Vreoci - shunt onto power station railway system (14:40) - Stubline (Termoelectrane 'Nikola Tesla') - Vreoci (16:10) - shunt to mine railway system | ||||
| Vreoci mine unloading area | 16:25 | 16:40 | special | draisine [900mm gauge] |
| to Vreoci mine loading area (17:10) and back | ||||
| Vreoci mine unloading area | 17:40 | 18:14 | special | JŽ DR 812-066 |
| via Resnik - Rasputnice 'K' - Rasputnice 'B' - Beograd Ranžirna 'A' (east side) - Beograd Ranžirna 'B' (east side) - Rakovica - Topčider | ||||
| Beograd | 19:54 | 20:00 | bus | |
| Hotel Park | 20:10 | |||
| New passenger track today: Požega - Valjevo - Resnik - Beograd Ranžirna - Rakovica | ||||
| Overnight at Hotel Park, Njegoševa 4 (phone +381 (11) 3234-722, fax +381 (11) 3233-029) | ||||
Saturday 1st September 2001
| Hotel Park | 07:25 | bus | ||
| Beograd | 07:35 | 07:50 | special | JŽ DR 812-066 |
| via Topčider - Rakovica - Jajince (rev 08:12/08:34) - Rasputnice 'K' - Rasputnice 'B' - Beograd Ranžirna 'A' (east side) - Beograd Ranžirna 'B' (east side) - via north loop - Ostružnica - to limit at damaged Sava bridge (rev 09:30/09:36) - Ostružnica - Beograd Ranžirna 'A' (middle) - Beograd Ranžirna 'B' (west side) - Resnik - Rakovica - Beograd Centar - Batajnica (rev 11:17/11:22) - Surčin (rev 11:41/11:55) - Batajnica (rev 12:10/12:13) | ||||
| Beograd | 12:35 | 15:25 | 971 | JŽ EL 441-319 |
| * Požarevac | 18:20 | JŽ DL 666-004 photo | ||
| Zaječar | 21:36 | arr 48 late | ||
| New passenger track today: Beograd - Batajnica, Stig - Majdanpek, Majdanpek - Zaječar (dark) | ||||
| Overnight at Garni Hotel 'Grinka', ul. Prote Mateje 15, 19000 Zaječar (phone +381 (19) 423330) (15 minutes walk from station) | ||||
Sunday 2nd September 2001
| Zaječar | 06:30 | 2780 | JŽ DL 641-301 + 3C | |
| Prahovo Pristaniste | 08:16 | 08:56 | 2781 | JŽ DL 641-301 + 3C |
| * Zaječar | 10:40 | shunted by JŽ DL 641-310 | ||
| * Zaječar | 11:07 | JŽ DL 661-138 + 3C + 25 empty coal wagons! photo dep 23 late | ||
| Niš | 14:40 | arr 44 late | ||
| 15:36 | 2904 | JŽ EL 441-043 | ||
| Beograd | 21:25 | 21:50 | 813 | JŽ EL 461-101 |
| * ? Bijelo Polje ? | JŽ EL 461-030 | |||
| Podgorica | 05:18 | arr 58 late | ||
| New passenger track today: Zaječar - Prahovo Pristaniste, Zaječar - Niš, Niš - Stalać, Jagodina - Markovac, Velika Plana - Resnik (dark), Užice - Podgorica (dark) | ||||
Monday 3rd September 2001
| Podgorica | 08:38 | special | JŽ draisine 915-031 | |
| via Nikšić (rev 10:12/10:21) photo photo - steelworks siding ~2.8km (rev 10:33) - Nikšić (rev 10:44/10:50) | ||||
| Podgorica | 12:17 | 12:25 | taxi | |
| Bar | 13:58 | 14:00 | 510 | JŽ EL 461-029 |
| * Podgorica | 15:00 | JŽ EL 461-041 towing 461-029 [over Mala Rijeka viaduct - highest in world - photo] | ||
| * Bijelo Polje | 17:10 | JŽ EL 461-111 | ||
| Beograd | 22:24 | arr 8 early | ||
| New passenger track today: Podgorica - Nikšić, Bar - Užice | ||||
| Overnight at Hotel Beograd, Balkanska 5 (phone +381 (11) 645199) (5 minutes walk from Beograd station) | ||||
Tuesday 4th September 2001
| Beograd | 06:10 | 290 | JŽ EL 441-009 | |
| * Šid | 08:25 | 08:50 | HŽ EL 1142-014 | |
| Vinkovci | 10:00 | 10:06 | 2805 | HŽ DR 7 221 022 |
| Gunja | 11:09 | 11:10 | taxi | |
| Županja | 11:41 | 13:03 | 2704 | HŽ DR 7 221 009 |
| Vinkovci | 13:45 | 15:51 | 2904 | HŽ DR 7 221 022 |
| Erdut | 16:53 | 17:38 | bus | |
| Osijek bus station | 18:31 | 18:51 | Osijek tram 7212 | |
| Osijek town square | 18:55 | |||
| New passenger track today: Batajnica - Vinkovci, Vinkovci - Gunja, Županja - Vinkovci, Vinkovci - Erdut | ||||
| Overnight at Hotel Central, Trg A. Starčevića 6, 31000 Osijek (phone +385 (31) 126188, fax +385 (31) 126770) (in town square) | ||||
Wednesday 5th September 2001
| Osijek town square | 07:41 | Osijek tram 7215 | ||
| Osijek (station) | 07:45 | 08:05 | 8117 | HŽ DMU 7 121 103+104 |
| Pécs | 10:05 | 10:15 | IC817 | MÁV EL V43 1351 |
| Budapest-Déli pu. | 12:53 | 13:04 | '61' | BKV tram 4046+4047 |
| Moskva tér | 13:06 | 13:52 | '4' | BKV tram 1418+1419 |
| Boráros tér | 14:19 | 14:30 | HÉV EMU 985+693+986+957+679+958 | |
| Csepel | 14:44 | 14:50 | same set | |
| Boráros tér | 15:04 | 15:33 | '6' | BKV tram 1433+1432 |
| Üllőr út | 15:36 | |||
| Ferenc körut | 15:39 | 'line 3' | BKV metro | |
| Kőbánya-Kispest | 15:51 | 16:00 | 'Repter-busz' (airport bus) BPO-545 | |
| Budapest Ferihegy 2A (BUD) | 16:24 | 18:20 | MA630 | Malev Fokker 70 HA-LMD |
| Manchester Airport (MAN) | 20:10 | 20:25 | Taxi | |
| Timperley | 20:35 | |||
| New passenger track today: Osijek - Pécs - Budapest, Boráros tér - Csepel | ||||
Tickets used: single journey tickets throughout, where required.