A trip to Budapest

 
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During holiday time we took our chance for a short trip to Budapest, the capital of Hungary. We left the EC train not at the final stop at Budapest Keleti, but in the suburb of Budapest Kelenföld. There we saw two fascinating trams, concerning of two four-axle trams and a two axle trailer in between. Our trip with one of this trams did not last very long as in the next street the depot appeared – and of course we had to have a look on it. Our next stop was at Móricz Zsigmond körtér (place), a junction with the avantage to see also other types of trams like CKD Tatra T5C5 and eight axle articulated trams of the hungarian supplier Ganz.
 

Then we took tram line 6 to cross Danube river over Petöfi Híd (bridge) to reach Boráros tér. There you can change to tram line 2, which is running along the Danube, but we decided to go in the other direction and entered a train of HÉV a suburban rapid transit train. We left at the next stop at Vágohíd, where we found Tatra T5C5 in triple traction on line 1. Close to that place is the final stop of tram lines 2 and 24 and also of another HÉV line.
Close to this area is an industrial zone where tramline 30 is running. We entered one of the eight axle trams for a ride through this area.
 

On the way we saw former Hannover (Germany) trams of type 6000. But before that we changed tram and reached Határ út. After a ride with a modern ex Hannover tram we reached Köbanya Alsó V.M., which is also a railway station and a bus terminal.
 

Then we went on to Örs Vezér Tere, where you can find the maintenance area for trams and subways and also a bus terminal and the final stop of undergroundline M2 (see pics)
From there we reached Budapest Keleti railway station, where we could find, of course trains, but also a tram line and trolley buses.
 

Due to the fact that the InterCity to Vienna was late, we decided to change to Budapest Déli station to reach a train to Sopron, where we entered a train to Vienna.
 
A part of the route was on the tracks of the private Austro-Hungarian GySEV – RoeEE (which means Györ Sopron Ebenfurth railway in hungarian resp German language) railway company. So we were able to see some V43 locos from GySEV at Sopron, until we entered our ÖBB train to Vienna.