In these series you can see a lot of old trains in action in Hungary, so very retro. The MÁV, the Hungarian National Railway company kept some old trains and organises rides with them. Also some ‘retro’ weekends are hold, such as the one near the Lake Balaton. The iconic ‘NOHAB’ diesel locomotive can be seen for example. This locomotive was built in Sweden in the fifties and has a kind of cult status around trainspotters because of the streamlined design. Several events were filmed between 2020 and 2020 and the mix of beautiful preserved diesel, electric and steam trains is really nice to watch! Credits: BenceSnurik Trainspotting

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Spotting retro trains in Hungary

2020-2022

This episode is about the 2020 edition of the Balaton retro weekend. Several old locomotives ran on the northern shore railway of Lake Balaton on the first weekend of July and August. The following classes were spotted: MÁV M40, M41 (NOHAB), M61, M62 locomotives and MÁV 424 steam locomotive. Enjoy these retro trains! Credits: BenceSnurik Trainspotting

Retro weekend 2020

On the 12th September 2020 a nostalgic train ran from Budapest to Esztergom in the North of Hungary. The train was pulled by the 96-year-old 424.009 steam locomotive! Credits: BenceSnurik Trainspotting

96 year old steam locomotive in action

This video is about the retro weekend event of 2021 at Lake Balaton which was organised by the MÁV, the Hungarian Railways. A steam locomotive of the class 424 was filmed while in action. The MÁV class 424 is a famous class of Hungarian steam locomotives. Between 1924 and 1958 a total of 514 locomotives were built by the Hungarian manufacturer MAVAG. Also diesel locomotives were in action, like for example the M62, with the nick name ‘Taiga trommel’. This locomotive was built in the Soviet-Union and more than 5000 locomotives were delivered to several ex COMECON countries (the former union of communist countries) and also to Hungary. Credits: BenceSnurik Trainspotting

Retro weekend at Lake Balaton - 2021

This episode is for the NOHAB fans, because you will see this ‘cult’ M61 locomotive class in action. They were riding between Szabadbattyán and Balatonfüred on the occasion of the farewell of diesel traction on this railway line in June 2021. Credits: BenceSnurik Trainspotting

NOHAB in action

In September 2021 the MÁV organised a retro event in the Alföld, the Hungarian plains. Several old diesel locomotives could be seen in action, such as the M40, M41, M62 series. The MDmot locomotive could be seen as well built by the Hungarian train manufacturer Ganz. Also the 424 steam locomotive was spotted, so a lot of different ‘retro’ trains! Credits: BenceSnurik Trainspotting

Retro weekend at the Alföld 

MÁV, the Hungarian National Railways, organized in May 2022 a retro week in Hatvan, a place east of Budapest. This video was made on lines 87a (Eger - Füzesabony) and 81 (Hatvan - Somoskőújfalu). The old, well-known diesel locomotives were also featured this weekend, but the real surprise was the 60-year-old V42 locomotive called "Leo". “Leo” was built by the Hungarian train manufacturer Ganz. In total 42 of these locomotives were built between 1961-1966. It has a transmission system from the American engineer Ward Leonard, hence the nickname “Leo”. For the first time in 28 years, this type of electric locomotive was in action with a scheduled passenger train. Credits: BenceSnurik Trainspotting

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