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Our apartment in Kyoto isn’t very convenient for getting around by train, but we are situated quite close to a terminus of Keifuku Electric Railroad Company’s Randen tram line. And I am smitten. The Kitano Line is a single-track tram that runs through the quant back alleys of western Kyoto. I’ve spent a lot [...] Playing catch-up with the blog posts! In addition to the old Communist-era Ganz trams rolling around (which I find to be delightfully charming), Budapest also offers several imported trams. Tatra T5C5 on Line 14 service, Lehel tér One older type is the Tatra T5C5, imported from Czechoslovakia in the 1970s. These are wider [...] Not been very good with the posts, have I. At least I’ve been good with the taking photographs. Here’s an assortment of trains that I’ve run across at various places in Budapest, with a little commentary. One pleasant surprise for me is that my daughter Acadia enjoys railfanning, too. We’ve been to a few [...] Our daily routine brings us past Nyugati pályaudvar (Western Station) on a near daily basis. Most days, the station is full of V43s and standard MÁV coaches. Today, while walking past, I caught a glimpse of something different, something that, to my surprise, I recognized. Gold leaf and…I believe that is my knee? [...] Budapest has something like 30 tram lines. Today, I rode one for the first time, one of the nearly overwhelming Combina Supra types. And yet, despite living mere blocks from this impressive tram, I cannot manage to take a decent photo of it. Instead, I share with you today a delightfully ironic tram, a [...] I’m back! The dissertation is done, the apartment is packed up, and now I’m in Budapest. Right next to a major train station. Nice. I’m quite new to Hungarian railroading, so I don’t really know what anything I’m seeing is. Here’s an electric locomotive I found today at [...] |
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