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31st December 2017 - Farewell 2017
March 28, 2021 -
Sunday 31st December 2017 After yesterday’s excitement, we wanted a more relaxed day so wandered over to Keleti after b...
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30th December 2017 - NOHABs!
February 28, 2021 -
Saturday 30th December 2017 What better way to clear away the Christmas excesses than a trip to Hungary to circumnaviga...
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2nd July 2017 - A Busy Day
November 24, 2020 -
Sunday 2nd July 2017 It was an early start, especially for a Sunday, and before breakfast was served at the hotel but t...
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15th May 2017 - And relax........
June 07, 2020 -
Monday 15th May 2017 One final day in Hungary and after the last four rather hectic ones we didn’t fancy anything too s...
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14th May 2017 - Return to Hungary
May 31, 2020 -
Sunday 14th May 2017 We had been told that breakfast was at 8am which wasn’t exactly helpful when we had planned to lea...
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12th May 2017 - Busy, Busy, Busy
April 26, 2020 -
Friday 12th May 2017 No rest for the wicked (or desperate!) as it was a 7am start this morning for another long drive (...
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11th May 2017 - Crowdfunding for Cranks
March 31, 2020 -
Thursday 11th May 2017 It was an early start this morning for something a little different, a coach trip round various...
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10th May 2017 - The Long Way Round
March 25, 2020 -
Wednesday 10th May 2017 There was no chance for any fancy moves today as we had to make the long trek back to Budapest.
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2nd May 2017 - Spreading Our Wings
January 12, 2020 -
Tuesday 2nd May 2017 Most of our fellow travellers from the previous few days were off home but the two of us were cont...
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1st May 2017 - Late Again!
January 08, 2020 -
Monday 1st May 2017 Whoopee!!! An extra hour’s lie-in this morning compared to yesterday but it was still too early for...
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30th April 2017 - Chop, Chop!
December 11, 2019 -
Sunday 30th April 2017 If we’d thought that the previous days on the tour had been an early start, how about 6:40? That...
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29th April 2017 - Refining the trip
November 28, 2019 -
Saturday 29th April 2017 No rest for the wicked as departure this morning was half an hour earlier than yesterday and a...
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28th April 2017 - Buffer Kissing
November 19, 2019 -
Friday 28th April 2017 It was a 20 minutes later start this morning but 8:15 was still a little too early for our comfo...
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27th April 2017 - Danube Ports Circular
October 26, 2019 -
Thursday 27th April 2017 Today was day 1 of a 5 day tour, run by PTG, which took the form of a circular trip from and t...
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26th April 2017 - Gee Wizz
October 25, 2019 -
Wednesday 26th April 2017 We should have been at work this morning, but there was no chance for a lie in as we still ha...
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26th August 2016 - Class Cleared
April 11, 2018 -
Friday 26th August 2016 We had thoroughly enjoyed our time in Hungary, warts and all, and could easily have stayed on b...
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25th August 2016 - The Best Laid Plans.......
April 09, 2018 -
Thursday 25th August 2016 Our last full day in Hungary and it seemed somehow appropriate that we had another trip on th...
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24th August 2016 - In search of More Diesels
March 19, 2018 -
Wednesday 24th August 2016 Our main aim today was to be chasing the "real" (not re-engined) class 418 diesels working o...
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23rd August 2016 - Heading Back East
March 19, 2018 -
Tuesday 23rd August 2016 After three full days in the Győr area it felt like we had exhausted the area apart from missi...
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22nd August 2016 - V63s to the rescue
March 19, 2018 -
Monday 22nd August 2016 This was our last full day in Győr and there were still a few bits of new track that we wanted...
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21st August 2016 - Child's Play
March 08, 2018 -
Sunday 21st August 2016 Having been spoilt by the mostly excellent weather so far it was payback time today with rain f...
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20th August 2016 - Lakeside Larks
March 08, 2018 -
Saturday 20th August 2016 Today was to be mostly a diesel day round Lake Balaton but it got off to an excellent start w...
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19th August 2016 - In search of the unusual
March 08, 2018 -
Friday 19th August 2016 We'd enjoyed our time in Debrecen but it was now time to move on and head to the other side of...
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18th August 2016 - Tying up some loose ends
March 08, 2018 -
Thursday 18th August 2016 Our last full day in the Debrecen area and the weather had returned to being hot and sunny so...
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17th August 2016 - To the Ukranian border
February 24, 2018 -
Wednesday 17th August 2016 The weather forecast for today was not so good and it was actually raining when we got up so...
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16th August 2016 - A Day with M41s
February 24, 2018 -
Tuesday 16th August 2016 We had planned to do the Zsuzsi narrow gauge line today as their timetable indicated that they...
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15th August 2016 - Exploring Eastern Hungary
February 19, 2018 -
Monday 15th August 2016 Plan A this morning was to catch the 7:12 to Fehérgyarmat as that train had a good connection t...
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14th August 2016 - Going Hungary Again
February 19, 2018 -
Sunday 14th August 2016 This trip was one of those that started off with one idea and just grew and grew until it morph...
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3rd May 2016 - A Trip Through Four Countries
August 26, 2017 -
Tuesday 3rd May 2016 Time to move on from Slovenia, to the Czech Republic in fact but of course we weren’t going straig...
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7th March 2016 - Get it while you can
May 23, 2017 -
Monday 7th March 2016 It was an even earlier start this morning as the aim of the day was to get to Ljubljana, using th...
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24th January 2016 - Moving On
December 06, 2016 -
Sunday 24th January 2016 There was so much more that we could have done in Hungary but it was time to love it and leave...
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23rd January 2016 - Karcag carry-on
December 04, 2016 -
Saturday 23rd January 2016 Our last day in Hungary for this trip so we took a few minutes to consider what to do; not t...
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22nd January 2016 - Esztergom at last
November 30, 2016 -
Friday 22nd January 2016 It was our last weekday in Hungary so we couldn’t put off the trip to Esztergom on the hauled...
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21st January 2016 - Diesels on Line 142
November 30, 2016 -
Thursday 21st January 2016 It was rather cold this morning with a sprinkling of snow on the ground and was the first of...
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20th January 2016 - Hungary for more
November 27, 2016 -
Wednesday 20th January 2016 Time for our first trip of the year which we had hoped would be somewhere comparatively war...
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17th July 2015 - The Long Way Round, Again
March 30, 2016 -
Friday 17th July 2015 Time to say goodbye to Croatia and make our way to Vienna for our flight home on Sunday, with the...
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13th July 2015 - The long way round
March 26, 2016 -
Monday 13th July 2015 Time to move on after an excellent 10 days in Hungary, next stop Zagreb but not the obvious way a...
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12th July 2015 - More of the same please
March 10, 2016 -
Sunday 12th July 2015 Our original plan today was to catch the 7:35 from Budapest-Déli, the train which the M62 would w...
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11th July 2015 - Balaton diesels
February 29, 2016 -
Saturday 11th July 2015 Another leisurely start this morning but there was a reason for this one as we had finally mana...
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10th July 2015 - Fast train to Győr
February 28, 2016 -
Friday 10th July 2015 Although we finished rather later than anticipated yesterday, there was no excuse to have another...
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9th July 2015 - Look Before You Leap
February 28, 2016 -
Thursday 9th July 2015 A combination of yesterday’s problems and the late finish meant that we were not in a great rush...
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8th July 2015 - Zsuzsi, storm and tempest
January 02, 2016 -
Wednesday 8th July 2015 Still no respite from the extremely hot weather this morning though thunderstorms were forecast...
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7th July 2015 - Points West
January 01, 2016 -
Tuesday 7th July 2015 Our first target for today was the 8:10 IC train to Szombathely for which we had the foresight to...
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6th July 2015 - Visiting some old friends
December 26, 2015 -
Monday 6th July 2015 It was a leisurely start this morning, not because we needed a rest after three days of rail tours...
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5th July 2015 - Szolnok "mystery" tour
December 22, 2015 -
Sunday 5th July 2015 Third and final railtour day and the earliest start of the three due to issues getting a path out...
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4th July 2015 - A brief trip through Slovakia
December 16, 2015 -
Saturday 4th July 2015 Another very hot day was forecast and even at 7:30 in the morning it was too warm for us to want...
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2nd & 3rd July 2015 - An eventful start
December 13, 2015 -
Thursday 2nd July 2015 It’s that time of year again, time for our two weeks of summer leave though, unlike previous yea...
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3rd March 2014 - From Győr to Budapest (eventually)
June 29, 2014 -
Monday 3rd March 2014 We set off in the opposite direction this morning in order to "scoop in" hired Taurus 1116 065, o...
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2nd March 2014 - That's better
June 29, 2014 -
Sunday 2nd March 2014 The 7:38 IC had a different GySEV class 470 on this morning and ran faultlessly, even arriving 4...
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1st March 2014 - A bad start to the day
June 29, 2014 -
Saturday 1st March 2014 First move of the day was at 7:38 on the IC to Csorna and Szombathely for which we had got the...
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27th & 28th February 2014 - To Austria for Hungary
June 24, 2014 -
Thursday 27th February 2014 Last day of a week of earlies, long weekend for both of us so it was time to hit the road a...
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6th September 2013 - Delayed in Prague
November 12, 2013 -
Friday 6 th September 2013 04:00?? What sort of time is this? More like going to work than being on holiday; but needs...
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5th September 2013 - The Great Hungarian Plain
November 11, 2013 -
Thursday 5 th September 2013 Last full day in Hungary and time to go on a minor class 418 diesel hunting expedition and...
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4th September 2013 - Bordering on the Ridiculous
November 06, 2013 -
Wednesday 4 th September 2013 Having satisfied our interest in Hungarian narrow gauge railways for this trip at least,...
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3rd September 2013 - Return to Gyöngyös
November 02, 2013 -
Tuesday 3 rd September 2013 Having been to plenty of new places since arriving in Hungary it was time to pay a return j...
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2nd September 2013 - A Russian diesel from Germany in Hungary
November 01, 2013 -
Monday 2 nd September 2013 Following two days mostly spent on the narrow gauge it was back to the standard gauge and Gy...
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1st September 2013 - A Szob story
October 31, 2013 -
Sunday 1 st September 2013 Day three in Hungary and a third terminal to start the days travel from, the ornate station...
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31st August 2013 - The last one
October 18, 2013 -
Saturday 31 st August 2013 The Budapest pass was needed this morning to take Metro M2 to Déli station for a train to th...
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30th August 2013 - The Germans are coming!
October 17, 2013 -
Friday 30 th August 2013 We left plenty of time for the walk down the road to Keleti this morning as we now had last ye...
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29th August 2013 - Going Hungary
October 17, 2013 -
Thursday 29 th August 2013 Time to leave Croatia for Budapest in Hungary, not via the obvious route on the direct train...
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16th October 2012 - Rain, rain go away
November 29, 2012 -
Tuesday 16 th October We were debating whether to have a walk round Budapest or visit the Childrens Railway for our fin...
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15th October 2012 - A visit to the GySEV Railway
November 29, 2012 -
Monday 15 th October Twenty five days after we started it was the final full day of our exploration of places old and n...
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14th October 2012 - Two more exiles
November 28, 2012 -
Sunday 14 th October Another day, another tour, another “Floyd” engine – this time a former British Rail class 86 elect...
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13th October 2012 - A class 56 in Hungary
November 27, 2012 -
Saturday 13 th October No decisions as to what to do to be made this morning; that had been done a couple of months ago...
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12th October 2012 - Busy trains
November 23, 2012 -
Friday 12 th October Out of the three major termini in Budapest, we had used Déli and Keleti so thought we would try le...
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11th October 2012 - It wouldn't happen in the UK (part 2)
November 19, 2012 -
Thursday 11 th October We set off this morning determined not to have a repeat of yesterday’s torpor, the sun was out a...
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10th October 2012 - Around Lake Balaton
November 14, 2012 -
Wednesday 10 th October The travel card was put into immediate use this morning as we went back to Déli to have a spin...
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9th October 2012 - Citadella
November 14, 2012 -
Tuesday 9 th October The temptation to present ourselves for the 08:15 to Beograd was great but the thought of dragging...
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