Probably the oldest car in the Hungarian "Nostalgy" stock, a 3rd Class car
of the "Mohács-Pécs Railway". This was rebuilt with a post
compartement. The car has side doors but there is a possibility to walk along.
It is not clear if this feature was originally available or only introduced
when rebuilt.
This is
a "Rathgeber" type car. Typical Austrian design, although built in Hungary.
The
Ch Class car of the museum stock. These cars were
built in large numbers in Hungary from the end of the 19th century. They
were the typical Hungarian passenger cars at the beginning of the 20th century.
The picture was taken on the 1996 loco exhibition.
The
Cmn Class car. Many thousands were built between
1913 and 1923. They had a rather long, 9.3m wheelbase and open platforms.
In 7 compartments it had a capacity of 70 passengers. In the 3rd Class cars
there were wooden banks for 5 people side by side. The picture was taken
on the 1996 loco exhibition.
The other Cmn car of the "Nostalgy"
museum fleet. Ladders were mounted on both platforms for the conductor to
climb up to the roof. The picture was taken on the 1996 loco exhibition.
This is the roof of
a nicely refurbished Cmn car. It shows the walking plate along
the car roof. These cars were equipped with gas lighting and the conductor
went along the roof to light on the gas burners.
This picture
shows the Cmn car's wheel bearing and springing system.
This car
used to be the last Bmn car, the 2nd Class version of the
Cmn. It was rebuilt with closed platforms in the early ' 30s and
shows 6 sections instead of 7 in the Cmn car thus carrying 48
passengers. The picture was taken in 1993 in Balatonalmádi, where
the car was serving as restaurant. In the year 2003 this car was scrapped,
although it was under museum protection. Thus there are no more
Bmn cars available.
This is the refurbished Cn car of the GySEV/RÖEE. This was the predecessor
of the MÁV Cz cars. It has still a riveted structure but already closed
platforms. Built in the mid '20s.
This shows the MÁV Cz Class car. This was a fully welded car construction
from 1938. Its size is almost exactly the same as those of the Cmn cars,
but the platforms are closed. This car was also probably rebuilt, as the
original ones still had the typical two front windows.
This is the wheel suspension of the Cz car. Watch the friction bearing and
long leaf springs. This arrangement was usual from the second half of the
19th century up to the WW2, it shows almost no difference with the Cmn
car's suspension that was built 30 years before.
A "steel framed" old four wheeled car - withdrawn. In the late 1950s many old passenger cars
with wooden superstructure were reconstructed with steel superstructure.
Practically only the frame and the running gear remained, the carbody was
build from scratch. They served some additional 15-20 years when they got
scrapped. Some of them survived as track maintenance crew car.
These cars were the 8-wheel version of the Bmn cars.
They had a special truck version, the "Zechmeister Truck
that was simpler and cheaper than the Central European truck,
but had inferior running qualities.
These cars were rebuilt later to 4-wheel cars.
The picture was taken during a museum tour in Balatonszentgyörgy in 1994.
The "Zechmeister Truck" under the above car.
The star of the "Nostalgy" fleet, the ABü Class passenger car of the
former Austrian-Hungarian Southern Railway. It was refurbished on an excellent
way. Its interior has been refurbished with the finest handycraft efforts.
This is an early eight wheel car, one of the first eight wheel cars built
in Hungary. These were built between 1895 and 1898 and had a wooden structure.
This car was rebuilt in 1927 with steel reinforcement bars, round roof shape
and even the window arrangement was changed that time.
These cars had two front windows and ventillation slots on the side window
tops.
On this picture one can see the recessed door arrangement.
This picture relieves the frame construction and the reinforcement system.
Another "Pike" car in the loco shed.
These were the first all-steel lightweight car constructions, still riveted.
The "Pikes" were built between 1924 and 1929.
This is the same "Pike".
It shows the original structure, with two front windows and the side panels
that do not cover the bottom frame bar sides.
This is another "Pike". This was rebuilt in the early '50s.
The front windows were removed and the side panels extend lower,
they cover the frame bars at the bottom.
The ABa Class "Pike" car of the MÁV.
These were the very first cars of the long "Pike" class, with both 1st and
2nd Class compartments. They were in service up to the mid '70s. The picture
was taken on the 1996 loco exhibition.
This is a 3rd Class "Pike" car of the Austrian-Hungarian Southern Railway's successor,
the Company DSA. These cars had shorter wheelbase than the MÁV versions
and were equipped with vacuum brakes - an Austrian standard. Their doors
opened outwards. This car is member of the Hungarian "Nostalgy" museum
stock. The picture was taken on the 1996 loco exhibition.
This is the top of a third "Pike" in the Loco Museum.
This picture shows the typical narrower car end profile and the riveted roof.
This is the truck of the DSA "Pike" car.
These were the typical Central European passenger trucks,
originally developed by the Prussian State Railway.
A Preussian type truck on the Istvántelek Workshop's yard. The preussian
trucks were very common in Central Europe in the turn of the 19-20 Century.
Another preussian truck inside the Workshop. It is still equipped with the
old MÁV bearing box.
A newer version preussian truck in the workshop. Not only the bearing box
differs from the former one, but also the shape of the truckside shows subtle
differences.
A "swan-neck" type truck. These were rather rare in Hungary.
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