Hungarian Railway Museum

47.54194444444419.098611111111Koordinaten: 47 ° 32 ' 31 " N, 19 ° 5' 55" E

The Railway Historical Park Budapest (Hungarian: Vasúttörténeti Park ) - also known as the Hungarian Railway Museum Füsti - is a railway museum in Budapest.

The Hungarian Railway Historical Park ( See also: " Füsti Park ", ie " Smoke Park " ) is the largest railway museum in Central Europe. It is located in the grounds of the former northern railway operation work of the Budapest Nyugati palyaudvar ( Budapest Western Railway Station ). The museum used the engine shed and the outdoor area of the disused railway operations work from 1911 and was inaugurated on 14 July 2000.

The park area measures 70,000 m2. There are exhibited there about 100 historic railway vehicles. The holdings document the development of the Hungarian railways since 1870 until today. Besides a large number of steam locomotives, are in the collection also Diesellokoldtimer and electric locomotives, such as an operating according to the principle invented by Kálmán Kandó drive electric locomotive. Many vehicles are still operational or were processed operational. For events in the park, these can also be seen in operation and can be partially driven by hand. In Nostalgia special trips the vehicles are used regularly at home and abroad.

Since 2006, there to visit with a unit of the formerly widespread Budapest type UV also a road train in Füsti.

Opportunities and programs

  • Railway Historical permanent exhibition
  • Library and Film Museum
  • Garden Railway ( kertivasút )
  • Model Railway ( terepasztal )
  • Tram
  • The opportunity to ride with a trolley ( vágánygépkocsi )
  • The opportunity to go hand locomotives
  • Locomotive Simulator
  • Horse Railway ( lóvasút )

Pictures of Hungarian Railway Museum

97844
de