[PRCo] Fwd: Hungary - Trams of Budapest

[Schneider Fred]

For anyone who might be thinking about a European vacation, Peter  
Folger sent out this collection of material on Budapest today.    
Interesting stuff.   Also a very interesting city.   I spent one day  
there in October 2007.   Like many countries with minority languages,  
they need something else to get out ... German or English are  
commonly spoken there in the tourist trade.   You will not have a  
problem in hotels and restaurants.
Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Peter Folger" <transitman at maine.rr.com>
> Date: January 3, 2009 12:31:07 PM EST
> To: "Peter Folger*" <transitman at maine.rr.com>
> Subject: Hungary - Trams of Budapest
>
> Note Bene: From #4 on are many vintage films from YouTube please
>
> remember that the square box after the speaker is for full screen.   
> To exit just
>
> hit the X on the bottom right of the screen or pres Esc. on the  
> keyboard.
>
> Also in many of the videos note the tram, trailer, tram sets!   
> Throughout
>
> are numerous detail shots featuring maintenance work.
>
> 1)  Budapest trams.
>
> http://4bees.blogspot.com/2006/11/budapest-trams.html
>
> 2) Budapest, Hungary - Tram Lines.
>
>  http://www.einbahn.org/Trams/hungary/buda-tram-route.shtml
>
> 3) Tram-hiker's guide to Budapest - The unofficial guide to  
> Budapest trams!
>
>      Latest update: 29. November, 2008.
>
> http://hampage.hu/trams/thg2bp/
>
> 4) Budapest's trams - introductory episode.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7rCDGS-pec
>
> 5) A BKV archívumából - 100 éve és ma 1/4
>
>     (a video history in the native tongue - Pt. 1)
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjGcBFFH-Dc
>
> 6) A BKV archívumából - 100 éve és ma 2/4.
>
>      (at just over 3:00 minutes the original trolley buses are  
> introduced,
>
>       later on are war and rebuilding scenes)
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_ir4eTx2n8&feature=related
>
> 7)  A BKV archívumából - 100 éve és ma 3/4.
>
>      (articulated trolley buses are introduced early on.  What is most
>
>       amusing is that they had simulated dash grills for  
> radiators.  Also
>
>       shown later on are trolley buses with trailers!  Note that  
> the rear
>
>       door is the entrance with conductoretes handling cash and  
> tickets.)
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7yyvQ4pPB8&feature=related
>
> 8) A BKV archívumából - 100 éve és ma 4/4.
>
>     (the trolley bus yard had their version of "Bates Expanded Steel
>
>      Poles"  Here in shown is a road/rail vaccum cleaner for switch  
> points.
>
>      They also had an air compressor truck for blowing out switch  
> points.)
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOs0uGgE288&feature=related
>
> 9) Kiképzés (részlet).
>
>     (another native tounge video featuring many technical aspects
>
>      of tram car operations.)
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qaf9hdg0JJ0&feature=related
>
> 10) A forgalombiztonság javítása érdekében...
>
>        (more BP in the native tounge - talk about crowd eaters!)
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16u7vtBgQA8&feature=related
>
> 11) Old trams in Budapest - part 1.
>
>        (Much technical detail on car inspection prior to operation)
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2fV6FQWrc0&feature=related
>
> 12) Old trams in Budapest -part 2.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIWzGFeRzEk&feature=related
>
> Peter Folger
> P. O. Box 1741
> Biddeford, ME 04005-1741
> (207) 590-8340
> transitman at maine.rr.com
> CongressStreet at hotmail.com