11 result(s) for power lines in Getting around
Heavy Snow Downs Trees Across Hungary
- 8 Dec 2023 9:19 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Recent intense snowfall across Hungary has brought down trees and broken tree branches, the disaster management authority has said. Firefighters responded to some 300 calls by 10.30am on Thursday, with the snow causing most of the trouble west of the Danube and in and around Budapest.
Volánbusz Fleet Adding 164 New Natural Gas Buses
- 29 Mar 2022 1:09 PM
- https://bbj.hu/
- getting around
A total of 164 new compressed natural gas (CNG) buses will expand the Volánbusz fleet this year, 39 of which will be operational in Zalaegerszeg (215 km southwest of Budapest) this fall, according to profitline.hu.
Cyclone Ciara Disrupts Train Services In Hungary
- 12 Feb 2020 5:55 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Storm Ciara has arrived in Hungary with violent gusts disrupting international train traffic, the national railway company MÁV said.
Budapest's Keleti Railway Station To Be Closed Between 13 – 26 May
- 10 May 2019 2:32 PM
- getting around
Due to maintenance works, Budapest Keleti Railway Station will be closed for two weeks, which will affect several train routes, schedules and terminals. Between May 13 and 26, the rail tracks will be renovated and the entire hall will get a unified asphalt pavement.
Solar-Powered Train Starts Running In Hungary
- 8 May 2018 12:48 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
A solar-powered train has started operating on a narrow-gauge line in the north of Hungary. The train, which has capacity for 32 passengers, runs on the line between Márianosztra and Nagyirtás in the Börzsöny Mountains of northern Hungary.
Buda-Past: 130th Anniversary Of Budapest’s First Electric Tram Line
- 29 Nov 2017 7:57 AM
- getting around
130 years ago today, on 28 November 1887, the first urban tramway of continental Europe entered into service in Budapest. For more than 20 years, trams were run by horsepower, and the city’s leadership originally intended to break the monopoly position of the horse tram company with a steam powered railway.
Budapest Intertwining Tram Network Completed
- 28 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The technical handover of the Buda intertwining tram network has been completed on December 23, 2015, for the planned deadline, so the intertwined tram traffic can start on January 16, 2016. Currently, smaller defects of the lines are being replaced and the tram drivers are being educated, and the test runs without passengers have started.
Xpat Opinion: Budapest Under Construction
- 2 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A left-wing columnist speculates that traffic jams in Budapest caused by simultaneous major reconstruction works show the downside of centralized decision making. A conservative pundit claims that major urban development is worth a couple of months of nuisance.
One Of The Biggest Hybrid Bus Fleets In Europe Started To Operate In Budapest
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
Since 1 March 2015 twenty-eight brand new, diesel-powered hybrid buses are in operation in Budapest, and with that it is one of the largest diesel-electric bus fleets of Europe. In the framework of the vehicle stock development project launched as part of the programme of Mayor István Tarlós, hybrid buses are oprated along lines 5, 7, and 9 during all the week round since 1st March.
Heavy Snow Downs Trees Across Hungary
- 8 Dec 2023 9:19 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Recent intense snowfall across Hungary has brought down trees and broken tree branches, the disaster management authority has said. Firefighters responded to some 300 calls by 10.30am on Thursday, with the snow causing most of the trouble west of the Danube and in and around Budapest.
Volánbusz Fleet Adding 164 New Natural Gas Buses
- 29 Mar 2022 1:09 PM
- https://bbj.hu/
- getting around
A total of 164 new compressed natural gas (CNG) buses will expand the Volánbusz fleet this year, 39 of which will be operational in Zalaegerszeg (215 km southwest of Budapest) this fall, according to profitline.hu.
Cyclone Ciara Disrupts Train Services In Hungary
- 12 Feb 2020 5:55 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Storm Ciara has arrived in Hungary with violent gusts disrupting international train traffic, the national railway company MÁV said.
Budapest's Keleti Railway Station To Be Closed Between 13 – 26 May
- 10 May 2019 2:32 PM
- getting around
Due to maintenance works, Budapest Keleti Railway Station will be closed for two weeks, which will affect several train routes, schedules and terminals. Between May 13 and 26, the rail tracks will be renovated and the entire hall will get a unified asphalt pavement.
Solar-Powered Train Starts Running In Hungary
- 8 May 2018 12:48 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
A solar-powered train has started operating on a narrow-gauge line in the north of Hungary. The train, which has capacity for 32 passengers, runs on the line between Márianosztra and Nagyirtás in the Börzsöny Mountains of northern Hungary.
Buda-Past: 130th Anniversary Of Budapest’s First Electric Tram Line
- 29 Nov 2017 7:57 AM
- getting around
130 years ago today, on 28 November 1887, the first urban tramway of continental Europe entered into service in Budapest. For more than 20 years, trams were run by horsepower, and the city’s leadership originally intended to break the monopoly position of the horse tram company with a steam powered railway.
Budapest Intertwining Tram Network Completed
- 28 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The technical handover of the Buda intertwining tram network has been completed on December 23, 2015, for the planned deadline, so the intertwined tram traffic can start on January 16, 2016. Currently, smaller defects of the lines are being replaced and the tram drivers are being educated, and the test runs without passengers have started.
Xpat Opinion: Budapest Under Construction
- 2 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A left-wing columnist speculates that traffic jams in Budapest caused by simultaneous major reconstruction works show the downside of centralized decision making. A conservative pundit claims that major urban development is worth a couple of months of nuisance.
One Of The Biggest Hybrid Bus Fleets In Europe Started To Operate In Budapest
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
Since 1 March 2015 twenty-eight brand new, diesel-powered hybrid buses are in operation in Budapest, and with that it is one of the largest diesel-electric bus fleets of Europe. In the framework of the vehicle stock development project launched as part of the programme of Mayor István Tarlós, hybrid buses are oprated along lines 5, 7, and 9 during all the week round since 1st March.