13 result(s) for siemens in Getting around
Easier Validation of Digital Tickets on 4 & 6 Tram in Budapest
- 26 Jul 2022 8:50 AM
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BKK Centre for Budapest Transport is testing a new solution to make it easier and more convenient for customers using digital tickets to board. The company will allow passengers to validate products purchased with BudapestGO after boarding trams 4 and 6 with stickers placed in the passenger compartment.
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 Transport Center Receives Siemens Digitization Accolade
- 29 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
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Budapest Transport Center (BKK) has received the Siemens Digitization award, which is given to companies that acknowledge the importance of digitization and make efforts to transform their operations, according to a press statement sent to the Budapest Business Journal.
Hungarian Electric Aircraft At The Forefront Of Aviation
- 13 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
A plane from a hangar in Kecskemét, Hungary has taken the world of aviation by storm. The eFusion is the first all-electric carbon fibre plane in the world with aerobatic capabilities, hvg.hu reports. The two-seater sport and training aircraft, developed by Magnus Aircraft with the help of Siemens, successfully completed its maiden flight on April 11.
Report: Charge To Drive In Budapest May Await Elections
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
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Though officials have been discussing congestion charges downtown Budapest for a few years, the Hungarian government is not expected to introduce such measure before the 2018 elections, as it could hurt the popularity of governing party Fidesz, Hungarian online daily origo.hu reported today citing unnamed sources.
Budapest Combino Trams Equipped With CCTV
- 27 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
The first two Siemens Combino trams equipped with CCTV cameras, began running along the 4-6 line in Budapest on Tuesday. The so-called Futár passenger information system has also been installed on board. All of the city’s Combino trams will soon be similarly equipped in hopes of preventing violence.
The Budapest M4 Metro: A Study In Inefficiency And Waste
- 1 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Originally conceived in 1972 as a means for transporting commuters between Budafok (south-west Budapest) and downtown Pest, the decision to build the Budapest M4 metro was made in May 1991 during the first Demszky administration. Nol.hu writes that the project was started without permits, without the consent of owners, without the necessary management, and without moneymoney. With the exception ...
Budapest Transport Company To Invoice Siemens For Extra Costs Of Metroline
- 10 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
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The Budapest transport company BKV will bill Siemens for the extra costs caused by delays in coordinating the operation of the new Alstom trains running on metro line no. 2 and Siemens’ safety equipment, business daily Világgazdaság said on Monday.
Test Runs Without Passengers Start On Metro Line M4
- 24 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
The construction project of metro line M4 has reached its final phase: the period of the so-called White Tests, i.e. test runs on the entire line with the trains without passengers. Until November 2013 Siemens, the manufacturer of the signalling system will carry out continuous testing then from December onwards the future operator, BKV will take over the testing process. Beginning in January ...
Easier Validation of Digital Tickets on 4 & 6 Tram in Budapest
- 26 Jul 2022 8:50 AM
- getting around
BKK Centre for Budapest Transport is testing a new solution to make it easier and more convenient for customers using digital tickets to board. The company will allow passengers to validate products purchased with BudapestGO after boarding trams 4 and 6 with stickers placed in the passenger compartment.
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 Transport Center Receives Siemens Digitization Accolade
- 29 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest Transport Center (BKK) has received the Siemens Digitization award, which is given to companies that acknowledge the importance of digitization and make efforts to transform their operations, according to a press statement sent to the Budapest Business Journal.
Hungarian Electric Aircraft At The Forefront Of Aviation
- 13 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
A plane from a hangar in Kecskemét, Hungary has taken the world of aviation by storm. The eFusion is the first all-electric carbon fibre plane in the world with aerobatic capabilities, hvg.hu reports. The two-seater sport and training aircraft, developed by Magnus Aircraft with the help of Siemens, successfully completed its maiden flight on April 11.
Report: Charge To Drive In Budapest May Await Elections
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Though officials have been discussing congestion charges downtown Budapest for a few years, the Hungarian government is not expected to introduce such measure before the 2018 elections, as it could hurt the popularity of governing party Fidesz, Hungarian online daily origo.hu reported today citing unnamed sources.
Budapest Combino Trams Equipped With CCTV
- 27 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
The first two Siemens Combino trams equipped with CCTV cameras, began running along the 4-6 line in Budapest on Tuesday. The so-called Futár passenger information system has also been installed on board. All of the city’s Combino trams will soon be similarly equipped in hopes of preventing violence.
The Budapest M4 Metro: A Study In Inefficiency And Waste
- 1 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Originally conceived in 1972 as a means for transporting commuters between Budafok (south-west Budapest) and downtown Pest, the decision to build the Budapest M4 metro was made in May 1991 during the first Demszky administration. Nol.hu writes that the project was started without permits, without the consent of owners, without the necessary management, and without moneymoney. With the exception ...
Budapest Transport Company To Invoice Siemens For Extra Costs Of Metroline
- 10 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
The Budapest transport company BKV will bill Siemens for the extra costs caused by delays in coordinating the operation of the new Alstom trains running on metro line no. 2 and Siemens’ safety equipment, business daily Világgazdaság said on Monday.
Test Runs Without Passengers Start On Metro Line M4
- 24 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
The construction project of metro line M4 has reached its final phase: the period of the so-called White Tests, i.e. test runs on the entire line with the trains without passengers. Until November 2013 Siemens, the manufacturer of the signalling system will carry out continuous testing then from December onwards the future operator, BKV will take over the testing process. Beginning in January ...