tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post2519118499385761631..comments2024-03-25T22:17:35.616+00:00Comments on Public Transport Experience: Midlands to Magyar [3]fatbusblokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-73646023275420359372016-09-01T23:17:30.580+01:002016-09-01T23:17:30.580+01:00A few points.
Metro line 1 is more like an underg...A few points.<br /><br />Metro line 1 is more like an underground tram, just below the surface (and above a main sewer!). It's the oldest Metro line in mainland Europe. It has a nice little museum at Deak Ferenc Ter - or it did a few years ago!<br /><br />Budapest has other forms of transport, more or less integrated into the city-wide system: suburban railways (HEV - think District Line in London); a chair-lift; and ferry boat services on the Danube. The tram system, after decades of slow contraction, has recently expanded or been renovated, principally in Buda.Andrew Kleissnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-83096333874368857652016-09-01T22:11:05.403+01:002016-09-01T22:11:05.403+01:00There were a number of children's railways thr...There were a number of children's railways throughout the old eastern bloc, and some, if not many, are still in operation today. <br /><br />I visited the Dresden example about 10 years ago: by virtue of being on the last train, I got a vastly extended ride, as it was the "staff train" taking the staff back to the main station after they closed the ticket offices, etc!<br />Extensive English (12 other languages are available) website here: http://www.parkeisenbahn-dresden.de/?index_engAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-59876613298108105362016-09-01T13:03:04.514+01:002016-09-01T13:03:04.514+01:00Went to the Children's Railway back in the 70s...Went to the Children's Railway back in the 70s. The it was called the Pioneers Railway and was part of a young peoples communist organisation - bit like the Scouts, but different! It was faintly unsettling st the time. Remember stopping on the way back and having a meal at what we thought was a restaurant, but actually was a factory canteen. And buying what we thought were bottles of drinking water, that turned out to be white vinegar.geriatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17339648873786494630noreply@blogger.com