tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post8272476160383844925..comments2024-03-29T08:14:43.839+00:00Comments on Public Transport Experience: Much Interest In Budapest (3)fatbusblokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-3989414660466004602023-03-25T10:18:51.605+00:002023-03-25T10:18:51.605+00:00Until about 10 years ago, the 19 tram coming from ...Until about 10 years ago, the 19 tram coming from the south terminated at Batthany Ter, while trams coming from the north (don't know the route number, but I've travelled on it) terminated on the northern side of Margaret Bridge. It was necessary to take the HEV train (1 stop) to cover the tramless section in between. There had been trams along that section in earlier times, perhaps pre-WW2, and there was a long-standing aim to fill the gap again. Unfortunately the street and building patterns made this difficult, and the Margaret Bridge was in the way. The only way through was via interlacing the track. Operations at Batthany Ter used to be pretty slick, with two terminal stubs and a scissors cross-over. Trams on routes 19 and 41 arrived alternately every few minutes - generally each stuck to their "own" terminal route. Of course things could go wrong, especially if a tram arrived early or left late; in this case it would stop before the crossover, set down its passengers, and wait till the terminal road became free.Andrew Kleissnernoreply@blogger.com