Nostalgic trams on Tram Line nr. 2 in Budapest
YouTube name: Oleever07.
Language: Hungarian.
Date: September 4, 2011.
City: Budapest (Hungary).
The video shows
Budapesti Közlekedési Vállalat (BKV)
Operational
Budapest museum line N19 Nosztalgia
Summer operation only
Budapest museum tram 611 (ex Budapest railcar 611).
Description
EN: Between June 2 and August 27, 2011, every Saturday afternoon and evening, two wooden-frame nostalgia trams ran alternately on Budapest's most beautiful tram line, line 2, between Boráros tér and Jászai Mari tér. The trams in the video are over a hundred years old, the brown S-type tram with track number 611 was manufactured in 1909 and served at the former BKVT*. The other yellow L-type tram with track number 436 was manufactured in 1911, and it served at the former BVVV**. The two trams were renovated in 1987, since then BKV Zrt. members of the nostalgia vehicle fleet. The program is of course organized by BKV Zrt. organized by
EN: From 2 June to 28 August 2011, in every Saturday afternoons and evenings, two half-timbered nostalgic trams were going between Boráros tér and Jászai Mari tér on Tram Line nr. 2, which is the most beautiful tram line in Budapest. The two trams, which are running on the video, are more than 100 years old: the brown, S type tram no. 611 was manufactured in 1909 and was in service at the old BKVT* company. The other one is the yellow, L type tram no. 436 which was manufactured in 1911 and was in service at the quondam BVVV** company. Both trams were renovated in 1987, since then these trams belong to the nostalgic fleet of the BKV Ltd. So, of course, this program was organized by the BKV Ltd.
*BKVT = Budapest Road Railway Company.
**BVVV = Budapest City Tramway.
