Terminal Operations: Part 1.
Budapest Nyugati pályaudvar (Western station) is one of three termini for mainline rail services in the city. Due to the high number of commuter, intercity, and long-distance trains that arrive at the station, Nyugati is constantly bustling with action!
When an intercity or long-distance train arrives, passengers disembark and the consist must be moved to clear the track for following trains. Often times, some or all of the consist will be used again for a departing train. In this case, a locomotive is added to the rear of the train and whatever cars are needed are cut from the rest of the consist. In this three-photo series, we'll see how this process happens.
In this photo, the outbound locomotive, a MÁV class V63 six-axle electric locomotive, has been attached to the consist and is awaiting departure. The class V63 locomotives were built by Ganz between 1974 and 1988.
