New Driver's Eye View (Hungary) Part 3 – Balatonederics to Fonyód with an iconic 1960's NOHAB Diesel

This is a replacement for a previous version in which the title and sub-titles were omitted by mistake as I was rushing to set off on a filming trip to South Africa to capture some big steam action.
Once again I'd like to say a big “thank you” to the driver/engineer of this iconic 1960's GM designed, NOHAB diesel locomotive for allowing me to mount a camera in the cab to record this video so that we can all enjoy the wonderful views normally reserved for the train crew.
In this video we start at Balatonederics, a small resort town next to Lake Balaton. At this point in time the line has not been modernised, giving viewers a last chance to travel along the lake shore before the overhead catenary and all the paraphilia that comes with modernisation detracts from the beautiful lake side scenery. The railway and it's trains are stuck in a wonderful 1950's/60's time-warp as we skirt the shoreline with views over the lake. Keszthely marks the start of the overhead catenary where electric trains to Budapest are operated using an interesting mixture of elderly and modern electric locomotives alongside modern EMU's. These scenes will soon be swept away by modernisation, this is the time for photographers to capture the last days of the soon to be withdrawn locomotives.
At Balatonszentgyörgy we join the busy single track route connecting Budapest to Murakeresztúr and the Croatian railway network, this results in our locomotive being worked hard to fit into an already busy timetable. Once again we skirt the shoreline all the way to Fonyód where we take an extended break to visit the promenade and town. Although our journey was not over, heavy rain and failing light prevented me from recording the remainder of our journey back to Budapest via Dombóvár.

29:45 – ex BR Class 56?

To learn more about our locomotive, please click on this link - https://www.nohab-gm.hu/en/en05_2.html

Maps – Google Earth/Maps

Track Gauge – 1,435 mm (4 ft 81⁄2 in)

Tour date - 18th May 2023

This trip was part of a tour arranged by the Railway Touring Company (RTC), to learn more or maybe to book a similar trip, please click on this link - https://www.railwaytouring.net/europe