IMPROVEMENTS IN THE RAILROAD SYSTEM

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 3, 2001
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: July 11, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Hungary
SUBJECT Improvements in the Railroad System
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1. The political sectlon of the Hungarian Railways Directorate has received an
order from the Pusdan Transport Command * that the Miskolc-Budapest and
G-1545116-Vac-41ungarlan frontier lino must meet the requirements of a line
of the first class This is. the chief reason for the work Which is being
done on this line.
2,, The principal traffic between Budapest and Csap flows along the aehony-
Tiyireffhaza-Debre;en-Budapest line. On this line there are two large bridges,
one on the Tisza et Zahorgand one at Szolnok. In case of war both bridges
would constitute ,lerioue hazards. The Russians have decided to avoid using
this line and have fixed upon the line Csap-Satora.3.jaujhely-Miskolc-liatvan-
Budapest aa a sunatitete, since here there are no river hazards. Use of this
line up to the present has been prevented by damage caused by the war. Also,
the reconstruction of the double-track line between Iliskolc and Budapest was
completed only at the t.Ind of last year. The political section has threatened
the responsible officials with reprisals if the entire project is not completed
by the end of 3121100
In connection with the question of the supply by railroad of the areas to the
west of Budapest, the railroad bridge south of Budapest is also a serious
hasard. In order to avoid crossing the Danube, the line Budapest-Vac-Ersekujvar-
Bratislava, which is a &ouble-track line, may be used. This line from neap
through Miskolc to Budapst and then from Budapest through Vac and Bratislava
to Vienna is of the first class, with rails of 0.3 and 44.3 kgoimeter and is
capable of carrying even very heavy cars with an axle pressure of twenty tons.
4. The two sections Itiskole-Mapest and Budapest-Bratislava have been linked
by means of the suburban ercular line at Budapest. Since in ease of war
passage through Budapest varfat easily cause difficulties, the line GBd51.1.8-
Veresegyhaz-Vac was reactivated in l94.9. This is the line which was destroyed
by the Germans in 3.944 its part of the reconstruction work, this line was also
slated to receive firat-clags installations, but the line has not as yet been
double-tracked. It is now bo5.ng put into first-class condition. Ilith this
line the Russians have at their disposal a direct rail line from Csap to
Austria which does not have to cross a river and which does not touch Budapest.
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5. The importance of this linking consists also in the fact that it relieves
the section from Budapest to Szolnok and thus facilitates surply from the
south, partly by the line Brasov-Cluj-Oradea Mare and partly by the line
Brasov-Teius-Arad.
By the transfer of the burden of traffic to thelliskelc line, the plan for
the reconstruction of that section of the Debrecen line Which lies between
KL.Ajszallas and Debrecen, and which man totally destroyed during the mar,
has been pushed into the background.
7. The line Budapest-Miskolc has also enormous importance with regard to in-
ternal Hungarian traffic, since the great industrial eetablishments of
Diosgy8r and Ozd are linked with the capital by it, In order to increase
its capacity? it has also been decided that this line will be the first to
be electrified, especially the section bet,..yeen Budapest and Hatvan Where
the rising terrain presents great difficulties in the hauling of heavy
trains of goods, especially since the 2000 ton system has been introduced,
8. As to recent movement of goods trains of 2000 tons, all published statistics
are so inaccurate that they cannot be taken into consideration at all,
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