Regional Rail Express - 57: Lake Balaton IV (50 p.)

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To the previous part of the series:
Regional Rail Express - 56: Lake Balaton III (50 p.)


Video for this part:


July 9 2021

We return to the slopes of Badacsony table mountain above Badacsony town. IC 19796 "Kék Hullám" Budapest-Déli - Szombathely passed by 10 minutes delayed at 8:15 p.m. along the Lake Balaton northern shore.
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Only the largest boats ventured out due to strong winds.
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Tatra trucks on the after a long drought extremely dusty vineyard road.
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The shadow of Mount Badacsony had reached the northern shore five minutes later, an ÖBB Vectron electric hauled a container freight towards Croatia on the southern shore line.
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July 10 2021

VESz 19744 Balatonfüred - Tapolca took me to Badacsonytördemic-Szigliget next day after noon.
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Bzmot... errrmmm 117 180.
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VESz 19733 to Balatonfüred met our local at Badacsonytördemic-Szigliget.
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Departure panorama.
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I walked uphill to Szigliget village where you come across roofs made out of lakeside reeds.
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Above: Panoramic image between 1289 feet high Gulács to the left and the Badacsony to the right featuring IC 19703 "Kék Hullám" Tapolca - Budapest hauled by M41 2103 in heritage red livery.
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IC 19794 "Kék Hullám" Budapest - Tapolca reached Badacsonylábdihegy halt half an hour delayed.
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Even newer houses are being constructed with a thatched roof.
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Strange art nouveau-like mosaic on the way to Rókarántó hill.
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Long distance-Gy 1973 "Tekergő" Tapolca - Szolnok returned pulled by M40 219.
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Chapel on top of Rókarántó.
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Village view on the way down.
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I quickly marched to the station and theoretically should have missed VESz 19736 Balatonfüred - Tapolca - but voilà!
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NOHAB-Badacsony-panorama.
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IC 19793 "Kék Hullám" took me back to Badacsony at six o'clock in the evening.
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IC 19706 "Kék Hullám" Budapest - Szombathely thundered past hauled by an M41 double header.
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VESz 19731 Tapolca - Balatonfüred...
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... and VESz 19746 Balatonfüred - Tapolca concluded the day in a glorious fashion.
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July 11 2021

M61 019 with the first train Sunday morning at 4:55 a.m., VESz 19749 Tapolca - Balatonfüred.
The platform was located just a few steps from the door of my room at Hotel Halászkert. So, I could immediately return to bed for some more sleep.
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View through the trees to the end of the pier.
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I prepared for departure, it rained a while in the meantime. The sun returned for IC 19707 "Kék Hullám" Tapolca - Budapest at eight o'clock.
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This opened up new photo opportunities.
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I boarded VESz 19732 to Tapolca.
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July 11 2015

Six years earlier, we had this vineyard view from Szent György-hegy hill towards Gyulakeszi village and 1233 feet high Csobánc with castle behind it.
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The return of M61 017 to Budapest shortly before 3 p.m. in front of the Tapolca skyline.
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July 9 2021

M41 parade while changing trains at Tapolca.
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July 11 2021

M61 006 - which had failed the day before - stabled in front of the enginehouse.
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If you definitely want to see a NOHAB during you Balaton stay without special trains, you can always visit the "nose" of M61 004 which had collided with a tree felled by a storm near Badacsony in 1999. The full story (not quite up-to-date, the monument was moved from a Budapest museum to this former water tower at Tapolca station in 2015 / in German, please use autotranslate):

That Sunday of the retro weekend, NOHAB M61 001 took over local services hauling the green push-pull train. Despite rain showers all around, Tapolca stayed sunny during my visit.
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IR 9690 "Helikon" Kaposvár - Győr reached the station punctually at 8:38 a.m.
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S 19699 Szombathely - Keszthely hauled by M41 2330.
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M61 001 departed with VESz 19747 to Balatonfüred.
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Everything fitted together for an almost authentic historical scene: the water crane, Bzmot 117 343 in heritage livery plus M61 006 in the background completed the illusion.
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Souvenir stall for the retro weekend.
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M41 2103 had taken over IC 19797 "Kék Hullám" Szombathely - Budapest again...
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... and departed with some noise:

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Next time, we will pick up the trail of "Istria" again... :)
 




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