Forestry Railways in Hungary

by Paul Engelbert

Price £9.95

72 pages 215 x 275 mm, 75 b/w photos, 8 colour photos, 13 maps 5 diagrams, 100% narrow gauge!

ISBN 1-900340-09-7

The forestry industry in Hungary has been served by many narrow gauge railways, a number of which still remain in existence, some of them still hauling timber.

The reader is given a general history of these railways, brought up to date with a look at the current situation. A chapter on motive power profiles today's two main classes of narrow gauge diesel, the C50 and Mk48, with other classes described & illustrated in the chapters covering the lines on which they operate.

64 known forestry railways are listed together with basic tabulated information, and referenced to a map of Hungary. The story of the twelve lines still in operation is told in more detail, including an outline of their development from their construction by aristocratic landowners, through the Communist times to the present.

Each chapter is accompanied by a clear map, and details of motive power, rolling stock, and traffic. In addition to the author's photos some rare illustrations of working steam have been provided by László Mohay and the Közlekedési Museum, and in writing this book the author consulted primary sources and the local railwaymen in Hungary.