VIDEO: MÁV’s new leased locomotive had a problem on its first trip

On Monday, the Hungarian State Railways (MÁV) launched the first newly leased train in Hungary. However, on the return journey, there was already a problem with a door control.

New MÁV train

“He’s on the move! The first MÁV-START locomotive 182 has been redesigned,” MÁV announced on Facebook at 8 AM on Monday morning. It posted a video of the locomotive, painted in the colours of the railway company, pulling the Tokaj InterCity train, as it pulled out of Keleti railway station.

This was the first trip of the first of the second-hand Siemens locomotives recently leased by MÁV in Hungary. It did not end well, as the locomotive broke down at Kőbánya-Kispest station on the way back, where it was stranded for 35 minutes instead of the planned one-minute wait, hvg.hu reports.

The train left on Monday morning at 7.25 AM, but was delayed there a minute because the short film, which was also shared by MÁV on Facebook, had to be recorded. The delay was made up for when the train arrived in Nyíregyháza, where it arrived on time and left on time.

Immediate delay and problem

The Intercity then started going back and arrived 6 minutes late at Kőbánya-Kispest. Here it waited 35 minutes instead of the planned 1 minute. “On the Tokaj IC, a door control error occurred at Kőbánya-Kispest station. The fault was rectified on the spot and the train continued its journey,” MÁV said.

It is not known for how much MÁV leased the 15 Siemens locomotives. Previously, they were said to be used locomotives in excellent technical condition. According to press reports, the locomotives were all put into service in 2004, so they are all 19 years old.