Bulldog noses in Hungary

Class M61

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MAV M61.004 a day after its crash at Badacsonylabdihegy (H) on 5 June 1999 (Denzil Morgan photo)


On 21 December 2000 it was the last time a MAV Nohab worked a scheduled passenger train in Hungary. The current locations of the Hungarian (MAV and ex-MAV) Nohabs are in Hungary:

  • MAV M61.001:
    stands in red, MAV striped livery in the railway history park in the 'Füsti' depot (the current name for the former Eszaki depot) in Budapest and is in working condition for occasional use by MAV Nosztalgia Ltd. on their special trains.
  • MAV M61.002:
    stands as a spare parts locomotive in MAV orange livery in the railway history park in the 'Füsti' depot (the current name for the former Eszaki depot) in Budapest and will be sent soon to the scrap yard at Satoraljaujhely.
  • MAV Nosztalgia Ltd. M61.006:
    normally stands in MAV orange livery in the railway history park in the 'Füsti' depot (the current name for the former Eszaki depot) in Budapest. It is used nowadays for infrastructure trains in Hungary on line 1.
  • NoHAB-GM Foundation (purchased on 21 December 2001 from MAV) M61.010:
    stands in the original MAV deep purple/white stripe livery in a shed in Budapest Keleti. The locomotive is in operating condition with a 80 km/h restriction (due to worn down tyre profile). It is planned to get the locomotive in unconditional operating condition and admissioned for operation in Hungary as from summer 2005 for rail enthusiast and general public railtours and may be for railway company use.
  • MAV Maintenance of Way Department 2761 017:
    renumbered from M61.017 (and later on A61.017) this locomotive in red livery with a white stripe and a small blue line was reconstructed for 120 km/h workings;
  • MAV Nosztalgia Ltd. M61.019:
    normally stands in MAV orange livery (in operating condition since 7 november 2003) in the railway history park in the 'Füsti' depot (the current name for the former Eszaki depot) in Budapest. It is used nowadays for infrastructure trains in Hungary on line 1.
  • MAV M61.020:
    stands in red, MAV striped livery in the railway history park in the 'Füsti' depot (the current name for the former Eszaki depot) in Budapest. It is being kept in working condition by MAV Nosztalgia Ltd. for occasional use on their special trains as spare locomotive for MAV 61.001.