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The abandoned rail yard XXXXXX was built back in 1902 and, also known as the "Red Star Train Graveyard", occupies a vast area covering about half of the borough. More than 100 locomotives and wagons are rotting here. Some in ruined halls, others in the field. Among them are some very rare locomotives and some wagons that are said to have transported prisoners to Auschwitz during the Holocaust.
Built at the beginning of the 20th century as a repair yard for the Reichsbahn, only a few southern parts of the marshalling yard are still in use, most of which have fallen into disrepair. The great hall is in very poor condition and will surely collapse in the foreseeable future.
Two large depots, a few smaller sheds and the outdoor area are full of locomotives and wagons, some very old, others more recent from the time Hungary was part of the Soviet regime. Some of the trains were brought here to be repaired and displayed at the Budapest Railway Museum, but never made it to the exhibition and were instead left at the marshalling yard.
Some treasures are rusting away in the cemetery, making the heart of every railway enthusiast beat faster. The Hungarian MAV 424 steam locomotives weigh 137 tons and bear a red star on the front, which gave the marshalling yard its nickname. There are also 2 locomotives from the MAV 301 series, which were used from 1911 to 1914. These two are the last surviving specimens worldwide.
Several German freight cars are connected to this locomotive, which may have been the very ones that transported hundreds of thousands of Hungarian Jews to their deaths in Auschwitz during the Nazi occupation of World War II. Standing in front of the freight cars, one can only imagine the horror, tragedy and desperation that was going on inside them. On some of them you can still see old, rusty barbed wire in the openings of the ventilation flaps.
Newer items at the railway graveyard include some Soviet-era locomotives and wagons, as well as a current SBB Alpenexpress.
When the steam locomotive era ended in Hungary in 1984, the main workshop was no longer needed.
Part of the depot is still in active use and many of the halls are rented out and used by different companies. So there is a lot of traffic all over the site.
Built at the beginning of the 20th century as a repair yard for the Reichsbahn, only a few southern parts of the marshalling yard are still in use, most of which have fallen into disrepair. The great hall is in very poor condition and will surely collapse in the foreseeable future.
Two large depots, a few smaller sheds and the outdoor area are full of locomotives and wagons, some very old, others more recent from the time Hungary was part of the Soviet regime. Some of the trains were brought here to be repaired and displayed at the Budapest Railway Museum, but never made it to the exhibition and were instead left at the marshalling yard.
Some treasures are rusting away in the cemetery, making the heart of every railway enthusiast beat faster. The Hungarian MAV 424 steam locomotives weigh 137 tons and bear a red star on the front, which gave the marshalling yard its nickname. There are also 2 locomotives from the MAV 301 series, which were used from 1911 to 1914. These two are the last surviving specimens worldwide.
Several German freight cars are connected to this locomotive, which may have been the very ones that transported hundreds of thousands of Hungarian Jews to their deaths in Auschwitz during the Nazi occupation of World War II. Standing in front of the freight cars, one can only imagine the horror, tragedy and desperation that was going on inside them. On some of them you can still see old, rusty barbed wire in the openings of the ventilation flaps.
Newer items at the railway graveyard include some Soviet-era locomotives and wagons, as well as a current SBB Alpenexpress.
When the steam locomotive era ended in Hungary in 1984, the main workshop was no longer needed.
Part of the depot is still in active use and many of the halls are rented out and used by different companies. So there is a lot of traffic all over the site.
