Vál Valley Light Railway Explained

Vál Valley Light Railway
Native Name:Vál-völgyi Kisvasút
Native Name Lang:hu
Locale: Hungary
Start:Arboretum in Alcsút
End:Puskás Academy
Stations:3
Open:2016
Linelength:5.6930NaN0[1]
Routenumber:6
Website:https://www.valvolgyikisvasut.hu/

The Vál Valley Light Railway (Hungarian: Vál-völgyi Kisvasút) is a 6 km long 760 mm gauge railway in Hungary. It is built on part of the Bicske–Székesfehérvár railway line. The building of the line was supported by the European Union, who have since launched an OLAF investigation into the funding.

Controversy

Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary has been accused of misusing €2M of EU money contributed to the construction of the railway. The funding request was based on 2,500 passengers using the line daily. The true ridership is one thousandth of this, and the village of Felcsút only has a population of 1,812.

Motive Power

IdentityWorks NumberTypeGaugeBuilderYear BuiltPrevious OperatorStatusNotesImage
98 55 8244 212-7035B-B DHRába1961Nyírvidéki KisvasútOperationalMk48 2012
98 55 8244 216-8039B-B DHRába1961Nyírvidéki KisvasútOperationalMk48 2016

Notes and References

  1. http://felcsut.hu/download/hirdetmeny/S22C-6e14091710290.pdf A Nemzeti Közlekedési Hatóság UVH/VF/2927/2/2014. számú hirdetménye