[FREE / passenger] Kristóf Fülöp reports: The ČD ComfortJet tests in Hungary

On 21.07.2024, dynamic tests with a CD ComfortJet in Hungary were completed. Soon, these trains will be a regular presence on Hungarian tracks:

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Siemens Vectrain in Rákospalota-Újpest hauled by 193 125 on 19.07.2024 © Kristóf Fülöp

The ComfortJet set, consisting of five coaches including a driving trailer, arrived at Rajka’s border station in the early hours of 15.07.2024, pulled by 6193 125, which LTE leased from Railpool. It travelled via Hegyeshalom-Györ to the Museum of Railway History in Budapest, where it was overnighted.

The Siemens Vectrain was composed of the following coaches:

CZ-CD 73 54 20-90 001-2 Bdmpz;
CZ-CD 73 54 20-90 101-0 Bmpz;
CZ-CD 73 54 84-90 001-5 Bbmpz;
CZ-CD 73 54 85-90 019-6 BRmpz;
CZ-CD 73 54 19-90 001-5 Ampz;
CZ-CD 73 54 80-90 019-1 Afmpz.

All the coaches are equipped with UIC standard high-performance KE-PR-Mg Ⓓ brakes, UIC and DB type electro-pneumatic brakes, and emergency brake override systems. Each car’s braked mass is 125 tonnes. The maximum permitted speed is 200 km/h, except for the restaurant and the driving trailer, which are qualified for 230 km/h.

LTE, in cooperation with MÁV and Siemens, carried out daily trials to test the compatibility and functionality of all on-board systems according to the following schedule:

15.07: Transfer from Rajka to Budapest via Hegyeshalom-Győr;
15/16.07: Thales axle counter test between stations of Rákos and Pécel;
16/17.07: Siemens WSD system test. Departure from Railway Museum to Martonvásár and back (line 30) via Ferencváros-Budapest Kelenföld-Budafok-Érd-Tárnok and back;
17.07: Set recovered at the Railway Museum of Budapest;
18.07: Thales axle counter test between stations of Rákosrendező and Vác (located on line 70);
19.07: Testing of 75 and 400 Hz rail circuits and safety relays on line 70 between stations of Rákosrendező, Vác, and Göd;
20.07: Set recovered at the Railway Museum of Budapest;
21.07: Transfer from Budapest to Rajka on line 1 via Győr-Hegyeshalom.

By the end of 2024, commercial services with ComfortJet should start (in the Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Austria, and Hungary).

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