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4234 at Salgótarjáni utca

Budapest has an extensive system of trams lines numbered between 1 and 69 with gaps due to line closings over the years. The lines are standard gauge. Link to the Budapest Public Transport English Site. Tatra T5C5 cars were built in what was then Czechoslovakia and are single-ended cars riding on 2 4-wheel trucks, they have seating for 28 and a top speed of 65 km/h, 40 mph. They are powered by 4 electric motors having a combined rating of 180 kW, 240 hp and draw 600 volts from the overhead. 
4234 entered service in May 1984.

4234, with an eastbound 28 service, at the stop for Salgótarjáni utca on Sunday May 2nd, 2004.

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