Photo of the Week: False History at Lake Balaton

MÁV owns a number of locomotives that are still in regular service but are in a historic livery. This one is different: all Nohabs have been stopped and this one is used by a special institute of MÁV for moving the track measurement car. Its livery is not at all historic - the stripes on the side are made up and no Nohab actually had this coat of arms on its nose. For a few years MÁV had used this locomotive to pull one of the regular fast trains as a form of retro and advertisement but does not follow this practice anymore. The photo was taken in 2013, so its ancient wibe is nothing but Photoshopped.

The MÁV M32 locomotives

I have spent a lot of time thinking where I should start this blog as there are so many things I could write about - that is the very reason I had decided to start this blog in the first place - and finally I said that it didn't actually matter where I started as hopefully everyone ever visiting will be interested in all the articles. Though it is definitely not going to be the case I will appreciate every reader and every reader feedback as well and I will try to provide a colourful look into the world of the railways of Europe.

When I started railfanning I became fascinated with these little locomotives. Unfortunately, they were not doing much those days anymore so my personal experience is limited and by now they have disappeared completely from active duty.