Onboard the Children's Railway (Gyermekvasút). Széchenyi-hegy to Hűvösvölgy Budapest, Hungary

The Children's Railway is located in the west of the city of Budapest and is an eleven-kilometre-long, narrow gauge line that runs through the woods of the hills of the city on the Buda side.

It is often called "the greatest child toy of the world," but it is not entirely true. Children aged 10 to 14 control the traffic and commercial services provided but strictly according to regulations of any other railway line of the State Railways of Hungary (MAV Zrt).

The engines are driven by adult engineers, and children on duty, are continuously supervised by adult railway employees. Apart from that, children do their jobs, operate the switches and signals, print tickets and keep passengers informed, on their own.

The Children's Railway in Budapest is not a unique institution of its kind, but it has always been by far the largest, most popular and serious one of them all in the world.

The railway operates throughout the year, except for Mondays from September to April. Trains run from 9 o'clock in the morning until 5 o'clock in the winter and until 7 o'clock in the summer.

0:03 - Departing Széchenyi-hegy Station. (0:16) The signal box.

0:29 - Marker sign.

0:32 - Looking back out of the side of the train.

0:55 - Carriage ceiling.

1:08 - Ticket issuer.

1:28 - Driver sounds the horn.

1:47 - Csillagvizsgáló Avenue.

1:57 - Passing through woodland.

2:05 - Arriving at Csillebérc Station.

2:36 - Departing Csillebérc Station.

2:43 - Csillebérc Youth Camp.

2:53 - Turning a corner.

3:18 - Faur train logo.

3:22 - Arriving at Virágvölgy Station.

3:43 - Departing Virágvölgy Station.

4:05 - Carriage overview.

4:12 - Arriving at János-hegy Station. (4:29) Passengers crossing the track to board the train.

4:48 - Children making wailing noises whilst inside the tunnel.

5:22 - The ceiling of the carriage.

5:30 - Arriving at Hűvösvölgy Station.

6:05 - Our train, Mk45-2006, pulling away from the carriages.

6:16 - Hűvösvölgy Station platform.

6:25 - Szépjuhászné Station, where the staff re-board the train. (6:56) Potted plants on the window-seal. (7:00) The Station Master gives the all clear to go. (7:09) Mk45-2005 passes us for Hűvösvölgy Station.

7:44 - Departing Szépjuhászné Station and the staff salute the train.

8:35 - Ticket inspector.

8:59 - János-hegy Station overview.

9:37 - Mk45-2006 reverses into Széchenyi-hegy station in preparation for the next service.

10:04 - Railway engineer guides the train back ready for coupling.

10:16 - Engineer couples the locomotive to the carriages.

10:36 - Engineer opens the locomotive engine housing doors.

10:57 - The train shuts down.

11:06 - Engineer finishes coupling the train.

11:16 - Entry sign in Hungarian, German, English and Ukranian.

11:35 - Railway staff waiting to board the train.

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