Hungarian State Railways (Magyar Államvasutak or MÁV) is the railway company of Hungary, separated to MÁV Start Zrt. (passenger transport) and MÁV Cargo Zrt. (freight transport)[2]
The first steam engine railway line was opened on July 15, 1846 between Pest and Vác. This date is regarded as the birth date of Hungarian railways. Romantic poet Sándor Petőfi, who later became the leader of the 1848's national revolution, rode on the first train and wrote a poem on the occasion, predicting that rails would connect Hungary like blood vessels in the human body.
After the lost Revolutional War in 1849 the existing lines were nationalized by the Austrian State and new lines were added. As a result of the Austro–Sardinian War in late 1850s all these lines were sold to Austrian private companies. During this time the company of Ábrahám Ganz invented a method of "crust-casting" to produce cheap, yet sturdy iron railway wheels, which greatly contributed to railway development in Central Europe.
Following the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 that created the Double Monarchy Austria-Hungary the transport issues became task of the Hungarian Government. It also inherited the duties to support the local railway companies. This was a considerable sum, in the fiscal year of 1874 8% of the annual budget was spent for railway company subsidies. This led the Hungarian Parliament to decide about founding a State Railway in 1868.
The first steam engine railway line was opened on July 15, 1846 between Pest and Vác. This date is regarded as the birth date of Hungarian railways. Romantic poet Sándor Petőfi, who later became the leader of the 1848's national revolution, rode on the first train and wrote a poem on the occasion, predicting that rails would connect Hungary like blood vessels in the human body.
After the lost Revolutional War in 1849 the existing lines were nationalized by the Austrian State and new lines were added. As a result of the Austro–Sardinian War in late 1850s all these lines were sold to Austrian private companies. During this time the company of Ábrahám Ganz invented a method of "crust-casting" to produce cheap, yet sturdy iron railway wheels, which greatly contributed to railway development in Central Europe.
Following the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 that created the Double Monarchy Austria-Hungary the transport issues became task of the Hungarian Government. It also inherited the duties to support the local railway companies. This was a considerable sum, in the fiscal year of 1874 8% of the annual budget was spent for railway company subsidies. This led the Hungarian Parliament to decide about founding a State Railway in 1868.
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