A Közlekedési Múzeum Évkönyve 10. 1896-1996 (1996)

V. RÉSZ • A Közlekedési Múzeum filiáléi 317 - Rövid tartalmi összefoglaló, előzetes közlemények (magyar, angol, német nyelven) 363

Part V. The Affiliations of the Transport Museum Mrs.Kóczián, dr.Erzsébet Szentpéteri: "The Coach Museum in Parád". The first affiliation of the Transport Museum, the Coach Museum has been opened on the 25th August, 1971 in Parád, in the "Gaudy Stable". This was one of the first museums, which realized the principle of "living museum", since the visitor can see in one block of the building the stud horses of the National Horse-breeding Inspectorate and in five exhibition rooms the history of development of the horsedrawn vehicles beginning from the appearance of the vehicles with wheels till the state coach. Besides the state coaches of the parlament and of Esztergom the exhibition demonstrates open and covered coaches of various types, beater and hunting coaches and furthermore the equipment and tools of the coachbuilding industry and models replacing of the originals of agricultural coaches. Miklós Merczi: "The Underground Railway Museum". In the multilevel junction of the underground at Deák square, in an abandond section of the millenium underground railway, the Underground Railway Museum has been opened on the 28th October 1975. This museum is run by the Transport Museum under the professional supervision of BKV (Budapest Transport Company). Besides the four original vehicles with wooden, or metal covering the visitors can get a true picture of the construction of the first underground railway of the continent. Original objects, models, documents and maps show the history of development of the underground railway. Tamás Szász: "The Museum Railway at Nagycenk and the Open Air Vehicle Exhibition". After a brief summary of the history of the Hungarian narrow gauge railways the Author introduces the 4 km long narrow gauge railway line, which carries the passengers from Fertőboz till the "country house" station of Nagycenk. In the open air exhibition of narrow gauge railways various narrow gauge traction units and hauled vehicles can be seen, which were in operation in Hungary. Detailed information can be read in the paper about the locomotives with 1000 mm, 760 mm and 600 mm gauge and about the coaches and wagons exhibited. Dr.

Balázs Mészáros commemorates in his paper "The Museum Ship Kossuth" the more significant steamers built in the first decades of the century for shipping on the Danube. The only remaining ship is the steamer Kossuth (her original name was Archduke Ferencz Ferdinánd). The Author informs about the technical data of the ship and about the widespread efforts of the society, which had resulted that the ship was declared to a technical memorial and following that she was converted into a museum ship. Since the Museum is not in the position to cover the permanent maintenance and renowal costs of such a large and old ship, she is run by a company utilising her for touristic and catering trade purposes. Since her opening on the 1st August, 1986 the ship moored near the chain-bridge on the Danube avaits all those who take an interest both in history of shipping and in high level hospitality. Tamás Szász: "The Railway Museum at Paks". The construction of the nuclear power-station had changed the demands concerning railway transport, accordingly modernisation of the line and building of a new station were necessary . As a result of this the former railway station of Paks, together with its buildings and equipment became superfluous. Since this object reflects truely all the features of the contemporary local railways, the MÁV continues to operate the station on the request of the Museum as a museum. The Railway Museum was opened on the 24th July, 1985. The Author demonstrates the waiting room with contemporary furnitures, the booking office, the station office, the station master's office and the refreshment room on the ground-floor. In the rooms on the storey the visitor can see objects and documents from the first great age of the 384