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C-50

🇭🇺 Hungary ·built by Northern Railway Maintenance and Engineering Works· from 1952· Hungarian narrow-gauge diesel locomotive series (1952–1968)

🛤️ diesel locomotive diesel

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Gyermekvasút - Children's Railway in Budapest 04: NearEMPTiness· CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Börzsöny Kisvasút C-50 4739 Nagyirtáspuszta: Kisafka· CC BY-SA 4.0
3. C-50-rk: IJoe· CC BY 3.0
4. Dunaszeg - diesel locomotive C-50: Pudelek (Marcin Szala)· CC BY-SA 3.0
5. Mahóca C-50 C02-408: Kisafka· CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Roncs C-50-es mozdonyok: Aspectomat at Hungarian Wikipedia· Public domain
7. Stimecz haz C-50: Zolchew· CC BY 3.0
8. 22.09.94 Balatonfenyves GV C50 5727 (14006459304): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
9. 22.09.94 Balatonfenyves GV C50 5727, C50 5713 & C50 5710 (6444016903): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
10. Balatonfenyvesi C-50: Fgg· CC BY 3.0

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what is it?

The C-50 is a Hungarian series of diesel locomotives for narrow-gauge railways produced in large numbers between 1952 and 1968. Production of the series began in 1952 at the Northern Repair Works of Magyar Államvasutak (MÁV) in Budapest. For the propulsion, lorry components from the truck and van manufacturer Csepel were used.

who runs it

Hungarian State Railways

base stats

speed 30 km/htop speed
power 63 kWpower output
weight 7 tin working order
built 280made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

First built 74 years ago, in 1952.

diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).

spec sheet

built: 1952–1968
number built: 280
kind: diesel
traction: diesel
origin: 🇭🇺 Hungary
builders: Northern Railway Maintenance and Engineering Works
operators: Hungarian State Railways
top speed: 30 km/h
power: 63 kW
gauge: 760 mm narrow gauge
wheel arrangement: B
length: 4.6 m
weight: 7 t

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q900694, Wikipedia: C-50 (narrow-gauge locomotive) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.