Railway Services Back to Normal throughout Hungary

15.07.2008 (13:19)

All railway services returned to normal on Tuesday morning, including the international services, following a Monday strike that disrupted rail traffic throughout Hungary, railway company MAV spokesman Imre Kavalecz said according to MTI.

"The complete timetable is back to normal by the start of services on early Tuesday morning. Delays may be expected on international services during the day but all scheduled services will leave Budapest and arrive in Hungary in time," Kavalecz said in a statement.

The strike started at midnight on Monday and lasted 11 hours, he said. Budapest suburban rail services were the first to resume on Monday, followed by intercity trains and international services.

Coordination talks between rail workers' union VDSZSZ and MAV's management will continue on Tuesday.

After the trade union suspended Monday's strike, the chairman of the union Istvan Gasko said the union maintained its demand for 250,000 forints (about 1,000 euros) per worker from the sale of Hungarian railway MAV's cargo enterprise plus a 10 percent wage hike in addition to the 6.9 percent already agreed on by the railway.

MAV's management also insisted that the trade union's demands were unrealistic and the company was unable to fulfill them.
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