(20 Nov 2024)
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Budapest, Hungary – 20 November 2024
1. Wide of unveiling of full-size LEGO tram
2. Guests at presentation
3. Various of CEO of Budapest public transit company, Tibor Bolla, putting LEGO blocks onto the tram
4. SOUNDBITE (Hungarian) Tibor Bolla, CEO of Budapest public transit company, BKV:
"With this tram, we also celebrate the 137th anniversary of when the first tram was introduced in Budapest, because back then it was as special as this vehicle.”
5. Various of tram
6. Wide of Budapest mayor, Gergely Karácsony
7. SOUNDBITE (Hungarian) Gergely Karácsony, mayor of Budapest:
"Here and now, this LEGO tram is not just a toy in itself. It calls attention to the importance of public transport in the city of the future, how important it is to look at the city as our common home, and what we want to make greener. And to achieve these things, it’s important to prioritise a sustainable way of transport.”
8. LEGO tram being pulled and pushed out of tram garage
9. Close of tram
10. Bystanders taking pictures
11. LEGO tram leaving the tram garage
STORYLINE:
The newest tram in Hungary’s capital has been unveiled: a full-size rail vehicle made of 1.8 million colourful LEGO blocks, the first of its kind in the world.
The six-ton, 11.5-metre-long LEGO tram, which was unveiled in Budapest on Wednesday, took 90 people nearly 7,000 hours to build over two months.
It is part of a collaboration between LEGO Hungary, the city of Budapest and the capital’s public transit company, BKV.
Budapest’s public transport network is largely based on its extensive tram network.
The city’s first tram line was open for the public in mid-November in 1887.
While the full-size LEGO tram will not carry passengers and does not have an engine, it will be on display on a central square in Budapest until December 20, part of a celebration of the holiday season and to promote sustainable transportation.
Life-size LEGO cars have been made before, but a full-size tram has never been built anywhere in the world, representatives of the LEGO factory, who used 4.5 tonnes of plastic blocks to build the tram, said.
However, the weight of the entire tram is much more, as the steel chassis alone weighs 2.5 tonnes.
AP video by Bela Szandelszky
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