The 5342 001-4 at Kelenföld station

Because 2006 was election year, and the ordered FLIRT were only scheduled for 2007 (partly because of the inaptitude of the government), something had to be bought to help the Socialist Party campaign. It was well used in both the parliament and the regional elections. You may believe my words, as there wasn’t any public show-offs after the regional elections. The other "positive" thing about this buy of ten EMUs is that Bombardier shut up it’s mouth for a few months after some unsuccessful tenders.