📋 Tender Overview
In addition to the existing 108 MV-START also installed 66 new body cameras in new locations the Keleti railway station Komrom Miskolc Storaljajhely Fzesabony Zhony Szeged and Tapolca.Experience has shown that the use of a body camera is a very effective tool in preventing the abuse of ticket inspectors. In recent years the number of serious conflicts on trains has decreased due to the measures taken by the railway company. In 2018 ticket examiners were abused in the performance of their duties in 123 cases in 2014 in 70 cases and this year in 62 cases. Of the latter 36 are acts 23 misdemeanor 3 and verbal aggression was an event that directly or indirectly endangered the person of colleagues. An injury that healed beyond eight days occurred once. 71 percent of offenders without a ticket wanted to travel with an invalid or transferred ticket or was drunk. In 2020 the three most affected railway lines are Budapest-Cegld-Szolnok 100a and Budapest-Gd-Vc-Szob 70 with 8-8 casesTo prevent similar incidents in 2020 trains were escorted by security staff for almost 126000 hours as well as 3500also under the cooperation agreement of civil guards. Railway undertaking public service employees may request police assistance on their service mobile phones in all cases where they feel they or those on board the train may be in danger due to non-cooperating passengers. In order to avoid incidents in contrast to the previous voluntary practice ticket inspectors serving on designated trains have been required to use a body camera since 31 August in Budapest-Esztergom Budapest-Pusztaszabolcs Budapest-Cegld-Szolnok Budapest-jszsz-Szolnok Budapest -Gd-Vc-Szob on the Budapest-Veresegyhz-Vc and Budapest-Lajosmizse-Kecskemt railway lines.Following the official presentation of the body camera as of September 1 2019 our ticket inspection staff was able to use 103 devices at a total of 12 locations . In 2020 another purchase was made in the framework of which 66 cameras were received. MV-START plans to purchase additional body cameras.
