ðiːz ˈæθliːts, hˌuː ɪn mˈoʊst kˈeɪsᵻz dɪdnˌɑːt nˈoʊ ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚ, bˈoːɹdᵻd ðə tɹˈeɪn ˌɔn sˈɪkstiːn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ, ænd ˈæftɚɹ ɐ θˈɜːɾi sˈɪksˈaʊɚ dʒˈɜːni ɪn θˈɜːd klˈæs kˈɑːɹz, ɹˈiːtʃt bˌuːdəpˈɛst.
These athletes, who in most cases did not know each other, boarded the train on 16 December, and after a 36-hour journey in 3rd class cars, reached Budapest.