The Full Story Behind That Railway From That Football Ground
Čierny Balog is famous for having the only league football ground with a steam railway running through it. But it also has the only steam railway that runs through a league football ground! So what exactly is the story behind this unique piece of track? I took a ride on football's most famous train, and there's a whole lot more to the tale than just a viral video clip...
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MORE INFO
- The railway's official website (please note, SK pages are updated much more regularly than EN ones): https://www.chz.sk/
- History of the railway on the official site: https://www.chz.sk/sk/chz/historia-chld/
- More detailled history by engineer Aleš Bilek, who is now director of the railway: https://www.rail.sk/arp/slovakia/history/h900-2.htm
- News article about the developer who blocked the railway earlier in 2023: https://zdopravy.cz/ciernohronska-zeleznice-uspela-u-soudu-s-developerem-zatarasy-z-unikatni-trati-pres-fotbalove-hriste-zmizi-166235/
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