Pálházi State Forest Railway
The Pálházi State Forest Railway () is a narrow gauge railway in Hungary. It is operated by ÉSZAKERDŐ Zrt, who also operate the Lillafüredi Állami Erdei Vasút. Motive Power Three C50 diesel locomotive working on the railway: C50-401, C50-402, C50-403. References

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Pálháza
Pálháza () is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary, east from county capital Miskolc. History The area has been inhabited since ancient times. The village was founded in the 1320s and belonged to the Füzér estate. It was first mentioned in 1387. The village was destroyed several times during the Hussite wars and the Ottoman wars in Europe, Ottoman occupation of Hungary. In 1711 a pandemic, plague killed the inhabitants. The village was mentioned again in 1786. Its lumber mill, the predecessor of today's lumber factory was built in 1875. It was followed by the construction of a narrow gauge railway route, the first forest railway in Hungary. The national animal fair has been organized in Pálháza regularly since 1914. After the Treaty of Trianon Pálháza became a village near the new state border, but the village began to prosper again. In 1958 a mine was opened nearby. In spite of local protests the Pálházi State Forest Railway, narrow gauge railway line wa ...
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