"For the transportation of the Holy Right, a richly decorated railway carriage with walls and floor of the ornamental hall were covered with purple velvet, and its ceiling was covered with white silk.
Built by MÁV, the Golden Train, together with the wagons connected to it, the golden carriage, the Hungarian design and ornamentation and the Hungarian industry was a masterpiece.
According to the description, the golden car was not only distinguished by its special exterior and interior decoration, but also by its shape from other high-speed coaches, "
Nothing about the fate of the gold car after 1944 is known. Various legends circulate about it's disappearance. Some say it is rusty in an underground aircraft hangar in Bavaria. Others saw it as a burnt-out wagon last seen on one of the car tracks on the Dunakeszi vehicle repair. More likely, all that gold was stolen off it during WW2
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