Nazi ‘gold’ train search resumes in Poland

Explorers in Poland have begun digging for a supposed Nazi train laden with treasure and armaments, undeterred by decades of fruitless searches and a scientific determination that no train is even there.

The search in south-eastern Poland follows a local legend claiming a Nazi ‘gold’ train disappeared in a mountain tunnel as the Germans escaped the advancing Soviet army at the end of the Second World War.

As the dig got under way, a yellow excavator moved earth along rail tracks above the spot where two explorers believe the train is buried, images aired by Poland’s TVN24 show. The work is expected to last several days.