19th c. photograph: Gotthard Rail tunnel, Switzerland
Gotthard Rail tunnel, Switzerland The Gotthard Tunnel (German: Gotthardtunnel, is a 15.kilometre-long railway tunnel and forms the summit of the Gotthard Railway in Switzerland. It connects Goschenen with Airolo and was the first tunnel through the Saint-Gotthard Massif in order to bypass the St Gotthard Pass. It is built as one double-track, standard gauge tunnel.When opened in 1882, the Gotthard Tunnel was the longest tunnel in the world
Picture No
13409646
Media ID
47793198
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3300px x 2530px
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Credit
Mary Evans / Pump Park Photography
Source
Vintage 19th century photograph





























