As these images show, the Gotthard Railway line has been a “workhorse” rail link, transporting passengers and freight since it opened in 1882.
The 206 kilometre-line, which starts in northern Switzerland and finishes in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, is famed for its twists and turns and is a great feat of engineering. It takes in varied landscapes, viaducts, tunnels and even runs over the “Devil’s Bridge”.
(Text: Isobel Leybold-Johnson, images: Keystone, Swiss Federal Railways and SBB Historic – Swiss Federal Railways Heritage Foundation)
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