PARIS, May 5 (AFP) - France and Italy on Wednesday signed an agreement on the financing of a EUR 12 billion (USD 14.6 billion) transalpine high-speed rail link between the cities of Lyon and Turin.
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Posted 05 May 2004 - 07:24 PM
PARIS, May 5 (AFP) - France and Italy on Wednesday signed an agreement on the financing of a EUR 12 billion (USD 14.6 billion) transalpine high-speed rail link between the cities of Lyon and Turin.
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Posted 05 May 2004 - 07:55 PM
Posted 25 May 2004 - 03:44 PM
The May issue of Trains provides an account of the construction of the Gotthard Base Tunnel which is in Switzerland on the Zurich - Milan Gotthard route (Zurich - Goeschnen - Biasca - Bellinzona - Como - Milan), not the Mt. Cenis Base Tunnel which will be on the Lyon - Turin high-speed route. Then there is also the Loetschberg Base tunnel that is under construction also in Switzerland on the Bern-Loetshberg-Brig-Simplon-Stresa-Milan route. All of these tunnels when completed will carry trucks on flat cars as well as container trains, in addition to, of course, reducing the running time of through intercity express trains considerably.The May issue of Trains provides a fascinating account of the construction of this 33 mile tunnel. BTW, the financing is from taxes imposed on long haul trucks!
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Posted 28 April 2005 - 11:38 PM
Read about it here.Swiss engineers linked Europe’s north and south this week by completing drilling for the world’s longest overland tunnel, which will accommodate trains from Germany to the Swiss Alps.
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
Posted 29 April 2005 - 10:16 AM
The full story is here.Miners of longest overland tunnel blast through
GENEVA -- With a final blast through mountain granite, Swiss engineers linked Europe's north and south by completing drilling yesterday for the world's longest overland tunnel, a cavernous shaft that burrows under the Swiss Alps and will shave about an hour off the travel time for skiers in Germany heading to resorts near the Matterhorn.
Posted 30 April 2005 - 08:00 AM
Read it here.Analysis: Alpine road v rail
The horrific head-on crash in Switzerland's Gotthard Tunnel has once again focused attention on the future of freight transport through the Alps.
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
Posted 27 May 2005 - 10:32 PM
Posted 16 October 2010 - 10:40 AM
Longest rail tunnel - The Gotthard Base Tunnel sets world record
SEDRUN, Switzerland--After 14 years of construction the 57 km (34 miles) of the Gotthard Base Tunnel in the Swiss Alps was finally completed when a giant drilling machine nicknamed Sissi cut through the last slice of rock to connect both ends - setting the new world record for the Longest Rail Tunnel.
The Longest Rail Tunnel in the World -- which is in fact composed of two single-track tunnels -- cost $10.6 billion (£6.6 billion).
The World's Longest Rail Tunnel is due to be operational by the end of 2017. Including access passageways, the structure comprises a total of 158.1 kilometres of tunnel.
Posted 16 October 2010 - 11:38 AM
Here is this story.
Swiss break through Alps, creating world’s longest rail tunnel
Swiss engineers Friday broke through a final 6 feet of rock deep in the Alpine mountains, linking the world’s longest rail tunnel.
The 35-mile Gotthard Base Tunnel will be used for transport through the Alps, shortening current travel times.
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
Posted 28 April 2011 - 01:24 PM
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
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