To decrease traffic congestion during summer and permit crossing of Alps during winter when passes are closed, railroad administrations of Switzerland, Italy, France and Austria created special service by means of flat cars using piggyback principle; special installations at Gotthard Tunnel, Switzerland, Montblanc, France, and Tauern, Austria.


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    Title :

    Automobile transportation by rail through Alpine tunnels


    Additional title:

    Die Kraftwagenbefoerderung auf der Schiene durch die Alpentunnel


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1957


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    German


    Keywords :


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