Overview
Key Features:
• Detailed descriptions of more than 60 different railways present historical context and convey the full experience of riding along these scenic routes in France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and Slovenia.
• Breathtaking images provide views of the trains, tracks, stations, bridges, and other infrastructure as well as the nature that surrounds the railways.
• A comprehensive chart provides information on each route’s length, highest point, lowest point, gauge, drive transmission, and opening year.
Alpine enthusiasts Berthold Steinhilber and Eugen E. Hüsler guide readers on an unforgettable trip from the Tendabahn in the Maritime Alps of Italy through the impressive Swiss railways and onto Austria’s historic Semmering Railway on the eastern edge of the Alpine arc.
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