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TTR149 The last years of the old Gotthard part 1 north ramp

from Tickettoriderailway PRO on April 23, 2020

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The Gotthard railway (Gotthardbahn) is the main route for passenger trains between Germany and Lombardy, and one of the two freight routes across the Alps in Switzerland. Trains heading for the alpine crossing run alongside the Zuger See, through Schwyz, Brunnen and down to Erstfeld where the mountain…

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TTR150 The last years of the old Gotthard part 2 south ramp

from Tickettoriderailway PRO on April 23, 2020

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The tunnel building contract for the Gotthard was let in 1872. It was won by a highly experienced railway engineer Loisis Favre. The construction period was set at eight years In fact the tunnel took an extra two years to build and cost the lives of 147 men including that of Favre. Work on the much longer…

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TTR151 Swiss Express 4 Central Switzerland & Cargo

from Tickettoriderailway PRO on April 23, 2020

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This instalment of the Swiss Express series covers the busy but oft forgotten Central Switzerland – the industrial heartland with the Jura to the north and the Alps to the south. We range from Frenkendorf (almost suburban Basel) and Liestal in the north to the base of Lake Luzern in the south,…

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TTR154 Swiss Express 5 Ticino

from Tickettoriderailway PRO on October 19, 2020

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Our exploration starts at Bellinzona - UNESCO town famed for its three castles. There is not much flat land in this part of Switzerland so the Ticino delta has developed into an industrial area with facilities for MIGROS, the Coop, MANOR, Holcim, and others- all are connected to the rail network. Two…

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TTR161 Czech Railways part 1 the south-east

from Tickettoriderailway PRO on February 3, 2021

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The Czech Republic, once part of the Austro Hungarian Empire then the Soviet Empire, became an independent country on the 1st January 1992. Just seven years later it was in the EU. Now separated from Slovakia the standard gauge rail network is nearly 9,550km in length, about a third is electrified. At…

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TTR162 Czech Railways part 2 The south

from Tickettoriderailway PRO on February 3, 2021

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We head south from Olomouc towards Austria – we start at Přerov an industrial town of 50,000 situated at the southern end of a triangular junction: west to Olomouc and Prague – east to Ostrava and Poland. This is Czech transit corridor 2 (TEN23): Sweden and Poland – to Austria and Italy…

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TTR170 Czech Railways part 3 Brno, Znojmo & Budweiser

from Tickettoriderailway PRO on January 25, 2021

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Today we start in the Republic’s second city Brno. We approach from the south over the first steam powered railway of the Austro Hungarian Empire. In Brno we look at the extensive tram and trolleybus system, the main station Brno hl, and the suburban network before discussing the prospects, and…

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TTR171 Czech Railways part 4 Břeclav border

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A special tri-border edition where we spend time at one of those delightful locations where three railway administrations come together and cohabit. Břeclav is where Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia meet. We look at Břeclav then move steadily south- not over the Nordbahn to Vienna but over the…

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TTR173 Railfreight Holland 4

from Tickettoriderailway PRO on October 19, 2020

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The Betuweroute was part of a strategic plan to maintain the competitiveness of Rotterdam Port and release capacity on the classic passenger train network. Planning started in the 1980s, but construction was slow, because of complex planning regulations, difficult consultation exercises and environmental…

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TTR183 Czech Railways part 5 Ostrava.

from Tickettoriderailway PRO on January 25, 2021

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Today we are in Ostrava near the Polish border in the northeast. Before the mid 18th Century Ostrava was just a village on an important trade route between north and south Europe. In 1763 black coal was discovered – an industrial boom followed, Ostrava became ‘Steel City”. Modern Ostrava…

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TTR186 VR IC Cabride+ Helsinki to Hämeenlinna

from Tickettoriderailway PRO on January 29, 2021

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Finland is the northernmost country within the EU and its capital Helsinki the most northerly metropolitan area in the world! The small city, just 600,000 lies on the Gulf of Finland 80km north of Tallinn, 300km from St Petersburg in Russia. Our train is IC 47 it’s Monday 3rd June 2013 and the…

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TTR187 VR IC Cabride+ Hämeenlinna to Tampere and Parkano

from Tickettoriderailway PRO on April 12, 2022

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Today we undertake a journey with VR IC 47 it’s Monday 3rd June 2013, we are at Hämeenlinna. The time is 11.11 and we are ready to depart on our journey to Tampere and Parkano. This is the mainline to Tampere and onward to Oulu, double track as far as the junction for Pori- the port on the…

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