Dear MEL
Topic Readers,
Swiss
Gotthard rail tunnel - an engineering triumph
The
highest trade barrier is now conquered. Though this barrier is everlasting and
cannot be lifted or removed, it was finally broken through by human ingenuity and
engineering as the ultimate alternative to other north-south transportation in
Europe. It’s a railway tunnel but is not a conventional one but the longest one
in the world, over 50km long. It also allows trains run as fast as 250km per
hour. It took 20 years to build this 12-billion-dollar train-only tunnel.
This
tunnel is projected to replace all the trucks that transport goods and
materials across the Alps. Residents along the existing paths have been looking
forward to this tunnel that will remove noisy and smelly trucks off the roads.
Want to
know more about this tunnel as to who made it, how and why it was built?
Enjoy
reading and learning about this historic milestone in Europe’s transport
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