mountain Archives - Mechtraveller https://mechtraveller.com/tag/mountain/ Mechanically-minded travel Fri, 04 Feb 2022 13:30:04 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Gotthard Base Tunnel Opens https://mechtraveller.com/2016/12/gotthard-base-tunnel-opens/ https://mechtraveller.com/2016/12/gotthard-base-tunnel-opens/#respond Fri, 09 Dec 2016 12:57:03 +0000 http://mechtraveller.com/?p=1974 The massive 57-kilometre Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT) in the Swiss Alps is finally opening this weekend after 17 years of construction. From Sunday 11 December, train passengers will be able to speed between northern & southern Switzerland in 17 minutes, cutting the overall cross-border journey time from Milan to Zurich, for example, from 4 hours […]

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