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Switzerland: Its Railways and Cableways

Cecil John Allen

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Description:Switzerland's geographical position astride the main Alpine mountain chain with peaks rising as high as t 4,000 feet, and with few passes below 6,000 feet has presented her road and railway engineers with some challenging constructional problems found nowhere else in Europe to the same extent. In this book Cecil J. Allen describes the fascinating conquest of the mountains by main line railways, roads, rack and pinion lines, funiculars and free swinging cable cars, both in providing trunk routes, and in opening up the delights of the High Alps for the millions of tourists and winter sports enthusiasts. It is magnificently illustrated with more than 190 black and white photographs.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Switzerland: Its Railways and Cableways. To get started finding Switzerland: Its Railways and Cableways, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 249

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: 1967

ISBN: 0711002967

Description: Switzerland's geographical position astride the main Alpine mountain chain with peaks rising as high as t 4,000 feet, and with few passes below 6,000 feet has presented her road and railway engineers with some challenging constructional problems found nowhere else in Europe to the same extent. In this book Cecil J. Allen describes the fascinating conquest of the mountains by main line railways, roads, rack and pinion lines, funiculars and free swinging cable cars, both in providing trunk routes, and in opening up the delights of the High Alps for the millions of tourists and winter sports enthusiasts. It is magnificently illustrated with more than 190 black and white photographs.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Switzerland: Its Railways and Cableways. To get started finding Switzerland: Its Railways and Cableways, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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