Starting point of the Pilatus Railway, Alpnachstad, Switzerland, 1895. Creator: W & S Ltd.

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Starting point of the Pilatus Railway, Alpnachstad, Switzerland, 1895. The Pilatus Railway is the steepest rack railway in the world, with a maximum gradient of 48%, and an average gradient of 35%. From "Round the World in Pictures and Photographs: From London Bridge to Charing Cross via Yokohama and Chicago". [George Newnes Ltd, London, 1895]

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Size: 4750px × 3534px
Location: World,Europe,Switzerland
Photo credit: © The Print Collector/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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