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In the gallery of base of Saint Gottardo it is journeyed a freight train of the length of 1.500 meters
The new railway tunnel, that it is longest of the world, will be inaugurated on 1° June
February 9, 2016
Slid saturday, in sight of the inauguration of the gallery of base of Saint Gottardo in program for the next 1° june, AlpTransit Saint Gottardo has verified the transit on the 57 kilometers of the new tunnel of a freight train of the length of 1.500 meters. The convoy, of the weight of 2.216 tons and composed by 76 cars subdivided in wagons flatcar, telescopic and container without cargo, was hauled by three positioned Re620 locomotives at the beginning, to the center and at the end of the train.
The phase of test of the new railway gallery, that it is longest of the world, is begun 1°th October and it will be concluded at the end of the next May. In total they will be carried out about 3.500 trial runs.
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Slid saturday, in sight of the inauguration of the gallery of base of Saint Gottardo in program for the next 1° june, AlpTransit Saint Gottardo has verified the transit on the 57 kilometers of the new tunnel of a freight train of the length of 1.500 meters. The convoy, of the weight of 2.216 tons and composed by 76 cars subdivided in wagons flatcar, telescopic and container without cargo, was hauled by three positioned Re620 locomotives at the beginning, to the center and at the end of the train.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
