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Hauenstein tunnel, north portal, workers with concrete mixer

Hauenstein tunnel, north portal, workers with concrete mixer

Hauenstein tunnel, north portal, workers with concrete mixer

Hauenstein tunnel, north portal, workers with concrete mixer, 1914 (SBB Historic)

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Basel leads the way
Construction
1915

The first base tunnel

Long before the Gotthard and Lötschberg, the first base tunnel in Swiss rail history is driven through the hills at Hauenstein near Olten.

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