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Posterteam One Sheet vintage poster, titled "
Suisse Ligne Électrifiée du Gothard" (Switzerland The St. Gotthard Electric Railway), was created in 1924 by the Swiss artist Daniele Buzzi.
Poster Details
Artist Daniele Buzzi (1890-1974)
Year 1924
Publisher SBB (Schweizerische Bundesbahnen, Swiss Federal Railways)
Printer P. Attinger S.A., Neuchâtel
Medium Original stone lithograph in colors
About the Gotthard Line
The poster promotes travel along the Gotthard railway line, a crucial trans-alpine link connecting northern and southern Europe. The line officially opened in 1882, and the electrification was completed in 1922. The artwork depicts a new electric Be 4/6 locomotive crossing the Kerstelenbach bridge, the longest on the northern ramp of the railway. |
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