Tunnel technology for the future
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Alp Transit Gotthard railway construction project |
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(Reporter 50, April 2004)
The Alp Transit Gotthard is an ambitious railway construction project, which will incorporate the world's longest railway tunnel of 57 km travelling through the Swiss Alps and under the St. Gotthard massif. Future passenger trains will journey at speeds of up to 250 km/h, adding further to the highly successful European high-speed network and bringing a huge reduction in travelling time. The combined surveying systems of
Leica Geosystems and Amberg Measuring Technique Ltd are greatly assisting the tunnel workers in their day-to-day work - not only reducing time needed to ensure that excavation is correctly undertaken, but also making
the whole construction process much more efficient and accurate.
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