World's longest train tunnel
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Journalists stand beside rail tracks at the construction site in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Sedrun
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Workers have a break during the installation of the railway tracks in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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Red lights illuminate the construction site of the of the NEAT Gotthard Base Tunnel at the Erstfeld-Amsteg section
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Miner stands in front of drill machine 'Sissi' after it broke through the rock at the final section at construction site of the NEAT Gotthard Base Tunnel
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Miners wave with the flags of their home countries as they celebrate as fireworks explode after a giant drill machine broke through the rock at the final section Sedrun-Faido, at the construction site of the NEAT Gotthard Base Tunnel
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People take pictures as drill machine breaks through rock at the construction site of the NEAT Gotthard Base Tunnel
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Miners celebrate as fireworks explode after a giant drill machine broke through the rock at the final section Sedrun-Faido, at the construction site of the NEAT Gotthard Base Tunnel
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Visitors walk through the construction site of the NEAT Gotthard Base Tunnel at the Erstfeld-Amsteg section
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Workers cycle past the northern entrances of the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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An employee of AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd and a visitor stand at the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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Workers use torque wrenches to fix screw nuts during the installation of the railway tracks in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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Workers use torque wrenches to fix screw nuts during the installation of the railway tracks in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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A worker uses a measuring gauge during the installation of the railway tracks in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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An engineer sits on the special train 'Helvetia' in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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A worker prepares tools and materia during the installation of the railway tracks in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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Workers drive on a special vehicle during the installation of the railway tracks in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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An Austrian and a German national flag fly on mobile machinery during the installation of the railway tracks in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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A worker adjusts a laser measuring gauge during the installation of the railway tracks in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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A worker receives instructions from an engineer during the installation of the railway tracks in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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An employee looks on monitors to control the mixture of concrete on the special train 'Helvetia' in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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A worker stands on the special train 'Helvetia' in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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Workers sitting on the special train 'Helvetia' distribute fresh concrete on the track bed of the rails in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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Workers use finishing trowels to plane fresh concrete on the track bed of the rails in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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A statue of Saint Barbara, the patron saint of miners, stands in front of the northern entrances of the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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Workers cycle past the northern entrances of the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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Workers cycle past the northern entrances of the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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An employee of AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd and a visitor stand at the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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A worker stands on the special train 'Helvetia' in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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Breakthrough For Second Shaft Of Gotthard Tunnel
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