Sujet
The Rigi railway, Vitznau, Switzerland, 1895.
Légende
The Rigi railway, Vitznau, Switzerland, 1895. The Rigi Railways are a system of toothed racks set between the tracks interlocking with cogwheels fitted under the locomotives. The Vitznau-Rigi Railway was the first mountain railway using rack and pinion technology, the gradient at some points being 1 in 4, (25%). From "Round the World in Pictures and Photographs: From London Bridge to Charing Cross via Yokohama and Chicago". [George Newnes Ltd, London, 1895]
Date
1895
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19F11_148
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
47,1Mo (2,7Mo) / 40,6cm x 29,1cm / 4800 x 3432 (300dpi)