Running through the Alps, the Gotthard Line is one of Europe's most famous and ingeniously built mountain railroads. It was opened in 1882. <br /> <br />Fourty years later, in 1922 the entire stretch was electrified. This meant that the steam era on these mighty slopes was relatively short. <br /> <br />But in the summer of 1997, a minorsensation occurred. Just like the "Good Old Days" steam driven trains again rolled over the Gotthard, but this came to celebrate the 150th birthday of Swiss Railways. <br /> <br />And the DESTI-Team always "on the ball', went into enthusiastic action, shooting from the tracks and cabs, from within trains and in depots and from a specially built dray, driving alongside. <br /> <br />This film is produced in cooperation with the Swiss Railway SBB.
