The story of the Simplon tunnel and the Simplon route linking Switzerland with Italy, published to accompany the 100th anniversary celebrations of the opening of the first Simplon tunnel in 1906. Looks at the need for a tunnel through the Alps, how the tunnel was constructed, electrification of the line, car carrying trains and other traffic flows. The detailed text is accompanied by a selection of high quality colour images of the line and archive black and white images from the early years of the 20th century. 224 pages. Large format hardback. German/French/Italian text. Published 2006.