Work continues on world's longest railway tunnel

Scheduled to open in 2016, the main purpose of the Gotthard Base Tunnel is to increase total transport capacity across the Alps, especially for freight.

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  1. Workers cycle past the northern entrances of the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
  2. A worker stands on the special train
  3. Workers use finishing trowels to plane fresh concrete on the track bed of the rails in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
  4. Workers cycle past the northern entrances of the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
  5. An employee of AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd and a visitor stand at the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
  6. An engineer sits on the special train 'Helvetia' in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
  7. 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
  8. Workers drive on a special vehicle during the installation of the railway tracks in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
  9. 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
  10. A worker stands on the special train
  11. An employee looks on monitors to control the mixture of concrete on the special train 'Helvetia' in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
  12. Workers use torque wrenches to fix screw nuts during the installation of the railway tracks in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
  13. A worker prepares tools and materia during the installation of the railway tracks in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
  14. 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
  15. A worker receives instructions from an engineer during the installation of the railway tracks in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
  16. A worker adjusts a laser measuring gauge during the installation of the railway tracks in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
  17. Workers use torque wrenches to fix screw nuts during the installation of the railway tracks in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
  18. 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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