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SWISS FEDERAL RAILWAYS 1932 ELECTRIC SIMPLON LINE BOOKLET MAP SWITZERLAND ITALY FRANCE
Swiss Federal Railways publicity booklet for the Electric Simplon Line, published by the Publicity Office, Berne, 1932. English language edition. Cover design by Atelier Häusler, Berne.
Illustrated guide to the Simplon electric railway route from France through Switzerland to Italy, covering the full 130-mile line from the French frontier through the Simplon Tunnel to the Italian border. Text covers the route in sections including Vallorbe to Lausanne, Lausanne to Brigue, branch lines, and the electrification of the Simplon Line. Photographs throughout include the express train emerging from the Simplon Tunnel, Zermatt and the Matterhorn, the Castle of La Sarraz, St. Bernard Hospice dogs, Sion, Alpine valley scenes, and resort and health destination images. Fold-out color map of the Simplon Line at 1:450,000 scale covering Geneva, Lake Geneva, the Rhone Valley, Lugano, Lake Como, and connecting routes into Italy.
- Swiss Federal Railways, Publicity Office, Berne, 1932
- Cover design by Atelier Häusler, Berne
- Photographs by multiple credited Swiss photographers
- Fold-out color Kümmerly and Frey route map
- Sections on electrification, branch lines, and alpine resorts
- Good condition
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