Gotthard line References Gotthard line railway, Switzerland Ask Anything Homework Help Also known as: Gotthard railway Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: Alfred Escher…behind the construction of the Gotthard line, he helped secure the necessary German and Italian cooperation for the project in 1869–71, and in 1871–78 he presided over its direction. Read More…behind the construction of the Gotthard line, he helped secure the necessary German and Italian cooperation for the project in 1869–71, and in 1871–78 he presided over its direction. Read MoreLudwig Forrer…the nationalization of the famous Gotthard line and worked toward the electrification of the federal railway service. Read More…the nationalization of the famous Gotthard line and worked toward the electrification of the federal railway service. Read More