The Gottardo was an express train that, for most of its existence, linked Zurich, Switzerland, with Milan, Italy. Introduced in 1961, it was a first-class-only Trans Europ Express until 1988, then bec
TEE Gottardo passing through Cantù-Cermenate station, on the Milan–Chiasso line, in 1988
The TEE Gottardo entering the Gotthard Tunnel in 1979
Destination sign in the side of a TEE Gottardo in 1983
Gottardo in 1992 as a EuroCity train.
The Trans Europ Express, or Trans-Europe Express, was an international first-class railway service in western and central Europe that was founded in 1957 and ceased in 1995. At the height of its opera
Swiss TEE trainset capable of operating at four different voltages
German DB Class VT 11.5 diesel trainset that was used in TEE service until 1972 at München Hauptbahnhof in 1970
An SNCF CC 40100 with the Brussels–Paris L'Oiseau Bleu TEE in 1979. By the 1970s most TEEs were locomotive-hauled, rather than self-propelled trainsets.