This cover from United Nations (Office of New York) depicts 4 stamps (2 of each type) with pictures of two world railways, both inscribed as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO: the
Mountain Railways of India and the
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina Landscapes, shared by two countries: Italy and Switzerland. The
Mountain railways of India are the narrow-gauge railway lines that were built in the mountains of India.
Three of them, the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, and the Kalka–Shimla Railway, are collectively designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name "Mountain Railways of India". The fourth railway, the Matheran Hill Railway, is on the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. All four are narrow-gauge railways, and the Nilgiri Mountain Railway is also the only rack railway in India. The
Rhaetian Railway , abbreviated RhB, is a Swiss transport company that owns the largest network of all private railway operators in Switzerland. Inaugurated in 1888 and expanded from 1896 onwards in various sections, the RhB network is located almost entirely within Grisons, with one station across the Italian border at Tirano. The Rhaetian Railway serves a number of major tourist destinations, such as St. Moritz and Davos. One of the RhB lines, the Bernina Railway, crosses the Bernina Pass at 2,253 metres above sea level and runs down to Tirano, Lombardy in Italy. In 2008, the RhB section from the Albula/Bernina area (the part from Thusis to Tirano, including St. Moritz) was added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
