The final break through in Eltham When a 140-tonne tunnel boring machine emerged into daylight at Eltham substation over the weekend it marked completion of 32.5km of tunnelling at depths of up... Read more »
HS2 construction in London gathers pace as second tunnelling machine sets off underneath the capital
HS2 Ltd today [27/10/2022] launched the fifth Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM), ‘Caroline’, that will be constructing tunnels for the HS2 railway through London. The second launched in the capital, the 2,000 tonnes... Read more »
The launch of HS2’s giant tunnel boring machine, which set off on its five-mile journey from West Ruislip to Greenford on 6th October, has sparked new training and employment opportunities for residents... Read more »
After several years of work to prepare the ground, tunnelling has started on the Silvertown road tunnel linking Blackwall and North Greenwich. Due to open in 2025, it aims to reduce road... Read more »
