Topic: TBM

Sunset over HS2 tunnel shaft at Amersham

HS2 tunnel progress as ‘Florence’ and ‘Cecilia’ pass Amersham

The builders of HS2, the high speed railway project in England, have confirmed that ‘Florence’ and ‘Cecilia’ – the two giant tunnelling machines digging the project’s longest tunnels – have passed Amersham, 5-and-a-half miles into...Read more

07-03-2023|3 comments|author: Simon Walton

The progress of the Brenner Base Tunnel connecting Austria and Italy

With a length of 64 kilometres, including the bypass of Innsbruck, the Brenner Base Tunnel will be the longest underground railway connection in the world. With construction works hitting important milestones, this is a good...Read more

09-02-2023|1 comment|author: Marco Raimondi

Sweet Caroline comes on stream for HS2’s 30,000 project workers

HS2, Britain’s high speed rail project under construction between London and the Midlands, has launched its second tunnelling machine underneath the streets of the capital. Above them, the company has announced its workforce has hit...Read more

31-10-2022|Comment|author: Simon Walton