INFRASTRUCTURE

China's largest Robbins Crossover TBM launches on Intercity Railway

The largest ever Robbins Crossover (XRE) TBM in China has been launched in Guangzhou

 The largest ever Crossover (XRE) TBM in China has been launched in Guangzhou for contractors Sichuan Jinshi Heavy Equipment Leasing Co., Ltd and CREC Bureau 2.

The largest ever Crossover (XRE) TBM in China has been launched in Guangzhou for contractors Sichuan Jinshi Heavy Equipment Leasing Co., Ltd and CREC Bureau 2.

Onsite first time assembly (OFTA) was utilised to build the 9.16m (30ft) diameter Robbins TBM, taking just five months from the start of assembly to machine launch. The hybrid machine is boring the...

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