INFRASTRUCTURE

HS2 launches Cecilia - its second TBM

UK's high-speed rail link contractor launches second giant TBM close to London

 An aerial view of HS2’s TBM Cecilia as it begins work on a 10-mile long tunnel under the Chiltern Hills, outside of London

An aerial view of HS2’s TBM Cecilia as it begins work on a 10-mile long tunnel under the Chiltern Hills, outside of London

Despite starting second, Cecilia will run slightly faster, aided by geological data fed back from Florence, meaning that both machines are due to break through at around the same time. In total there...

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