In early December HS2 CEO Mark Thurston pushed the button to start HS2’s tunnel boring machine on its one-mile journey under Long Itchington Wood in Warwickshire, marking the launch of the first TBM on the Midlands section of HS2.
HS2 CEO Mark Thurston pushes the button to start Dorothy the first TBM to begin work on the rail infrastructure project
Around 170 engineers have been working on the 2,000t, 125m long TBM during its construction and assembly. A tunnelling team will now work around the clock in shifts to operate the machine for around five...
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