INFRASTRUCTURE

Logistics tunnel boring completed for HS2 into central London

HS2 has celebrated the breakthrough of a tunnelling machine into its underground Old Oak Common station – marking a key milestone in plans to eventually carry the high-speed line into central London.

 HS2 tunnellers operating Atlas Road logistics tunnel TBM Lydia celebrate breaking through into the Old Oak Common Box

HS2 tunnellers operating Atlas Road logistics tunnel TBM Lydia celebrate breaking through into the Old Oak Common Box

The tunnel boring machine (TBM) named Lydia finished its near-kilometre-long journey into the station box in a move that completes the construction of the Atlas Road Logistics Tunnel. The 853m long...

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