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The 125t cutterhead for HS2’s latest TBM being moved into place

INFRASTRUCTURE

Second HS2 TBM gets ready to start digging under Birmingham

Latest HS2 TBM to be made up of parts from machine used on previous section of the project

14 December 2023

Excavator at work during the construction of a cross passage for the Chiltern tunnel

INFRASTRUCTURE

Half of HS2's Chiltern tunnel cross-passage mining complete

19 out of 38 emergency cross-passages on HS2's Chiltern tunnels already completed

24 November 2023

The front shield of HS2’s TBM Emily being lifted into place at the Victoria Road Crossover box site

INFRASTRUCTURE

HS2's next tunnelling machines named

HS2 has revealed the names of the latest two TBM which will be driving under London

26 October 2023

A compact Hydrofraise, which is more fuel efficient, consuming less diesel than traditional models, has been used on the HS2 project by the Bachy Soletanche Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering joint venture (SB3)

PILING

Strong six months for geotechnical JV on HS2 in the West Midlands

SB3 has had a busy first half of the year delivering the geotechnical works on the HS2 project

29 August 2023

Sheet Piling (UK) installing Emirates Arkan steel sheet piles, up to 12m long, in both EZ28-700 and EZ36-700 Z-section types to allow for the construction of overbridges that will span the A38

PILING

Sheet piling works help reduce rail project impact

Use of sheet piling reduces concrete use and construction time on a section of HS2 project

15 August 2023

The launch box for HS2’s latest TBM – Mary Ann – which will create the Bromford Tunnel, between Water Orton in North Warwickshire and Washwood Heath in Birmingham

INFRASTRUCTURE

HS2 unveils latest TBM for Bromford Tunnel in the West Midlands

Mary Ann is the latest TBM to be launched by HS2 to work on the UK's major infrastructure project

20 June 2023

Cementation Skanska and Bauer Maschinen (BMA) join forces to bring the world’s first plug-in, high-capacity drilling rig to work on the UK’s HS2 high-speed rail project

PILING

Cementation Skanska trials first use of plugged-in drilling rig

Cementation Skanska and Bauer bring the world's first plug-in drilling rig to work in UK

17 April 2023

HS2’s TBM ‘Lydia’ being assembled at the Atlas Road, London, site prior to its launch

INFRASTRUCTURE

HS2 launches third tunnelling machine under London

HS2 now has three TBM operating under the UK's capital as third machine is launched

14 April 2023

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