INFRASTRUCTURE

HS2 tunnelling machine to be given a new lease of life

Disassembly of HS2's TBM, Mary Ann, begins after its 3.5-mile railway line bore is completed

The cutterhead from HS2’s TBM Mary Ann being lifted out of the 3.5 mile tunnel it bored under Birmingham

The cutterhead from HS2’s TBM Mary Ann being lifted out of the 3.5 mile tunnel it bored under Birmingham | Credits: HS2

After completing the 3.5-mile mission to excavate the first section of the Bromford Tunnel, linking North Warwickshire and Birmingham, HS2's tunnel boring machine (TBM) Mary Ann is being stripped down...

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