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HS2 launches third TBM under capital building the Northolt Tunnel
HS2 launches third TBM under capital building the Northolt Tunnel

HS2’s London tunnels programme passed a major milestone as the third tunnel boring machine (TBM) being used as part of the project was launched on 25 February 2024.

HS2’s First TBMs Arrived In The UK
HS2’s First TBMs Arrived In The UK

On 8 December 2020, HS2’s first two Tunnel Boring Machines have arrived in the UK and will be ready to start work on the UK’s largest infrastructure project early next year.

Innovative Robot For Chiltern Tunnelling Machines
Innovative Robot For Chiltern Tunnelling Machines

HS2 unveiled the use of an innovative onboard robot that will improve safety and efficiency on the high speed rail project’s first two tunnelling machines, set to launch early next year.

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HS2 Tunnelling Machines Set To Leave Factory
HS2 Tunnelling Machines Set To Leave Factory

On 11 August 2020 HS2 revealed the first images and publicly-chosen names of the first two completed TBMs that will excavate the twin-bore Chiltern tunnel on the first phase of the UK’s new high speed line between London and the West Midlands.

HS2 Preparations For The Chiltern Tunnels
HS2 Preparations For The Chiltern Tunnels

The two 2,000 tonne machines - currently being manufactured in Germany - will dig the 10-mile-long Chiltern tunnels from the site next to the M25, to near South Heath in Buckinghamshire.

The HS2 Tunnel Boring Machines Revealed
The HS2 Tunnel Boring Machines Revealed

Today HS2 can proudly reveal the first images of our first two Tunnel Boring Machines set to launch on the project later this year.