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ITA Tunnelling Awards 2018 Finalists Announced

10 August 2018by T&U Staff Leave a comment

Here we are: the finalists for the 4th annual ITA Tunnelling Awards have been announced. The 17-strong expert-judging panel, chaired by the ITA President Tarcisio Celestino, has narrowed down the […]

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News, No Category, Tunnelling Awards

First boring machines lowered underground as Tideway prepares for tunnelling

13 July 2018by T&U Staff Leave a comment

Thames Tideway’s first two tunnel boring machines have been lowered 53m underground at the project’s Kirtling Street central site ahead of a 12km excavation drive which is set to start […]

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Europe, News, No Category, Tunnelling

AFTES INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS 2017

15 November 2017by T&U Staff 1 Comment

The conferences of the international congress of the French association AFTES are ending today. How have these three days been? What subjects have been addressed and how? Let’s briefly ask […]

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AFTES, Curiosities, Europe, News, No Category

The search for quicker, cheaper ways of tunnelling

12 August 2017by T&U Staff 1 Comment

A BIG hole in the car park at SpaceX’s headquarters in Los Angeles is the first visible evidence of another of Elon Musk’s ventures. Mr Musk who, besides leading SpaceX, […]

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Curiosities, Microtunnelling, News, No Category, North America, Tunnelling

Herrenknecht TBM completes Belchen rehabilitation tunnelling

3 August 2017by T&U Staff 1 Comment

Herrenknecht’s custom designed 13.91 m diameter tunnel boring machine (TBM) completed 3.2 km of tunnelling for the Belchen rehabilitation project last month, 3 months ahead of schedule. The single shield […]

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Europe, News, No Category, TBM, Tunnelling

Elon Musk: Why he’s Throwing Money Down a Hole

19 March 2017by T&U Staff 1 Comment

You have to dig Elon Musk. After taking on electric cars, solar power and rocket ships, Musk has lowered his sights—way down into the dirt. The visionary technologist has decided […]

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Curiosities, Metro, News, No Category, North America

London Underground Northern Line extension tunnelling to start in March

1 February 2017by T&U Staff 1 Comment

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan announced on January 20 that tunnelling on London Underground’s Northern Line extension to Battersea is to begin in March. Two tunnel boring machines supplied by […]

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Europe, Metro, News, No Category, TBM

Tunnelling set to start for central Melbourne station

17 January 2017by T&U Staff 1 Comment

Roadheaders are being prepared ready to be lowered into place for the start of tunnelling for a new underground station in central Melbourne, Australia. Two streets in the central business […]

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Metro, News, No Category, Oceania

TERRATEC completes 20 breakthroughs for Delhi Metro

4 January 2017by T&U Staff Leave a comment

Two TERRATEC Earth Pressure Balance (EPB) Tunnel Boring Machines made a historic double breakthrough on 14th November, marking the end of tunnelling works on the 58.6km Pink Line (Line 7) […]

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Asia, Breakthrough, News, No Category, Tunnelling

New HS2 ‘tunnel plan’ has not gone down well with some Leeds residents

16 December 2016by T&U Staff Leave a comment

Since the announcement that high speed rail link HS2 would pass through Woodlesford, there have been rumblings of discontent. Revised plans for HS2 as it passes through Woodlesford have done away […]

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