AFTES INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS 2017
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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The search for quicker, cheaper ways of tunnelling
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, […]
Herrenknecht TBM completes Belchen rehabilitation tunnelling
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 […]
Elon Musk: Why he’s Throwing Money Down a Hole
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 […]
London Underground Northern Line extension tunnelling to start in March
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 […]
Tunnelling set to start for central Melbourne station
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 […]
TERRATEC completes 20 breakthroughs for Delhi Metro
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) […]
New HS2 ‘tunnel plan’ has not gone down well with some Leeds residents
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 […]
Tunnelling: Spanish lessons
Buried deep under a mountain in north west Spain, innovative methods are helping extend Spain’s high speed rail network. The €209.08M (£188M) 6km twin bore Bolanos Tunnel is located 175km […]
Sarmiento tunnelling finally kicks off
After a decade of ribbon-cutting ceremonies, fanfare and repeat visits, President Mauricio Macri finally set into motion the tunnelling machine that will bore a 22.4-kilometre underground passage for the Sarmiento […]
