Railway

First pictures of HS2 railway line’s tunnel boring machines revealed

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Revealed: First pictures of two 2,000-tonne boring machines that will dig giant tunnels 260 feet below the ground for the HS2 railway line The 34-feet-long tunnelling machines are currently being assembled in Germany They will be shipped to Britain and commence drilling operations later this year The public can vote on the machine names — … Read more

Railway tunnel designed by Brunel that links two Welsh towns could be reopened as cycle path

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Pedal into the past: Railway tunnel designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel that links two Welsh towns could be reopened as cycle path nearly 60 years after last train passed through The 1.4 mile tunnel would be the longest in Europe if transformed into a route It runs between former coal and steals towns of Merthyr … Read more