HS2 drilling machines arrive in UK from Germany to start digging ten-mile long Chiltern tunnels

HS2’s first 558ft-long tunnelling machines have arrived in the UK in more than 1,000 parts. The two contraptions were transported from Germany to a construction site in Hertfordshire near the M25. They will be assembled over the coming months before they start digging the high-speed railway’s Chiltern tunnels in spring next year. To dig the … Read more