A review of ‘time tunnel’ Hotel Indigo in Stratford-upon-Avon

How do you visit historic Stratford-upon-Avon without feeling like you’re on a school trip? Check-in at the town’s ‘time tunnel’ 16th-century Hotel Indigo for starters… Formerly one of Stratford’s oldest pubs, the Falcon Inn, the 93-room boutique hotel opened last year   It has walls lined with wooden panels salvaged from Shakespeare’s final home across the … Read more

Contest to find a machine that digs a tunnel faster than a snail

Elon Musk envisions tunnels deep in the ground to solve ‘soul-destroying traffic’ – but now he needs your help. The billionaire is hosting a competition through The Boring Company that challenges the public to dig a 98-foot deep tunnel with a circular opening of 19.7 inches. According to The Boring Company’s site, the main objective … Read more

Giant tunnel boring machine arrives in London

Dirty work! Giant tunnel boring machine arrives in London to complete the last stretch of the capital’s 15-mile long ‘super sewer’ The tunnel boring machine is set to create the final 5.5km stretch of the project Cylindrical device was delivered to Cambers Wharf in Bermondsey earlier today  The sewage project by Tideaway will stretch all … Read more

Tesla may build 12-seat electric VANS that zip passengers at 127 mph through an underground tunnel

Tesla may build 12-seat electric VANS capable of carting passengers at 127 mph through an underground tunnel The electric vans would be used in a plan in San Bernardino County A project would develop a nearly 3-mile tunnel between Rancho Cucamonga and the Ontario International Airport The vans would zip passengers between the points at 127 … Read more

David and Victoria Beckham ‘plan to build a secret getaway tunnel from their Cotswolds pad’

David and Victoria Beckham are reportedly amping up their security at their Cotswolds home by building a secret getaway tunnel. The plans come just weeks after footballer Dele Alli was robbed at knifepoint at his North London home and Robbie Williams spoke about his break-in fears. According to planning documents obtained by the Express, the family are … Read more

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

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

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