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HS2 Launches the 2nd Tunnel Boring Machine in London, their 5th in the project
HS2 construction in London gathers pace as second tunnelling machine sets off underneath the capital Hot on the heels of HS2’s first London TBM, ‘Sushila’, who set off earlier this month, the 2,000 tonnes TBM,...HS2 Chiltern tunnel – ‘Florence’ and ‘Cecilia’ reach 4 mile point at Chalfont St Giles
HS2’s first Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) excavating HS2’s longest tunnels have completed the first 4 miles of their drive – from the Chiltern tunnel’s south portal to the second ventilation shaft at Chalfont St...New HS2 Innovation Accelerator opens project harnesses Artificial Intelligence
HS2 Ltd has opened applications for innovative tech start-ups to join its successful Innovation Accelerator programme. The initiative, now assembling its fifth cohort, is seeking five candidates to harness the power of Artificial...HS2 celebrates as first giant London tunnelling machine is switched on
First of two 2,000 tonne TBMs (Tunnel Boring Machines) starts 5-mile journey towards Greenford from West Ruislip in West London First machine named ‘Sushila’, after pupils nominated local teacher Sushila Hirani....
HS2 Tunnelling Jobs
By Coert KlompHi all, I have posted some tunnelling jobs at the Tunnel Jobs group....Giant HS2 TBM cutterhead’s impressive journey back to start second dig in Warwickshire
Night-time operation in Warwickshire takes the giant ‘Dorothy’ Tunnel Boring Machine’s cutterhead back to Long Itchington Wood Tunnel north portal Impressive sight as the 160 tonne cutterhead was moved upright on a 12 metre-long,...HS2 wins route-length High Court injunction
The order makes going onto HS2 land without permission or disrupting work a potential contempt of court - the offence of ignoring a judge's ruling. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-61721267
Managing Director of precast concrete supplier Sateba resigns after amid HS2 Chiltern tunnel quality concerns
In August at HS2's 2,5km long Chitern Tunnel, some quality problems had been discovered with the precast concrete supplied by Stanton Precast (Sateba). The MD of the company Ian Steel had got the job just 7 months ago on 8...HS2 completes first tunnel cross passages
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSleg2_FoNA As the tunnelling machines under the Chilterns approach the four-mile mark, HS2 completes the first of thirty-eight underground connections between the northbound and southbound tunnels The...HS2 cost may rise over concrete 'issues' as tests carried out after construction halted
Problems have emerged in some of the 5,000 pre-cast concrete segments. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/hs2-cost-rise-over-concrete-27792811‘Quality issues’ detected in HS2’s pre-cast green tunnel at Chipping Warden
Quality issues have been identified on the already constructed first 100 meters of the total 2.5km long “green tunnel” in Northamptonshire being built by contractor EKFB (Eiffage Kier Ferrovial Bam JV). Assurance tests are...
History made as Dorothy – HS2’s state-of-the-art tunnel boring machine – completes the project’s first tunnel after 8 months underground
UK Department of Transport says; Historic breakthrough on London to Birmingham route. Dorothy, HS2’s whopping 2000-tonne custom-made tunnel boring machine, has completed her first tunnel breakthrough along the London to Birmingham...HS2 reveals huge new tunnel at Euston station
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QJC26IX9Vnc HS2 Ltd continues to make progress at Euston, as work continues behind the hoardings to make way for Britain’s new high-speed railway. To create space for the new HS2 station, HS2’s station...History made as Dorothy – HS2’s state-of-the-art tunnel boring machine – completes the project’s first tunnel after 8 months underground
Historic breakthrough on London to Birmingham route https://www.gov.uk/government/news/history-made-as-dorothy-hs2s-state-of-the-art-tunnel-boring-machine-completes-the-projects-first-tunnel-after-8-months-undergroundHS2 celebrates historic first tunnelling breakthrough
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP2c35tcpps Massive Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) in Warwickshire becomes first on the HS2 project to complete its full journey underground. The first bore of the one-mile tunnel under Long Itchington Wood has been...HS2 conveyor removes over 30,000 lorry journeys from Warwickshire roads
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHjDH4AGTz0 A new conveyor has started operating on HS2’s Long Itchington Wood Tunnel site in Warwickshire to take over 750,000 tonnes of excavated material over the Grand Union Canal where it will be reused...HS2 contractors switch on conveyor to remove spoil from tunnel
As part of its work as HS2’s main works contractor, the joint venture between Balfour Beatty and Vinci (BBV) has begun using conveyor in a bid reduce the number of HGV movements too and from the...Skanska awarded an additional GBP 78M, about SEK 970M, towards works on the high-speed railway HS2 in UK
By Kris LubcekSkanska, as part of the Skanska Costain STRABAG joint venture, has been awarded an additional GBP 78M, about SEK 970M, under the existing contract with HS2 Ltd towards works on phase one of the new high-speed railway in UK. This will be included in...HS2 agrees £78m variation on Euston tunnels cost
HS2 has awarded Skanska Costain Strabag joint venture an extra £78m deal for the Euston Tunnels project. https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2022/06/28/hs2-agrees-78m-variation-on-euston-tunnels-cost/HS2 starts work on first pioneering ‘Green Tunnel’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tu0J7PeDNQ First of five HS2 ‘green tunnels’ that, when complete, will be covered by earth and host trees and shrubs to fit in with the surrounding countryside HS2 today [Friday 10th June]...
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