Turkish newspaper Sözcü writes a news. There is collapse in YHT (Yüksek Hızlı Tren - high speed train) tunnel between Bilecik and Bozüyük. Width of 80 metre and height of 40 meter for crater.
A villager says he irrigated his field and left. After only 3 meters collapse happen. He was lucky. Police emptied houses around collapse zone.
photographs in Turkish newspaper = https://www.sozcu.com.tr/2020/gundem/yht-tunel-calismasinda-gocuk-5756061/
This tunnel is not yet used. It was under construction. Plan was 6,2 kilometre tunnel between Bilecik-Bozüyük. It is for Ankara - İstanbul YHT (Yüksek Hızlı Tren). It is famous 'Tünel 26' refer to train line 26.
Tünel 26 has many problems. In 2009 there was first collapse. Only after 1 kilometre of tunnel boring. When it happened Tunnel Boring Machine buried. Construction stopped. Contractor Cengiz İnşaat wanted to take out TBM but they stopped for many years because of legal problems according to I hear. 33 Milion euro TBM lied there many years.
See photographs in Turkish newspaper from 2009 collapse = http://www.yarin11.com/bilecik/bu-tunelin-altinda-servet-yatiyor-h3335.html
Turkish newspapers say new collapse happen after continuation of tunnel construction. But Cengiz İnşaat internet site have not YHT tunnel construction under 'Ongoing Projects'. I don't know maybe another company continue = https://www.cengiz-insaat.com.tr/devam-eden-projeler/
I think they took out tunnel boring machine. Railroad internet site demiryolu.net 28 February 2020 news say with pictures province governor visited construction site. Project director Cihan Erdönmez say TBM is extracted. They continue with classic NATM method. They are not using TBM = https://www.demiryol.net/bilecik-valisi-senturk-yht-tunelinde-incelemelerde-bulundu/
Because this tunnel is not constructed, YHT train take a detour at very low speed 70 kilometre/hour.
In 28 February 2020 internet site say they extracted TBM. Now use NATM
https://www.demiryol.net/bilecik-valisi-senturk-yht-tunelinde-incelemelerde-bulundu/
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Turkish transportatıon and ınfrastructure mınıster Karaismailoğlu visited the Tünel 26 (T26) construction site. He said İstanbul i Ankara fast train 14 minute shorter when finished. T26 is 6,2 kilometre long.
This is tunnel boring machine buried for years. Now construction with classic NATM. Also with new NATM there was collapse. I think it solved now. New did not say about it.
https://www.haberler.com/bakan-karaismailoglu-ankara-istanbul-arasi-14-13203155-haberi/
ULAŞTIRMA ve Altyapı Bakanı Adil Karaismailoğlu, Bilecik'in Bozüyük ilçesinde yapımı devam eden Ankara-İstanbul Yüksek Hızlı Tren hattı inşaatını ziyaret ederek, hattın tamamlanmasının ardından mesafenin 14 dakika kısalacağını açıkladı.
I found this video. Information say it is for Bilecik - Bozüyük YHT (Yüksek Hızlı Tren - high speed train) tunnel. Contractor is same Cengiz İnşaat.
I must think TBM in video is TBM buried with collapse (later it is brought out). Dates different I think video uploaded later.
Information say "important from Germany". Do you guess the brand? Herrenknecht?
It was disaster collapse. Who was guilty?
Watch assembly very big diameter TBM
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Yüksek Hızlı Tren crater. Originally started by Cengiz İnşaat but there was collapse first time in 2009 and now in 2020.
https://www.sozcu.com.tr/2020/gundem/yht-tunel-calismasinda-gocuk-5756061/
Kullanılmayan YHT tünel çalışmasında göçük!
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