China-made CREG tunnel boring Machines are ready for delivery to Paris.
They shall bore for construction of Paris metro line 16.
With a diameter of 9.86 meters and an overall length of about 115 meters, the two wide earth pressure balance shield tunnel boring machines were produced by the Zhengzhou-headquartered China Railway Engineering Equipment Group Co., Ltd. (CREG).
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-12/06/c_138611207.htm
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