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6 CRCHI TBMs take over Namma Metro’s Phase-II from Japan, Germany, US & Italy TBMs

    Chu Yang
    By Chu Yang Replies (3)

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    China's CRCHI supply 6 Tunnel Boring Machines to Namma Metro’s Phase-II.

    "While the six TBMs for Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation’s Phase-I underground corridor were purchased from Japan, Germany, US and Italy, Phase-II will mark the debut of a Chinese firm, said a source. “CRCHI is a global name in TBMs and make nearly 300 of them annually,”

    http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2019/jul/28/chinese-tbms-to-take-metro-further-2010563.html

    • Ali T. Bashar
      By Ali T. Bashar

      What is bigger? CREG or CRCHI?

    • Paolo Kerguel
      By Paolo Kerguel

      The headline of the article can be misleading. It sounds as if the constuction company dumped the TBMs from "Japan, Germany, US and Italy" in Phase II. No. They used TBMs from these countries. It is just that for the Phase II of the project, they chose Chinese CRCHI TBMs.

    • Chu Yang
      By Chu Yang

      The Chinese tunnel boring machine (TBM) manufacturer #China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. (#CRCHI) had completed factory acceptance tests (FAT) of four new slurry TBMs in November and December 2019.

      The first two TBMs are currently in-transit and are expected to arrive in Bangaluru by January-end 2020.

      https://urbantransportnews.com/bangalore-metro-to-receive-four-new-tbms-from-crchi/

       

       

       

      Bangalore Metro to receive four new TBMs from CRCHI

      urbantransportnews.com

      The Chinese tunnel boring machine CRCHI had completed factory acceptance tests (FAT) of four new slurry tunnel boring machines in November & December 2019.

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