When the first Severomuysky Tunnel in Siberia was bored, the name of the country was Soviet Union.
4 Decades later the second Severomuysky Tunnel is bored. The name of the country changed to Russia.
One thing did not change. The tunnel boring machine brand used. It's a Robbins
*they* are Robins. 2 #Robbins Crossover TBMs to Bore Second Severomuysky Tunnel
https://tunnelingonline.com/two-robbins-crossover-tbms-to-bore-second-severomuysky-tunnel/
Two 10.37-m diameter Crossover (XRE) TBMs from The Robbins Company will bore the second Severomuysky Tunnel, clocking in at 15.5-km long.
cover tunnel photo by: Matt Brown from London, England / CC BY
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