Crossrail begins new Docklands tunnel drive
Crossrail today started its shortest tunnel drive from Limmo Peninsula, beside Canning Town station, towards Victoria Dock Portal in... Read more...
Tunnelling Articles
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Record breaking Crossrail tunneller set to bow out after fifty years in the business
Peter Bermingham, 70, who is currently working on the Crossrail project, is set to retire after five decades working underground.
Tunnelling giant Jessica takes a road trip to get in place for the last stretch of tunnel
Crossrail tunnelling giant Jessica has completed another epic journey through the heart of east London; but this time it was on the... Read more...
Tunnelling marathon three quarters complete following Whitechapel breakthrough
Crossrail’s train tunnels are three quarters complete following the breakthrough of Victoria, one of the project’s huge... Read more...
Crossrail’s eighth tunnel boring machine launches in east London
Tunnel Boring Machine Ellie has begun her journey from Pudding Mill Lane to Stepney Green in London’s East End.
Crossrail completes unprecedented fortnight of tunnelling milestones
Crossrail has delivered an unprecedented fortnight of construction progress ranging from completion of new train tunnels to three spectacular... Read more...
Construction of Crossrail at half way point – in pictures
Less than five years after works began on Crossrail, Europe’s largest infrastructure project today reached the halfway point... Read more...
Breakthrough as tunnelling giant Elizabeth arrives at Stepney Green Cavern
Crossrail reached another important milestone today as 1,000 tonne tunnel boring machine Elizabeth broke into one of Europe’s... Read more...
First Crossrail tunnelling machine completes her journey
Crossrail has completed the construction of the first of its new train tunnels under London. It comes as Crossrail’s tunnelling... Read more...
1 millionth tonne of earth removed from Crossrail’s west London tunnels
The one millionth tonne of earth to travel by rail has left Crossrail’s tunnel entrance in west London for Northfleet in Kent.... Read more...