Crossrail completes major part of Connaught Tunnel refurbishment ahead of schedule
Crossrail’s ‘race against the clock’ to complete a key part of its work to the Victorian Connaught Tunnel in east... Read more...
Tunnelling Articles
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Crossrail’s tunnelling in southeast London reaches the half-way point
A major milestone for Crossrail in southeast London has been reached as one of its tunnelling machines reaches Woolwich and the other... Read more...
Olympic champions join Crossrail’s marathon tunnelling race
Crossrail’s seventh tunnel boring machine, Jessica, will start a new race from Stratford today. Named after Olympic champion... Read more...
Construction of westbound cavern at Stepney Green complete
Crossrail's eastern running tunnels team has marked another major milestone this week with the completion of the westbound cavern 40m... Read more...
Tunnelling giant Victoria breaks through into Canary Wharf Crossrail station
Crossrail’s giant tunnelling machine Victoria has joined sister TBM Elizabeth in Canary Wharf box this week, after successfully... Read more...
Last chance for public to nominate their ‘modern day heroes’ in TBM naming competition
What have Olympians, Paralympians, politicians, members of the Royal Family, actresses, pop stars and famous authors got in common?... Read more...
Major breakthrough for Crossrail as tunnelling machine enters Canary Wharf station
The Crossrail project has celebrated its biggest milestone so far as one of its huge 1,000 tonne tunnelling machines has broken through... Read more...
Construction of east bound cavern at Stepney Green complete
Crossrail construction at Stepney Green shaft marked a major milestone this week with the completion of the eastbound cavern ahead... Read more...
Major works carried out to Victorian rail tunnel for Crossrail
A Victorian rail tunnel beneath the Royal Docks in east London has been exposed to the light of day for the first time in 135 years... Read more...
Crossrail competition asks public to name our last two tunnelling machines
Crossrail has today asked the public to nominate their ‘modern day heroes’ as part of a naming competition for the final... Read more...