In pictures: HS2 lifts giant tunnelling machine out of ground after work completes

By Matilda Battersby 2025-07-29T06:00:00

First part of 1,700 tonne TBM was extracted over weekend

Engineers have lifted the first part of an enormous HS2 tunnel boring machine (TBM) from the ground after the successful completion of its journey.

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