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Felbermayr gets moving with a TBM
Lifting and moving large and heavy tunnel boring machine components across Vienna
Balfour Beatty Vinci JV tunnel boring machine starts last HS2 dig
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The equipment will finish off tunnelling for the high-speed rail project
Bauer working on the construction of Metro Line 3 in Panama
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The new line is expected to significantly reduce traffic congestion in the city after its commissioning in 2026
China’s CRCC claims to have manufactured world’s biggest TBM main bearing
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Chinese construction company China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) claims to have produced the world’s biggest main bearing for a tunnel boring machine (TBM).
Breaking records, breaking ground: The latest in European tunnelling projects
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Despite the challenges, tunnelling remains an essential tool for expanding infrastructure networks and connecting communities
6 ways tunnel boring machines are evolving
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How innovations in tunnel boring machines are increasing their speed and efficiency.
Webuild makes tunnel breakthrough on Grand Paris Express line
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Tunnel section on line 16 of €35 billion Grand Paris Express project completed.
TBM set for major Brenner Base Tunnel dig
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Webuild’s ‘Lilia’ will excavate 22km section of world’s longest rail tunnel
TBM launched on €2bn UK tunnel project
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Riverlinx consortium starts boring work on 1.4km Silvertown Tunnel in east London
Webuild JV preferred contractor for Stonehenge tunnel project
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More JV has been chosen as the preferred contractor for the €1.5 billion project
TBM Serena makes Brenner tunnel breakthrough
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Webuild’s tunnel boring machine completes 14km dig in 3.5 years
Tunnel boring machine sets new world records
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Robbins Crossover XRE TBM achieves longest daily, weekly and monthly lengths of excavated tunnel on Turkey’s Emse-Salihli Railway Tunnel
China’s biggest TBM
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CRCHI has produced a Mega Slurry TBM with a maximum excavation diameter of 16.07m
TBM kicks off Italian high-speed rail project
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Long-awaited groundbreaking takes place on 48km Brescia-Verona line
Tunnelling: Today’s TBMs do it all
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Projects involving variable ground types benefit from machines designed to accommodate
Vinci JVs win more Grand Paris work
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The Société du Grand Paris awards over €900 million in contracts to French contractor