Crossrail tunneling complete
Arthur Conan Doyle wrote:
Roland Perry wrote:
Not really, much of them will be worn out, and it's a real issue getting
them out of the ground.
Surprised they didn't just leave them like they did with the Chunnel TBMs.
I think one cutter head has been abandoned at Farringdon (discussed at
length here a few months ago). The rest have been extricated and, I
believe, returned to Germany for refurbishment. I don't know how much of
these well-used, huge machines can be re-used.
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