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> "Because the TBMs are so large and unwieldy, two of them—named Phyllis and Ada—were left buried in the ground near the new Farringdon tunnels." There's a mov
by Intermernet 10y ago
> "Because the TBMs are so large and unwieldy, two of them—named Phyllis and Ada—were left buried in the ground near the new Farringdon tunnels."
There's a movie plot in that, but I'm not sure if it's a "mad scientist destroys London with TBM" plot, or a "heroic genius saves London from zombies with TBM" plot, or a "Bruce Willis foils terrorists in London with TBM" plot.
I guarantee those machines get referenced in a movie / book in the next decade :-)
- chiph 10y agoI expect they'll be taken over by MI6 and be used to create a high-speed escape tunnel for the staff and agents at Vauxhall Cross
- sgt101 10y agoThe latest William Gibson book features a sculpture made of diggers recovered from the basements of the super rich erected in a possible future London. Apparently the cost of retrieving them is a major driver in the small digger market!
- mostlystatic 10y agoDiggers being left buried in London seems to be an urban legend. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/06/06/london-urban-legend-jcb-digger_n_5459717.html http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/06/06/london-urban-lege...
- MaysonL 10y agoIIRC there's a jail-break plot twist involving them in Oath of Fealty by Niven and Pournelle…
- twic 10y agoEither that, or someone will open a cocktail bar in them.