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Don't most TBMs already work non-stop in a continuous process - with tunnel lining being fitted as the cutting head moves forward, and trains bringing lining se
by youngtaff 8y ago
Don't most TBMs already work non-stop in a continuous process - with tunnel lining being fitted as the cutting head moves forward, and trains bringing lining segments and moving dirt away.
Was certainly how the CrossRail and Channel tunnel machines worked
See diagram on https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17365934 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17365934
Musk keeps showing this comparatively tiny machine, whereas in reality they're 150m long