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> It’s pretty common to have these machines buried in the tunnel after they done the digging. People say this all the time but as someone who tends to follow q
by postingawayonhn 6y ago
> It’s pretty common to have these machines buried in the tunnel after they done the digging.
People say this all the time but as someone who tends to follow quite a few tunnelling projects I can't recall one in recent memory. Typically TBMs are scrapped or returned to the manufacturer for refurbishment.
- gsnedders 6y agoAt least two of the Crossrail TBM shields were buried: https://learninglegacy.crossrail.co.uk/documents/c300-western-running-tunnels-caverns-project-tbm-shield-burial-backup-removal-2/ https://learninglegacy.crossrail.co.uk/documents/c300-wester...
- postingawayonhn 6y agoInteresting, I hadn't heard about that one.