HS2 buys an ex-Crossrail tunnelling machine for Old Oak Common tunnel

A tunnel boring machine that was used to dig part of the Elizabeth line is now being used to build a logistics tunnel for HS2 in west London.
The construction site at Old Oak Common is spread over several locations and to avoid road trips between them, HS2 is digging a huge logistics tunnel underneath Willesden Junction to link them up. And to dig that tunnel, they’ve got hold of an old Crossrail TBM to do the job.
Atlas Road logistics tunnel map – from HS2 presentation
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