UK’s largest Tunnel Boring Machine on its way to East London

The UK’s largest tunnel boring machine (TBM) has passed its factory acceptance tests, and will shortly be shipped from the factory in Germany to the UK, to arrive in East London and start digging the Silvertown road tunnel under the Thames.
TBM at Herrenknecht (c) Riverlinx/TfL
The Silvertown Tunnel is a new “pay to use” road tunnel being built under the River Thames, linking North Greenwich and Silvertown, and once open, the tolled crossing is aimed at reducing congestion at t