In Sydney, Australia on 02.03.2015 Florence, the second North West Rail Link TBM, broke through into the new Norwest Station area. All four 900 t TBMs are now in the ground ahead of schedule and have bored more than 6 km of their 30 km task. The latest design of Norwest Station, one of eight new state-of-the-art railway stations, has also been released.So far, more than 550,000 t of crushed rock has been excavated by the four TBMs in the delivery of the twin 15 km-long tunnels from Bella Vista to Epping. Over the coming weeks, TBM Florence will undergo maintenance as she is moved through the Norwest station area, before setting off again towards Showground station as the other three machines Elizabeth, Isabelle and Maria continue their work. Click here and au/11 for tunnelbuilder archive. Visit http://nwrail.transport.nsw.gov.au/. 10/15.