Work is nearing completion on the cross passages which connect the new metro railway tunnels between Chatswood and Sydenham.
Cross passages are an important safety feature of the Sydney ...
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At the beginning of August two TBMs (weight 1350 t and 165 m length) arrived in Queensland, ready to be fitted out before being deployed to dig the Cross River Rail twin tunnels in early 2021. ...
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The environmental assessment process for Sydney Metro West is being done in stages in recognition of the size of the project. Stage 1 seeks approval for station excavation and tunnelling between ...
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The Sydney Metro West EIS (Environmental Impact Statement) went on exhibition 30th April and the community has until 26/06/2020 to provide feedback. This is one of three EISs for the project ...
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On the 07/04/2020 Minister for Transport Andrew Constance announced the start of the tender process to build almost 50km of new metro railway tunnels between Greater Parramatta and the Sydney CBD on ...
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New twin metro railway tunnels deep under Sydney Harbour are complete in a historic milestone – with all tunnelling now finished on the Sydney Metro City & Southwest project.
Mega boring ...
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Press release - Four giant boring machines are leaving Sydney after finishing tunnelling under the city, delivering 30km of twin metro railway tunnels. Their massive cutterheads, each weighing 100 ...
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A mega boring machine smashing through a wall of sandstone on the edge of Sydney Harbour has marked the end of tunnelling in the city’s north.
Tunnel boring machine (TBM) Mabel has reached ...
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The first of two metro railway tunnels deep under Sydney Harbour has been completed in an historic milestone for public transport in Sydney.
At their deepest point, the tunnels are 40 metres ...
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Tunnel boring machine (TBM) Mum Shirl has broken through a wall of rock into the new Martin Place Station in the heart of Sydney.
Mum Shirl has excavated about 650,000 tonnes of rock – enough ...
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Construction will soon begin in Sydney on Metro West, with 7 station locations confirmed at Westmead, Parramatta, Sydney Olympic Park, North Strathfield, Burwood North, Five Dock and the Bays ...
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Sydney’s new twin metro railway tunnels are now 70% complete as tunnelling reaches the heart of the city deep under Martin Place. TBM Nancy has arrived at the new Martin Place Station, 28 m ...
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A second mega boring machine has arrived deep under the Sydney central business district at the new Pitt Street metro railway station. Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) Mum Shirl started digging from ...
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On August the 16th TBM Nancy broke through a wall
of rock at the site of the future Pitt Street Station, about 20m below the
heart of Sydney’s CBD. Nancy had clocked up 6km of tunnelling ...
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Sydney Metro’s
third mega TBM has broken through a wall of rock at the new Crows Nest Station,
marking a major milestone in the project which will link the North West Metro
to the CBD and ...
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Sydney Metro’s second mega boring machine has made history, breaking through a wall of rock at the new Waterloo Station. TBM Mum Shirl started digging from Marrickville on 5 November 2018 and ...
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Work on the Sydney Metro City and Southwest project in Australia has reached a key milestone with its first tunnel boring machine (TBM) breakthrough. A TBM named Nancy – one of five working on ...
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The fourth of five mega tunnel boring machines (TBMs) has started tunnelling under Sydney.
TBM Mabel has been launched at Chatswood to help deliver 31km of tunnels between Marrickville and ...
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On the 16.01.2019 Sydney Metro’s third mega TBM started digging the 6.2 km of tunnel from Chatswood to the edge of Sydney Harbour at Blues Point. This marks the next stage in delivering the ...
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On the 12.11.2018 the second of five mega TBMs started tunnelling underneath Sydney. The TBM, named ‘Mum Shirl’, has been launched at the Marrickville site to help bore 31km of tunnels ...
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The first of five double-shield TBMs which will deliver the
next stage of the Metro is on its way to start digging deep under Sydney on
Australia’s biggest public transport project. The TBM ...
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CBE Group has recently won two sizable contracts in
Australia. The French midcap company will take part in two substantial
projects: the Melbourne metro and the West Gate Tunnel, located in ...
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The first of five mega TBMS designed, built and to be delivered by Herrenknecht, will be in the ground before the end of this year to drive the twin 15.5km metro rail tunnels between Chatswood and ...
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Reserve your trade fair stand for STUVA Expo 2017 now, your business platform for the tunneling industry. Take advantage of this opportunity to make new contacts, strengthen business relationships ...
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The Sydney Metro project is a 66km long standalone fully automated railway system with 31 metro stations between Rouse Hill and Bankstow which has been split into two stages.
Stage 1 – ...
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With an ever-increasing population the northwest district of Sydney is currently believed to be the region with the highest car ownership density per household in Australia. It is expected that over ...
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On 02.10.2015 Sydney metros North West TBM number 2 Florence broke through into the site of the future Castle Hill station after a 6.5 km dig. Work began at Bella Vista in late October last year. ...
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On 18.09.2015 TBM3 Isabelle, one of four machines excavating the 15km twin tube tunnels from Bella Vista to Epping, broke through. It’s the first Sydney Metro Northwest TBM to reach the end of ...
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The latest project updates to be discussed at the Australian Tunnelling Conference in Sydney next month
“We have a fantastic program featuring a number of project updates from all over ...
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Sydney metro plans stalledOn 21.02.2010 the Premier of New South Wales, Australia introduced the Metropolitan Transport Plan: Connecting the City of Cities. It includes a 25-year strategy for land ...
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