An enormous machine being used to dig HS2’s Birmingham approach tunnels broke through today, marking the completion of major tunnel excavation between London’s Old Oak Common and the West Midlands.
The 125-metre-long tunnel boring machine - named Elizabeth after the 19th century philanthropist Elizabeth Cadbury - was launched near the Warwickshire village of Water Orton in March 2024. It arrived at Washwood Heath on October 13.
