{"id":133169,"date":"2024-09-25T08:06:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T22:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railexpress.com.au\/?p=117495"},"modified":"2024-09-25T08:06:01","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T22:06:01","slug":"tunnel-boring-machines-on-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=133169","title":{"rendered":"Tunnel boring machines on the way"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The first four tunnel boring machines (TBMs) for SRL East<\/a> will begin arriving on site next year \u2013 and will be in the ground in 2026 tunnelling between Cheltenham and Glen Waverley.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Herrenknecht\u00a0\u2013 one of the world\u2019s leading manufacturers \u2013 is the preferred contractor to\u00a0supply the TBMs that will drill 16kms of twin tunnels between Cheltenham and Glen Waverley.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Two of the machines will be remanufactured after being used on the Sydney Metro project \u2013 significantly reducing the carbon footprint of SRL<\/a> works. All four TBMs will be powered by 100 per cent renewable electricity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Measuring 7.24m in diameter and between 120 and 150m long, the first TBMs\u00a0will launch from Clarinda<\/a> and travel up to 90m a week \u2013 two travelling south to Cheltenham and two north towards Glen Waverley. The TBMs will arrive on site for assembly in late 2025 and will start tunnelling in early 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In a world first, one of the crews operating the TBMs will be an\u00a0all-women team<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 and more than 650 women have already applied for selection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Two types of TBMs will be used to match ground conditions along the SRL East alignment \u2013 two slurry machines will be used in the northern section, while two convertible machines will be used in the softer ground further south. In a Victorian first, these two machines will be converted from slurry to earth pressure balance (EPB) machines between Heatherton and Cheltenham.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Construction of\u00a0SRL East between Cheltenham and Box Hill<\/a>\u00a0is forging ahead with works underway at all 6 station sites, including the\u00a0TBM launch site in Burwood<\/a>\u00a0and the tunnel access structure in Heatherton. SRL East is creating up to 8000 direct jobs and 1400 people are already working on the project.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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SRL East will be taking passengers in 2035, opening up access to jobs, healthcare and education in Melbourne\u2019s east and south east, and delivering a train service for the first time to Monash and Deakin universities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The first four tunnel boring machines (TBMs) for SRL East will begin arriving on site next year \u2013 and will \u2026 <\/p>\n

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