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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Barney Davis

HS2 will bury two Tunnel Boring Machines at Old Oak Common

HS2 engineers will bury two huge boring machines at Old Oak Common despite the £4.8billion rail line still waiting for a green light to dig the final stretch to Euston.

The two German diggers will be lowered into an underground chamber in west London next year as workers look to future-proof the final stop -the original intended destination in the heart of London.

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