Boring machine Phylis has so far travelled 750m from Royal Oak
Crossrail鈥檚 first tunnel boring machine (TBM), Phyllis, has successfully reached Paddington station, having travelled 750 metres from Royal Oak in west London.
A second TBM, Ada, has today broken ground at Royal Oak Portal and commenced tunnelling towards Paddington.
Keith Sibley, Crossrail area director, West said: 鈥淥ur first TBM, Phyllis, has now successfully reached Paddington having carefully navigated under London Underground鈥檚 Hammersmith & City line and the Great Western Main Line.
鈥淥nce Ada has made sufficient progress, Phyllis will move forward through the Paddington station box onwards to Bond Street, Tottenham Court Road and then Farringdon.
鈥淭he tunnels between Royal Oak and Farringdon will be completed in late 2013.鈥�
Eight tunnel boring machine will be used to construct 21 kilometres (13 miles) of Crossrail鈥檚 twin bore tunnels running between Royal Oak in west London and Pudding Mill Lane and Plumstead in east London.
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