Date: 01/07/2021

HS2 this week launched ^Cecilia^ - the second of two enormous 2,000 tonne tunnelling machines that will excavate the ten mile long tunnels beneath the Chiltern hills just outside London. The first machine “ ^Florence^ “ was launched just over a month ago.

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Momentum builds as HS2 launches second giant tunnelling machine

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HS2 this week launched Cecilia - the second of two enormous 2,000 tonne tunnelling machines that will excavate the ten mile long tunnels beneath the Chiltern hills just outside London. The first machine “ Florence “ was launched just over a month ago.

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