Combining tunnelling and mining disciplines to dig the record breaking Woodsmith mineral transport system
Digital Edition: Combining tunnelling and mining disciplines to dig the record breaking Woodsmith mineral transport system
The Woodsmith project recently broke the world record for the longest single TBM drive. Here we report on progress and a technology used for the first time in the UK

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