In the End of May 2010, Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard, along with local authorities and contractor ICA, gathered together to watch the breakthrough of a giant. Those on hand witnessed the...
STUVA’s Beginnings and the Karl Schmitz-Scholl Plan
Towards the end of the 1950s various things occurred at different places, which were to culminate in what became known as the STUVA in June 1960:...
In the historic city of Xian famous for the Terracotta Army the 26.4 km long Metro Line 1 is under construction. It runs from north to south through the centre of the city. In contract section 12 two...
Again in 2010 BASF invites to participate at the TBM Conference, this year from October 28th to 29th, in London. The Conference stands under the impression of the CrossRail project in Great Britain....
The Channel Tunnel, which began operating in 1994, is some 50 km long and forms the rail link beneath the English Channel between Calais in France and Folkestone in England. Up to 450 trains per day...
The 12.8 km long Lainzer Tunnel represents the core section of the connecting route between the West, South and Danube railway in Vienna. The tunnel section starts at Vienna-Hadersdorf Station on the...
Switzerland in future requires an efficient modern railway system more than ever before. By 2030 it is estimated that there will be an increased demand for up to 30 % more in passenger traffic and up...
The tunnel boring machine (TBM) used for producing the 2-track Weinberg Tunnel arrived at the for the time being final stopping point under the Zähringerstraße at the Central Station as scheduled...
Around 950 tunnellers from all over the world assembled in Vancouver/Canada from May 14 to 20, 2010. The occasion was the 36th Annual Meeting of the ITA – International Tunnelling and Underground...
