How To Transport Massive Machines

How do you transport massive machines through the heart of a city. This is how!

With tunnelling completed it is time bid a fond farewell to TBMs Else and Merle.

But just how do you move 165m long, 1350 tonne machines around the streets of Brisbane? It's no mean feat, as our team explains.

0:00 - TBMs leaving site
0:29 - Squeezing through the streets
0:42 - Parts of the TBM
1:41 - The obstacles
2:39 - Farewell to the TBMs

More videos from Cross River Rail,
Science of Tunnelling: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpqv6O8D8-20f7-T7gXSMcsfODBeS5jxD
Construction Progress: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpqv6O8D8-239nDP9d_2F8Qq0Y7zP3CCx

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We wish to pay our respects to the culture of our First Nations Peoples and to Elders past and present.

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