The grandfather of TBMs visits the Metro Tunnel @metrotunnel
The grandfather of TBMs visits the Metro Tunnel  @metrotunnel
Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
‘The city that has the best infrastructure will have the best future.’

Meet Martin Herrenknecht. His company provides tunnel boring machine (TBM) solutions for some of the biggest tunnelling projects in the world.
One of those is our Metro Tunnel, opening 2025.

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Rail Projects Victoria (RPV) is the Victorian Government body responsible for the development and delivery of the Metro Tunnel Project, Regional Rail Revival, Melbourne Airport Rail, Sunbury Line Upgrade and Geelong Fast Rail.

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