00:00It's next stop, Euston. The HS2 tunnel boring machine beside this massive machine you've noticed badly.
00:08It's about to be set in train and start digging its way all the way to Euston in central London.
00:14Now old upcoming station was meant to open between 2029 and 2033, that's where I am just now.
00:21That timeline has been pushed back and we're waiting for details to see when it will finally open
00:27when the first part of the HS2 will run between outer London and Birmingham.
00:32But the good news here is with this tunnelling, things are being set in train, the Euston link will become a reality.
00:40When it will open we don't know yet. The new station hasn't been built yet either.
00:45The key thing is these tunnels are about to be dug and that just brings it all one stage closer.
00:50So I'm currently on the tunnel boring machine deep underground here at Old Old Common.
00:54What's it like? Well the machine itself is absolutely enormous. It's about 250 metres long.
01:01It's got its own kitchen on board, it's got its own toilets and it will keep going 24-7 until it reaches Euston.
01:08As it digs its way forward it lays these giant steel rings behind it to support the tunnel.
01:15There are two of these machines. One will be keeping going about 20 metres to the left here.
01:21So there will be one tunnel for the trains going to Euston and one tunnel for the trains coming out of Euston going to Birmingham.
01:27We are resetting edges too. But we must be productive while we're doing it.
01:33I think this shows you an example of really the best professionalism of the 34,000 people working every single day on this project making this incredible railway a reality.
01:45of the training will be quite
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