James Reilly senior tunnel boring machine engineer walks along a walkway in the HS2 Chiltern tunnel newly created by one of the two enormous tunnel boring machines (TBM's) slowly drilling their way through the Chiltern hills as part of the HS2 rail project

James Reilly senior tunnel boring machine engineer walks along a walkway in the HS2 Chiltern tunnel newly created by one of the two enormous tunnel boring machines (TBM's) slowly drilling their way through the Chiltern hills as part of the HS2 rail project. 01.12.2021 Material must be credited "The Times/News Licensing" unless otherwise agreed. 100% surcharge if not credited. Online rights need to be cleared separately. Strictly one time use only subject to agreement with News Licensing. 01 Dec 2021 Pictured: An HS2 engineer walks in between the two sides of the tunnel boring machine "Florence" as the machine bores it's way through the Chiltern hills as part of the HS2 rail project. The gap allows service vehicles to drive "into" the boring machine to deliver equipment and supplies as the machine continues to cut it's way through the Chiltern hills without having to stop. The boring machine has currently drilled two and a half kilometres into a projected 16km tunnel. 01.12.2021 Material must be credited "The Times/News Licensing" unless otherwise agreed. 100% surcharge if not credited. Online rights need to be cleared separately. Strictly one time use only subject to agreement with News Licensing. Photo credit: News Licensing / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342