An earth pressure balance tunnel boring machine manufactured by Robbins for the construction of the Channel Tunnel in 1987-1988
A general view of a brand new earth pressure balance tunnel boring machine as seen from the business end of the machine. Robbins built five tunnel boring machines for the construction of the Channel Tunnel, three of the earth pressure balance type and two of the double shield type. A monochrome copy negative of a colour transparency.
Object Details
| ID: | P99849 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Sheet film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Date made: | circa 1988 |
| People: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 100 mm x 125 mm |
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