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Description: | This is a model of the tunnelling machine that was used in the construction of the Victoria line. Construction engineers Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons Ltd, who carried out the tunnelling work, devised the machine.
Eight mechanical diggers were used to dig the Victoria line between 1963 and 1969, four of which were machines such as this. Although they dig tunnels quickly, there are often circumstances where difficult ground conditions make hand digging more practical. Some shorter tunnels were also dug by hand. | Format: | image/jpeg | Publisher: | London Transport Museum | Subjects: | Work | Temporal: | 1967 | Source: | London Transport Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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