ROADHEADERS PROGRESS STEADILY UNDER LIVERPOOL

The underground railway system being constructed in Liverpool is outlined, and details are given of the construction of the tunnels for which a rotary boom roadheader, chosen because of its flexibility, was used. /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Civil Engineers

  One Great George Street, Westminster
  London,   United Kingdom  SW1P 3AA
• Publication Date: 1973-5-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 32-35
• Serial:
  • NEW CIVIL ENGINEER
  • Issue Number: 39
  • Publisher: EMAP CONSTRUCT LIMITED
  • ISSN: 0307-7683

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction equipment; Railroads; Rotary drilling; Tunneling; Tunneling machines
• ITRD Terms: 3666: Construction method; 1041: Depot (transp); 3674: Equipment; 8119: United Kingdom; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Highways; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00082809
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 2 1975 12:00AM