The Northolt Tunnel East will be built by the new machinery as it digs beneath Brent and Ealing. It will cover a total distance of 8.4 miles from West Ruislip to Old Oak Common station. A large tunnel has to be dug in order to construct HS2. Two more tunnel boring machines (TBMs) are being added to the project as a result, and they obviously need names so why don’t you suggest
Name London’s High Speed 2 Tunneling Machine
HS2’s Head of Community Engagement, Maddelyn Sutton, said that HS2 construction begins to reach its peak. They are preparing to launch our next duo of tunnel boring machines in London. Giving the TBMs names with local connections is a great way for them to celebrate the achievements of women and for the local community to get involved in this once in a generation infrastructure project.
The tunnel being built will be 8.4miles in total, stretching from Old Oak Common station to West Ruislip. Voters will have to select from a selection of five famous women with ties to Ealing, as is custom, to name the drills after historic women.
List Of The Names
The shortlist is summarized for HS2 below:
Amy Barbour-James: Acton-born Amy participated in the African Progress Union and the League of Colored Peoples and was active in the civil rights campaigns. In 1942, she was appointed secretary of the League of Colored Peoples.
Lady Anne Byron: During the first half of the 19th century, Lady Anne Byron lived in Ealing. She founded the Ealing Grove School in 1834, which was the first school for the working classes.
Brigid Brophy: Brigid, a British novelist and activist who was born in Ealing, frequently discussed the rights of writers, non-heterosexuals, and animals in her commentary on social issues.
Emily Sophia Taylor: She was an active member of the Education Committee and the Child Welfare Committee and was the first female mayor of Ealing.
Susan Mary Smee: Inaugural female mayor of Acton and the Gunnersbury Park Museum’s inaugural curator. (As per TimeOut)
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