HS2 Rail Project Completes First Bore Breakthrough At Bromford Tunnel

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - MAY 09: Detail of the Mary Ann TBM breaking through on May 09, 2025 in Birmingham, England. The tunnel boring machine (TBM) nick-named 'Mary Ann' has completed the first bore of the twin-bore 3.5-mile (5.6km) Bromford Tunnel, which will connect Water Orton in North Warwickshire to Washwood Heath in Birmingham. The breakthrough is the latest milestone of the HS2 high-speed railway project intended to improve links between London and the Midlands - the plans for which have been mired in controversy and curtailed over rising costs. (Photo by Ryan Jenkinson/Getty Images)