Crossrail cacophony

[ffutures]

Horrible metallic screeching noises have been coming across the railway for the last several hours - I have no idea what they're doing, doubt it's the start of tunnelling since none of the new infrastructure seems to be fully connected yet, but we shall see.

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[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

Do they run these machines 24 hours a day then?

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

I went to bed around 12.30 and fell asleep very fast, it was still going on when I dozed off but had stopped in the morning. It sounded like they were moving builders' skips, but I suspect some other large metallic objects, hopefully it was a one-off performance.

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

I bet the guys working overtime on that project get paid big bucks.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

I'd imagine so - once tunnelling begins it will be a 24-hour operation, and there's going to be a big support element on the surface as well as underground.