The Anonymous Widower

Millicent And Ursula Prepare To Go Tunnelling

I went to the Tideway Open Day today to see Millicent and Ursula before they go tunnelling.

Other than the names on the sides, you will notice that Millicent has less teeth on the business end, than her friend.

This is because Millicent will be going West from the site near Battersea Power station and Ursula will be going East.

As the geology is more challenging to the East, Ursula has more teeth.

Some points to note!

• Millicent was named after Dame Millicent Fawcett.
• Ursula was named after Audrey ‘Ursula’ Smith.
• Both machines will have a statue of Saint Barbara, who is the patron saint of miners and tunnellers.
• These machines are larger than those of Crossrail.
• A documentary is being made for television about the tunnel.

There’s more on Millicent and Ursula on the Tideway web site.

May 13, 2018 - Posted by AnonW | World | Sewers, Thames Tideway Tunnel