The Bays Station Open Day - Discover How Tunnel Boring Machines work featuring TBM Ruby

On Sunday 27 October 2024, The Bays Station construction site opened its doors to the public. And deep inside The Bays Station box was TBM Ruby. This is the final TBM (Tunnel Boring Machine) on the Sydney Metro West Project to start its tunnelling journey. TBM Ruby is a Slurry TBM, and will be boring the eastbound tunnel from The Bays to Hunter Street station. It follows TBM Jessie which started boring the westbound tunnel a few weeks ago. In this video, I'll show you all the visible components of TBM Ruby, and explain how TBMs work. To do this, I'l be using clips from a wonderful video by Herrenknecht who are the manufacturers of all the Sydney Metro West TBMs. I'll then finish with a look at The Bays Station box and the rest of the construction site with the help of a Tourist Train! This video would not have been possible without the use of the excellent computerised video animations produced by Herrenknecht, and I do encourage you to watch their video in full to learn much more about TBMs and the tunnelling process. Here is the link to their video    • Large Diameter EPB Shield   Also check out Herrenknechts YouTube channel for many other excellent and informative videos    / @herrenknechtag   Chapters * 0:00 Introduction, tunnelling update and TBM Ruby 1:50 The Cutterhead and Shield 2:45 How TBMs work - the 2 phases 5:46 TBM Back-up Section 8:25 The Bays Station Box 8:53 Site Tour by Tourist Train Credits and Attribution * Open Streetmap - Open Streetmap - Map Data © OpenStreetMap contributors: https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright Eastern Tunnelling Package Map - https://jcgjv.com.au/ Sydney Metro photos and TBM illustrated diagram came from https://www.sydneymetro.info, Sydney Metro newsletters or Sydney Metro Social Media sites. Herrenknecht (The Manufacturers of all Sydney Metro TBMs) Video that I used clips from -    • Large Diameter EPB Shield   Herrenknecht YouTube Channel -    / @herrenknechtag   Herrenknecht Website - https://www.herrenknecht.com/en/ Anchor Diagram by ResearchGate Image link - https://www.researchgate.net/profile/... Page link - https://www.researchgate.net/figure/R... Patreon *   / transportvlog   Support Transport Vlog on Patreon and get early access to videos, ad-free content, exclusive videos, Zoom chats and much more. Social Media * X Twitter -   / transportvlog   Equipment and Applications * Cameras iPhone 16 Pro Microphones DJI Mic (when filming) Blue Yeti Microphone (for voiceovers) Editing Software Final Cut Pro Maps created using Affinity Designer Disclaimers * Accuracy I do my best to make the commentary in these videos as accurate as possible by checking facts on the internet and other sources. However, sometimes the information isn't available, so I'll use my railway knowledge and insight to explain something to the best of my ability. If accuracy is important, do check the comments, as other viewers will often pick up on things I've missed or any mistakes made. Also note that for older videos, things may change over time, causing some of the information to become out of date. Construction Sites, Maintenance Facilities and other Private Property All footage of construction sites, maintenance facilities and other private property is taken from a public vantage point. The only exception is if it's an open day or I have special permission to access the site. The iPhone's small lens and zoom function makes it easier to film through small gaps in hoardings or fencing, so it may look like I'm on site when I'm not! If you would like to know the exact filming location, then ask me in the comments. To get in touch: Email - [email protected] Linkedin -   / transportvlog   X DM - X.com/transportvlog