Boring Machine Collection

Illustration depicting Whitworth's Self-acting Radial Drilling and Boring Machine
5311475 Illustration depicting Whitworth's Self-acting Radial Drilling and Boring Machine.; (add.info.: Date: 1866); Universal History Archive/UIG

The International Exhibition - Whitworth's self-acting radial, drilling-machine, etc. 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition - Whitworth's self-acting radial, drilling-machine, etc. 1862. The collection of tools first met with on entering the annexe is that of Mr. Whitworth

The New Overland Route to India and the Railway Tunnel of the Alps (engraving)
1103810 The New Overland Route to India and the Railway Tunnel of the Alps (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The New Overland Route to India and the Railway Tunnel of the Alps (engraving)
1103809 The New Overland Route to India and the Railway Tunnel of the Alps (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Visit to the Channel Tunnel (engraving)
1060591 A Visit to the Channel Tunnel (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Visit to the Channel Tunnel)

The St Gothard Railway Tunnel Works (engraving)
1106394 The St Gothard Railway Tunnel Works (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The St Gothard Railway Tunnel Works)

Driving the Tunnel for the Waterloo and City Railway, (c1897). Artist: E&S Woodbury
Driving the Tunnel for the Waterloo and City Railway, (c1897). Scene underground during excavations for Londons transport system. The illustration represents the shield which protects the excavators

Boring the cylinder of the Britannia Press at the Bank Quay Foundry, Warrington, 1851. Boring the cylinder for the hydraulic press (lift)

A large boring machine used to cut the tunnel for the Chunnel is now a monument to the men who died building it at Calais in the the department of Pas-de-Calais, France

A VISIT TO THE CHANNEL TUNNEL: 1. View of the Surface Works at the Foot of Shakespeare s
A VISIT TO THE CHANNEL TUNNEL: 1. View of the Surface Works at the Foot of Shakespeares Cliff; 2. On the Tram-Car in the Tunnel; 3. Going Down in the Cage; 4. Inspecting the Boring Machine; 5

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Exploring the Fascinating World of Boring Machines: From the New Overland Route to India's Railway Tunnel of the Alps (1852) to the Modern Marvel of the Channel Tunnel (1994), these engineering wonders have transformed transportation. Witness the power of innovation through engravings of E&S Woodbury's "A Visit to the Channel Tunnel: View of the Surface Works at the Foot of Shakespeare's Cliff" (1865), the St Gothard Railway Tunnel Works, and Driving the Tunnel for the Waterloo and City Railway (1897). Delve deeper into the past with "Boring the Cylinder of the Britannia Press at the Bank Quay Foundry, Warrington, 1851," and "Manufactures in Iron" (1843). Today, a large boring machine used to cut the tunnel for the Chunnel is now a monument to human ingenuity.