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Glasgow Times
01-06-2025
- Science
- Glasgow Times
Photos show huge HS2 machine being pulled out of the ground
The 850-tonne Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) - named Caroline - was brought to the surface at the Green Park Way site in Greenford, west London, on Sunday (May 25). Photos show the mammoth machine, with a cutterhead spanning 9.48 metres in diameter, being pulled out of the vent shaft in one piece, using a large gantry crane. The images also show several flags from around the world hung to the surface, including Great Britain, Austria, Italy, and Turkey. The machine is called Caroline. (Image: HS2 / SWNS) The tunnelling machine concluded its 5-mile journey from West Ruislip in April, arriving in an underground reception chamber. The machine, named by a local school after the astronomer Caroline Herschel, is the second of four TBM's used to construct part of the 8.4-mile-long Northolt Tunnel. This new tunnel will take HS2 trains from Old Oak Common Station to the outskirts of the capital. The machine will make new tunnels for HS2. (Image: HS2 / SWNS) In total, TBM Caroline excavated over 1.2 million tonnes of earth and installed 4,217 tunnel rings, HS2 said. Recommended Reading The first machine to arrive at Green Park Way, named Sushila, was removed in March this year. Malcolm Codling, client director for HS2 Ltd, said: 'We're immensely proud of the work we have done to complete the second breakthrough for the Northolt Tunnel underneath the capital. 'As we focus on delivering Britain's new high speed railway between London and the West Midlands, we are gearing up for our most productive year to date on this stretch of the line.'
The Independent
14-02-2025
- General
- The Independent
AP PHOTOS: Older women in Nepal are learning how to read and write
Sushila Gautam, 77, checks her smartwatch, a gift from her son living in the United States, to see if she should leave for her reading and writing lessons. 'At home, I get bored when my son and daughter-in-law go to work and grandchildren are at school. I want something to do,' she says with a smile. When Sushila was young, girls in her village weren't sent to school. For about a year now, she has been going for free lessons near her home on the outskirts of Nepal's capital Kathmandu, at the Ujyalo Community Learning Center. The center was set up three years ago by the local council to provide basic education to women like her. 'Now, I finally have the chance,' says Sushila. She can now read signs in English and Nepalese, is able to check her heart rate on a smartwatch, and use a smartphone. But the skill she is most proud of is her ability to sign her name on official documents. Previously, she had to put thumbprints. Bimala Maharjan Bhandari, who runs the center, says she had difficulties at first to convince women to join. 'I had to tell them that being able to read phone messages, product labels and signing documents can benefit the whole family,' Bhandari said. Slowly, by quietly persevering, she was able to persuade the women and their families. The center has made more than 200 women literate in its first three years. Women sit at desks reading aloud from their Nepali language textbooks, following their instructor. Some write down simple sentences in their notebooks. During a break, they file out of the classroom to play soccer on a small hard court. Bhandari believes that the center encourages friendship and physical well-being among the learners, creating a supportive environment for personal and collective growth. Among the older students is 88-year-old Thuli Thapa Magar, who has spent her entire life as a homemaker. She, like Sushila, never went to school and was illiterate before joining the center. She is proud of the fact that she is finally learning.
Associated Press
14-02-2025
- General
- Associated Press
AP PHOTOS: Older women in Nepal are learning how to read and write
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Sushila Gautam, 77, checks her smartwatch, a gift from her son living in the United States, to see if she should leave for her reading and writing lessons. 'At home, I get bored when my son and daughter-in-law go to work and grandchildren are at school. I want something to do,' she says with a smile. When Sushila was young, girls in her village weren't sent to school. For about a year now, she has been going for free lessons near her home on the outskirts of Nepal's capital Kathmandu, at the Ujyalo Community Learning Center. The center was set up three years ago by the local council to provide basic education to women like her. 'Now, I finally have the chance,' says Sushila. She can now read signs in English and Nepalese, is able to check her heart rate on a smartwatch, and use a smartphone. But the skill she is most proud of is her ability to sign her name on official documents. Previously, she had to put thumbprints. Bimala Maharjan Bhandari, who runs the center, says she had difficulties at first to convince women to join. 'I had to tell them that being able to read phone messages, product labels and signing documents can benefit the whole family,' Bhandari said. Slowly, by quietly persevering, she was able to persuade the women and their families. The center has made more than 200 women literate in its first three years. Women sit at desks reading aloud from their Nepali language textbooks, following their instructor. Some write down simple sentences in their notebooks. During a break, they file out of the classroom to play soccer on a small hard court. Bhandari believes that the center encourages friendship and physical well-being among the learners, creating a supportive environment for personal and collective growth. Among the older students is 88-year-old Thuli Thapa Magar, who has spent her entire life as a homemaker. She, like Sushila, never went to school and was illiterate before joining the center. She is proud of the fact that she is finally learning.
