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REVEALED: Final underpass on northumberland line being installed using cutting edge tech - The Real Truth

Massive machines moved into North Tyneside on Friday in a bid to complete the final underpass crossing the new Northumberland railway line.

The line, which currently carries freight trains, had to be shut for a total of 100 hours as engineering teams worked round the clock to install the 400 tonne concrete structures.

A self-propelled modular transporter (SPMT) - a giant multi-wheeled trailer used for transporting massive objects from large bridge sections to spacecraft - was used in the construction, with the project set to be completed on Tuesday.

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