A cutting apparatus (100) suitable for creating tunnels and subterranean roadways. The apparatus comprises independently pivoting supports (120) that each carry a respective independently pivoting arm (121) and a rotatable cutting head (128). Each cutting head via the supports and arms, is configured to slew laterally outward in a sideways direction and to pivot in a vertical upward and downward direction. The supports and arms are mounted on a linear moving sled (104) carried by a main frame (102).
