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Engineering Matters

Five times winner of the Publisher Podcast Awards, including Best Technology Podcast, Engineering Matters celebrates the work of engineers who use ingenuity, practicality, science, theory and determination to build a better world. In the UK alone 5.7million people work in engineering related enterprises from manufacturing and agriculture to construction and transportation. Their work ensures that the country has sustainable power supplies, better connectivity between cities, increasing efficiency in

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Episode Eight, How to build a Railway: Our next stop is…

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2023/06/15

How to Build a Railway is a twelve-part podcast series exploring the story behind the construction of the UK’s new high speed rail line. This episode of the HS2 podcast series is all about the journey, and the destination. Stations sit at the heart of any railway system. They receive passenger flows from the railway... The post Episode Eight, How to build a Railway: Our next stop is… first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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Episode Seven, How to build a Railway: Building Bridges

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2023/06/15

How to Build a Railway is a twelve-part podcast series exploring the story behind the construction of the UK’s new high speed rail line. This episode of the HS2 podcast series goes back above ground to explore the design and construction of bridges, with a specific focus on HS2’s iconic Colne Valley Viaduct. Good infrastructure... The post Episode Seven, How to build a Railway: Building Bridges first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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Episode Six, How to build a Railway: Going underground

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2023/06/15

How to Build a Railway is a twelve-part podcast series exploring the story behind the construction of the UK’s new high speed rail line. The latest instalment of HS2’s podcast delves into the fascinating world of tunnelling. As Phase One of the railway winds its way from Birmingham to London, it passes through an ever-changing landscape.... The post Episode Six, How to build a Railway: Going underground first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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Episode Five, How to build a Railway: Opportunity for...

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2023/06/15

How to Build a Railway is a twelve-part podcast series exploring the story behind the construction of the UK’s new high speed rail line. We are always looking towards new methods and technologies to help us work smarter, safer and more efficiently. Construction and engineering is no different. This episode of How to build a... The post Episode Five, How to build a Railway: Opportunity for Innovation first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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Episode Four, How to build a Railway: Creating the...

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2023/06/15

How to Build a Railway is a twelve-part podcast series exploring the story behind the construction of the UK’s new high speed rail line. As the largest single environmental project in the UK, protecting and enhancing the environment has always been an integral part of the HS2 programme. Since 2009, every metre of the design has been carefully considered in navigating sites of natural significance. Episode four, ‘Creating the Green Corridor’, explores our endeavours to protect, replace and... The

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