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Podcast: Engineering Matters
Episode: Episode Six, How to build a Railway: Going underground
Description: 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. Shaped by towns, cities and countryside, HS2 has been designed to minimise the impact on communities and the environment.
This episode of How to build a railway, ‘Going underground’, explores one the most powerful tools in the project’s...