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Podcast: Engineering Matters
Episode: #52 Tunnelling Podcast: Propping up Luton Airport’s new rail link
Description: How a new 2.5km cable pulled railway will connect Luton Airport’s terminal to the UK rail network boosting future growth. Today rail passengers arriving at the airport must disembark from the train and finish their journey on a shuttle bus. But not for much longer. Deep sheet piles are currently being driven into the ground to set out a cut and cover tunnel that will deliver a new rail link under the airport’s existing infrastructure. These piles will cut through clay and chalk and need to resist the load of major buildings and huge aeroplanes. This calls for...