Episodes 12
Avg. Duration 36m
Activity Moderate
Since Apr 2026
Latest Episode Apr 2026

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About This Podcast

Ever looked at a massive suspension bridge, a humming power grid, or the smartphone in your pocket and wondered, “How did someone actually make that happen?” How to Build… is a deep-dive podcast for the curious, the engineers, and the visionaries. We go beyond the finished product to uncover the raw blueprints of modern civilization. From the sheer scale of civil engineering and city infrastructure to the intricate precision of advanced manufacturing and global transport networks, we deconstruct the world’s most complex systems. The world isn’t just a place we live in—it’s something we built. Join us as we find out how.

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S1E12 How to Build a Railway | Episode Twelve, Leaving a legacy

Apr 24, 2026 33m Transcript

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. From jobs and skills to Learning Legacy case studies, the…

S1E11 How to Build a Railway | Episode Eleven, Safe at Heart

Apr 24, 2026 38m Transcript

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. With any project, health and safety plays an important…

S1E10 How to Build a Railway | Episode Ten, Keeping things clean

Apr 24, 2026 39m Transcript

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. Climate change presents unprecedented challenges; the…

S1E9 How to Build a Railway | Episode Nine, From Track to The Cloud – the Layers of Railway Systems

Apr 24, 2026 37m Transcript

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. In this episode, we explore how it all fits together – how…

S1E8 How to Build a Railway | Episode Eight, Our next stop is…

Apr 24, 2026 40m Transcript

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…

S1E7 How to Build a Railway | Episode Seven, Building Bridges

Apr 24, 2026 31m Transcript

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…

S1E6 How to Build a Railway | Episode Six, Going Underground

Apr 24, 2026 38m Transcript

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…

S1E5 How to Build a Railway | Episode Five, Opportunity for Innovation

Apr 24, 2026 35m Transcript

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…

S1E4 How to Build a Railway | Episode Four, Creating the Green Corridor

Apr 24, 2026 34m Transcript

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…

S1E3 How to Build a Railway | Episode Three, Preparing the ground

Apr 24, 2026 36m Transcript

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. Over 250 miles of new high speed railway is planned, with…

S1E2 How to Build a Railway | Episode Two, Unearthing History

Apr 24, 2026 34m Transcript

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 explores everything archaeology. HS2’s…

S1E1 How to Build a Railway | Episode One, The What and the Why of HS2

Apr 24, 2026 41m Transcript

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 focusses on why HS2 is needed, the historical…

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