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.
How to Build a Railway | Episode Twelve, Leaving a legacy
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 HS2 project continues to provide good practice, innovation and lessons learned. HS2 isn’t just about building a new piece of infrastructure,...
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How to Build a Railway | Episode Eleven, Safe at Heart
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 role. From working at height to operating heavy machinery, there is always a risk towards the health and wellbeing of workers, and...
24 Apr 2026
How to Build a Railway | Episode Ten, Keeping things clean
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 actions we take today will fundamentally affect our lives and the lives of future generations. How we travel – and how we build our infrastructure...
24 Apr 2026
How to Build a Railway | Episode Nine, From Track to The Cloud – the Layers of Railway Systems
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 we integrate our rail systems. Rail travel has come a long way over the years. Now, with advances in...
24 Apr 2026
How to Build a Railway | Episode Eight, Our next stop is…
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...
24 Apr 2026
How to Build a Railway | Episode Seven, Building Bridges
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...
24 Apr 2026
How to Build a Railway | Episode Six, Going Underground
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....
24 Apr 2026
How to Build a Railway | Episode Five, Opportunity for Innovation
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...
24 Apr 2026
How to Build a Railway | Episode Four, Creating the Green Corridor
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. This episode explores endeavours to protect, replace and...
24 Apr 2026
How to Build a Railway | Episode Three, Preparing the ground
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 trains capable of speeds up to 225mph (360km/h), and linking the biggest cities in Scotland with Manchester, Birmingham and London....
24 Apr 2026
How to Build a Railway | Episode Two, Unearthing History
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 archaeology programme is a once-in-a-generation opportunity that will reveal over 10,000 years of British history. As Europe’s biggest dig, HS2’s archaeology programme has provided fascinating...
24 Apr 2026
How to Build a Railway | Episode One, The What and the Why of HS2
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 context of our country’s railways, project progress so far and upcoming goals. Featuring Bob Gwynne, National Railway Museum Associate Curator. Andrew McNaughton,...
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