Episode 3 - Urban Adventurers

Impossible Railways Series 2

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From a super-sized tunnelling project designed to upgrade New York's transit system, to the Port of Hamburg's ingenious rail-based solution to transporting goods from ship to shore, and a miniature railway that solved London's postal problems, they are all the work of ingenious engineers whose brilliant solutions help keep our cities running.
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May 27, 2021
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