#Travel

New Images – Construction of HS2’s Colne Valley Viaduct Reaches Halfway Point

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The largest single structure built for Phase One of the HS2 high-speed railway has passed a significant construction milestone. HS2 Ltd recently announced that work on the Colne Valley Viaduct, set to become Britain's longest rail bridge at 2.1 miles, has officially reached the halfway stage and released...

Born to Engineer talks exotic locations with SMEC Chief Technical Principal Gavin Strid

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There are lots of reasons why people are drawn to Engineering – for Gavin Strid exotic locations such as Bangladesh, Kazakhstan and China were an opportunity that he couldn’t pass up. Gavin joined SMEC's international team almost thirty years ago, and since then has embarked on a varied...