Ep 20 SPECIAL The Channel Tunnel

<p>The episode begins with the fourth and final segment on Women in Engineering (1:00) to celebrate International Women`s Day (March 8th) and National Engineering Month in Canada.  This week’s segment is about Elsie MacGill; the first female engineer.</p> <p>This week I’m covering an engineering marvel, and one of the seven wonders of the modern world, the Channel Tunnel (6:00).  On this episode, I will tell you about the tunnel construction (8:00), the cooling and ventilation systems (9:45), and the rail system (14:45).   But even the most impressive engineering isn’t without its own problems.  The Chunnel has experienced problems with fires (16:30) and train breakdowns (20:00).</p> <p> </p> <p>Transcript / Photos / Sources from this episode - <a href='https://www.failurology.ca/'>https://www.failurology.ca/</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Ways to get in touch.</p> <p>Twitter - <a href='https://twitter.com/failurology'>https://twitter.com/failurology</a></p> <p>Email - <a href='mailto:thefailurologypodcast@gmail.com'>thefailurologypodcast@gmail.com</a></p> <p>Linked In - <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/failurology-podcast'>https://www.linkedin.com/company/failurology-podcast</a></p> <p>Website – <a href='http://www.failurology.ca'>www.failurology.ca</a></p> <p>YouTube - <a href='https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh1Buq46PYyxKbCDGTqbsDg'>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh1Buq46PYyxKbCDGTqbsDg</a></p>