High Maintenance
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202060 Min.Laufend

High Maintenance

Sender:Smithsonian Channel

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S01E08 - "Ocean Port Dredging/ Commuter Ferry Maintenance"

Ausgestrahlt am Mar 24, 2020, 4:00 PM

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Beschreibung

Each episode will feature amazing engineering facts about unique structures and systems including the Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations at Niagara Falls, the Montreal Metro - one of North America's largest urban rapid transit schemes, and the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway in California, the largest rotating aerial tramway in the world. The series will introduce viewers to some remarkable characters who shoulder huge responsibility maintaining them on a daily basis to keep the general public safe.

Details

Status
Laufend
Sprache
English
Laufzeit
60 min
Erstausstrahlung
February 4, 2020
Sendeplan
Tuesday um 0:00

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Episoden (1 Staffel · 8 Episoden)

Montreal Metro; Palm Springs Aerial Tramway

In California, brave technicians work at extreme heights to keep a tramway safe for tourists; crews race against the clock to replace a corroded rail at the Montreal Metro.

Feb 4, 2020

60 Min.

Netherlands Storm Surge Barriers; Quebec Flood Divers

In the Netherlands, engineers battle encroaching seawater on storm surge barriers that protect the country from deadly floods; divers risk their lives to save a flood-ravaged community near Montreal.

Feb 12, 2020

60 Min.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach Amusement Park; Falkirk Wheel

Crews wage a battle against moisture at the world's only rotating boat-lift, the Falkirk Wheel; in Blackpool, UK, technicians must fix a roller coaster's broken track before opening.

Feb 18, 2020

60 Min.

Hydro Electric Station; Las Vegas Lighting

At a hydro station in Niagara Falls, engineers struggle to solve an issue with a faulty power-generator; lighting techs attempt a risky fix 45 stories above the Las Vegas strip.

Feb 25, 2020

60 Min.

Oregon Water Systems; Maritime Communications System

In Oregon, specialized divers remove contaminates from a massive drinking water system; crews upgrade a communications tower to keep Atlantic Canada connected.

Mar 3, 2020

60 Min.

Confederation Bridge; Wind Turbines

Technicians battle the elements to keep the country's longest bridge open; specialists work in claustrophobic conditions to keep massive wind turbines rotating.

Mar 10, 2020

60 Min.

Firefighting Water Bombers; Offshore Helicopter Shuttles

As forest fires rage in Northern Manitoba, aircraft engineers at a remote airstrip struggle to keep water bombers flying; mechanics race to get a fleet of helicopters safe to pluck workers from platforms hundreds of kilometers offshore.

Mar 17, 2020

60 Min.

Ocean Port Dredging/ Commuter Ferry Maintenance

A crew of mariners dredge the bottom of the St. Lawrence River. A crew in the Canadian Maritimes overhauls a passenger ferry before it becomes unsafe.

Mar 24, 2020

60 Min.

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