The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway
62014•1h 0m•8.0/10
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8.0/10(2)
Follow a team of more than 10,000 engineers and construction workers as they race to build a brand new railway under London - Crossrail - London's new Underground.
Production
Windfall Films
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
July 16, 2014
Last Aired
June 19, 2022
Networks
BBC Two
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Urban Heart Surgery
Air date: 2014-07-16
A look at London's Crossrail, which requires building 42 km of tunnels under the city
E2
Tunnels Under the Thames
Air date: 2014-07-23
Engineers building Crossrail battle to rebuild a Victorian tunnel under the Royal Docks.
E3
Platforms and Plague Pits
Air date: 2014-07-30
The engineers building Crossrail race to build ten new train stations across London.
Cast
Julian Barratt
Himself - Narrator
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