The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway

The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway

62014•1h 0m•8.0/10

DocumentaryReality

Ratings

🎬TMDb

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.

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Production

Windfall Films

Language

EN

Status

Returning Series

First Aired

July 16, 2014

Last Aired

June 19, 2022

Networks

BBC Two

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Urban Heart Surgery

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

Tunnels Under the Thames

E2

Tunnels Under the Thames

Air date: 2014-07-23

Engineers building Crossrail battle to rebuild a Victorian tunnel under the Royal Docks.

Platforms and Plague Pits

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

Julian Barratt

Himself - Narrator

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