The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway

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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Documentary
Reality
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First Aired on

Jul 16, 2014

4 seaons till Jun 19, 2022

Popularity: 5.0084
2 votes
Networks
(GB)
Production

Windfall Films (GB)

Status: Returning Series

In Production

Last episode: Episode 2

Seasons & episodes

Total 4 seasons, 9 episodes

Season 1

Aired

3 Episodes
  • Episode 1Urban Heart Surgery60 min

    A look at London's Crossrail, which requires building 42 km of tunnels under the city

  • Episode 2Tunnels Under the Thames60 min

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

  • Episode 3Platforms and Plague Pits60 min

    The engineers building Crossrail race to build ten new train stations across London.

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