The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway

8.0
20141h

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

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Trailers & Videos

Thumbnail for video: The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway: The Final Countdown | Trailer - BBC Two

The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway: The Final Countdown | Trailer - BBC Two

Seasons

3 Episodes • Premiered 2014

Still image for The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway season 1 episode 1: Urban Heart Surgery

1. Urban Heart Surgery

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

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2. Tunnels Under the Thames

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

Still image for The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway season 1 episode 3: Platforms and Plague Pits

3. Platforms and Plague Pits

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

Cast

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Julian Barratt

Himself - Narrator

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