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The 15 Billion Pound Railway

Ten thousand engineers and construction workers fight to stop London's streets caving in or snarling up with traffic as they race to complete Crossrail in time for the first train.

Show Info

Network: United Kingdom BBC Two (2014 - 2022)
Schedule: Sundays at 20:00 (60 min)
Status: Ended
Show Type: Documentary
Episodes ordered: 2 episodes

Official site: www.bbc.co.uk

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Previous Episode

Episode 2

Episode 4x02; Jun 19, 2022

We follow 83-year-old site manager Jim Forrest – one of the oldest engineers on the project. He joined the Whitechapel Station build in 2009 and has seen it from tunnel boring and concrete pouring to constructing the station steel works and vital fit

Previous Episodes

Episode NameAirdateTrailer
4x02: Episode 2Jun 19, 2022
4x01: Episode 1Jun 12, 2022
3x02: Episode 2Feb 20, 2019
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Extra Details

Also known as:
  • London's Super Tunnel (Australia Australia)
  • The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway
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