The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2014-07-16

Last Air Date: 2022-06-19

Number of Seasons: 4

Number of Episodes: 9

Networks: BBC Two

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Top Cast

Julian Barratt as Himself - Narrator

Seasons

Season 1 (2014) - (3 Episodes)

The Final Countdown (2017) - (2 Episodes)

Under Pressure, Over Budget (2019) - (2 Episodes)

Inside the Elizabeth Line (2022) - (2 Episodes)

Season 1 (2014)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Urban Heart Surgery (2014-07-16)

A look at London's Crossrail, which requires building 42 km of tunnels under the city
Ep. 2: Tunnels Under the Thames (2014-07-23)

Engineers building Crossrail battle to rebuild a Victorian tunnel under the Royal Docks.
Ep. 3: Platforms and Plague Pits (2014-07-30)

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