The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway

Seasons

2014

UK

8.3

Following the construction of the Crossrail railway line branded the Elizabeth line throughout the years to completion.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Urban Heart Surgery

Follow a team of engineers and construction workers build London's Crossrail so it doesn't disrupt traffic or cause damage.

S1 • E2

Tunnels Under the Thames

This episode follows engineers building London's brand new underground railway, Crossrail, as they take on a Great British obsession - building train tunnels underwater. Linda Miller, an engineer more at home building space launch complexes at Cape Canaveral, battles to rebuild a Victorian tunnel under the Royal Docks in London's East End. Meanwhile, a British tunnelling dynasty - the Bermingham family - follow in the footsteps of the original father-son team of Marc and Isambard Kingdom Brunel to build a brand new tunnel under the River Thames.

S1 • E3

Platforms and Plague Pits

This episode follows engineers building London's brand new underground railway, Crossrail, as they race to build ten new train stations across London. A team battles to put together the giant jigsaw that will become a cathedral-sized station at Canary Wharf. It's so big, they have to build it in a dock and underwater. Its architect-designed roof is so complicated it comes in a kit of over 2,500 pieces. As engineers carve out the underground caverns that will become the new stations, they hit on some gruesome discoveries of London's past.