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The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway

8.0
4 seasons
9 episodes
Returning Series
Documentary
Reality

Plot Summary

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 Aired:July 16, 2014
Last Aired:June 19, 2022
Episode Runtime:1h 0m
Networks:
BBC Two

Cast & Characters

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Seasons (4)

Season 1

Season 1

3 episodes

Aired: 2014

The Final Countdown

The Final Countdown

2 episodes

Aired: 2017

Ten thousand engineers and construction workers race to complete Crossrail.

Under Pressure, Over Budget

Under Pressure, Over Budget

2 episodes

Aired: 2019

Third series of the documentary charting the inside story of Crossrail.

Inside the Elizabeth Line
9.0

Inside the Elizabeth Line

2 episodes

Aired: 2022

This final series charts the inside story of how the fifteen-billion pound railway became the nineteen-billion pound Elizabeth line.

Production

Windfall Films