The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway

2014
The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway

Seasons & Episodes

  • 4
  • 3
  • 2
  • 1

EP1 Episode 1 Jun 12, 2022

With exclusive access to Crossrail Ltd and Transport for London, this final chapter of the series follows the race to fix the railway's high-tech software and systems to launch the new Elizabeth Line in time for the Queen's platinum jubilee.

EP2 Episode 2 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.
8.3| 0h30m| en| More Info
Released: 16 July 2014 Returning Series
Producted By: Windfall Films
Country: United Kingdom
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08ry6fy
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.

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Parker Lewis I'm not sure which entered the vocabulary first, Crossrail or Crossfit, but I've enjoyed catching this series. So far I've watched the third episode of season 1, and the first episode of season 2. What was interesting was seeing the artist's impressions of Crossrail depicted an incredibly high number of people in suits, but no chavs or homeless people. It didn't depict arrogant/aspergic white business men stalking millimeters behind innocent passengers walking to the platform, or grumpy bearded professors rushing to catch their train, only to break into anguish because they've missed it, even though the next train is just around the tunnel LOL!I would have liked to have seen more of the upstairs/downstairs aspect, given the British fondness for this. I would have liked some of the series to focus on the cleaners and other essential staff.At the time of screening of season 1, Brexit wasn't even in the vocabulary, David Cameron was preparing for the 2015 general election.I almost expected Midsomer Murders to get into swing with the discovery of skeletons - it was an emergency burial groun.Finsbury Circus has been appropriated by rail workers until 2018, but locals who have their jaguars in their million dollar garage, typically complain about oasis lost, moaning, oh dear. the installation of elevator was interesting, and I can imagine arrogant business folk getting upset if anyone's in their way.All the Crossrail pieces reminded of a sophisticated Ikea.100K pounds per day is the penalty Crossrail pays if they fall behind...100K pounds is enough to buy 8 semi-detached houses in Carlisle, which is on the Scottish border.I really hope the authorities that be dedicate the Crossrail to Jean Charles de Menezes.