The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway
★ 8 · 2014 · 60m · Documentary · Reality
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.
Episodes
1. Urban Heart Surgery60m · A look at London's Crossrail, which requires building 42 km of tunnels under the city
2. Tunnels Under the Thames60m · Engineers building Crossrail battle to rebuild a Victorian tunnel under the Royal Docks.
3. Platforms and Plague Pits60m · The engineers building Crossrail race to build ten new train stations across London.More Like This
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