The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway

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2014
The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway
The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway

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8.3 | en | Documentary

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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EP1  Episode 1
Jun. 12,2022
Episode 1

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
Episode 2

We follow 83-year-old site manager Jim Forrest - one of the oldest engineers on the project. He ed the Whitechapel Station build in 2009 and has seen it from tunnel boring and concrete pouring to constructing the station steel works.

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Released: 2014-07-16 | Released Producted By: Windfall Films , Country: United Kingdom Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08ry6fy
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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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Julian Barratt

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The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway Audience Reviews 5j2k6f

Cathardincu Surprisingly incoherent and boring
MoPoshy Absolutely brilliant
Neive Bellamy Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.
Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes
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 engers 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.