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Ten thousand engineers and construction workers race to complete Crossrail.

Countdown to Crossrail. The dedicated team racing against time to complete the Elizabeth Line. Battling with the ballooning budget and looming launch, can they keep London moving?

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The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway: Series 1

Carlo Massarella

Jane Fitzgerald

Joby Lubman

The 15 Billion Pound Railway: Series 1: Episode 3: Platforms and Plague Pits

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Episode 3: Platforms and Plague Pits

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Platforms and Plague Pits

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The engineers building Crossrail race to build ten new train stations across London.

Following the engineers building London's brand new underground railway, Crossrail, as they race to build ten new train stations across London.

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.

The 15 Billion Pound Railway: Series 1

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Series following engineers and construction workers as they build London's Crossrail.

Series following 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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