The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway | |
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Genre | Factual |
Narrated by | Julian Barratt |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 9 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Carlo Massarella |
Producer | Lee Reading |
Original release | |
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Release | 16 July 2014 19 June 2022 | –
The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway is the title of a British TV documentary series about the construction of a section of the Crossrail railway line which tunnels beneath central London. The first series was produced by Windfall Films and released in the UK in July 2014.[1][2][3]
It was aired by SBS in Australia, as London's Super Tunnel, commencing in November 2014.[4]
A second series started airing in May 2017.[5]
A third series aired in February 2019.[6]
A fourth series, covering the testing and snags in the eventual run-up to public opening, aired in June 2022.[7]
Title | Original airdate | Episode |
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Urban Heart Surgery | 16 July 2014 | 1 |
Tunnels Under The Thames | 23 July 2014 | 2 |
Platform and Plague Pits | 30 July 2014 | 3 |
Title | Original airdate | Episode |
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The Final Countdown (Part 1) | 22 May 2017 | 1 |
The Final Countdown (Part 2) | 29 May 2017 | 2 |
Title | Original airdate | Episode |
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Under Pressure, Over Budget (Part 1) | 13 February 2019 | 1 |
Under Pressure, Over Budget (Part 2) | 20 February 2019 | 2 |
Title | Original airdate | Episode |
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Inside The Elizabeth Line (Part 1) | 12 June 2022 | 1 |
Inside The Elizabeth Line (Part 2) | 19 June 2022 | 2 |