Super Tunnel

Crossrail teams tackle the complex and challenging feat of creating new tunnels beneath the River Thames The episode highlights efforts like rebuilding a Victorianera tunnel in the Royal Docks and draws parallels with the original Brunelera tunnelers through the involvement of a modernday British tunnelling family

Over 10000 engineers and workers race to finish Londons Crossrail a £15 billion megaproject under the city Linda Miller leads the build of Farringdon Station battling fault lines flooding risks and tight space From floating tracks beneath the Barbican to modernizing Whitechapel the project culminates in the opening of the Elizabeth Line

Follow the engineers technicians and train staff who are under pressure to complete their section of the project including building and fitting out 10 brand new stations learning to drive the new fleet of trains and testing the 21km twin tunnels beneath London in a bid to make it safe for the public If they fail to complete on time the delay will cost almost three million pounds a day

Deadlines loom larger than ever and the costs seem to increase by the day The Crossrail crew work on final test runs and overcome any last minute snags as quickly and efficiently as possible Opening preparations are starting to be made to launch in time for the Queens platinum jubilee

An army of 10000 workers have worked tirelessly to build a subway line underneath London Over 10 years and nearly £20 billion later the Crossrail crew have constructed Londons Super Tunnel Under pressure form the public and now £5 billion over budget workers get the project back on track to finish in time for the Queens jubilee