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Stretching 60 miles East-to-West across London, the Crossrail project - also known as the Elizabeth Line - is Britain's first underground railway for over 40 years and one of the most advanced railway systems in the world. Follows the 75,000 men and women tasked with designing, constructing and testing this new railway - the biggest and most complex construction project in Europe.
20221 season
20221 season
13+
10 episodes
  • 1. Episode 1

    1. Episode 1

    Follows a team of more than ten thousand engineers and construction workers as they race to build a brand new railway under London - Crossrail - London's new Underground. Costing fifteen billion pounds, it's the biggest engineering project in Europe and a huge challenge to pull off.
    Follows a team of more than ten thousand engineers and construction workers as they race to build a brand new railway under London - Crossrail - London's new Underground. Costing fifteen billion pounds, it's the biggest engineering project in Europe and a huge challenge to pull off.
    13+
    59min
    Aug 9, 2022
  • 2. Tunnels Under the Thames

    2. Tunnels Under the Thames

    Follows engineers building London's brand new underground railway, "Crossrail", as they take on a Great British obsession - building train tunnels under water. Linda Miller, an engineer more at home building space launch complexes at Cape Canaveral, battles to rebuild a Victorian tunnel under the Royal Docks in London's east end.
    Follows engineers building London's brand new underground railway, "Crossrail", as they take on a Great British obsession - building train tunnels under water. Linda Miller, an engineer more at home building space launch complexes at Cape Canaveral, battles to rebuild a Victorian tunnel under the Royal Docks in London's east end.
    13+
    59min
    Aug 9, 2022
  • 3. Platforms and Plague Pits

    3. Platforms and Plague Pits

    Follows engineers building London's brand new underground railway 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 2500 pieces.
    Follows engineers building London's brand new underground railway 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 2500 pieces.
    7+
    59min
    Aug 10, 2022
  • 4. The Final Countdown

    4. The Final Countdown

    Follows more than ten thousand engineers and construction workers fight to stop London's streets caving in or snarling up with traffic as they race to complete the brand new railway directly underneath the city - Crossrail, London's new Underground - in time for the first trains to start running this month.
    Follows more than ten thousand engineers and construction workers fight to stop London's streets caving in or snarling up with traffic as they race to complete the brand new railway directly underneath the city - Crossrail, London's new Underground - in time for the first trains to start running this month.
    ALL
    59min
    Aug 10, 2022
  • 5. Elizabeth Line

    5. Elizabeth Line

    Follows the men and women responsible for building London's brand new underground railway - the "Elizabeth Line''. With a fifteen billion pound price tag, it's one of Europe's largest engineering projects and the clock is now ticking before the first trains run in May 2017.
    Follows the men and women responsible for building London's brand new underground railway - the "Elizabeth Line''. With a fifteen billion pound price tag, it's one of Europe's largest engineering projects and the clock is now ticking before the first trains run in May 2017.
    ALL
    59min
    Aug 10, 2022
  • 6. Ambitious Engineering

    6. Ambitious Engineering

    The battle to finish the final stages of the new Elizabeth Line underground railway beneath the streets of London. Costing over fifteen billion pounds and stretching 120km across the capital, this extraordinary construction project is one of the biggest in Europe and one of the most ambitious engineering feats in Britain since the time of Brunel.
    The battle to finish the final stages of the new Elizabeth Line underground railway beneath the streets of London. Costing over fifteen billion pounds and stretching 120km across the capital, this extraordinary construction project is one of the biggest in Europe and one of the most ambitious engineering feats in Britain since the time of Brunel.
    ALL
    59min
    Aug 10, 2022
  • 7. Delayed

    7. Delayed

    our cameras pick up immediately after the shock news that the Elizabeth Line has been delayed by over a year and will cost hundreds of millions of pounds more than planned.
    our cameras pick up immediately after the shock news that the Elizabeth Line has been delayed by over a year and will cost hundreds of millions of pounds more than planned.
    ALL
    59min
    Aug 10, 2022
  • 8. Inside the Elizabeth Line

    8. Inside the Elizabeth Line

    Follows the race to fix the railway's high-tech software and systems to launch the new Elizabeth Line in time for the Queens Platinum Jubilee.
    Follows the race to fix the railway's high-tech software and systems to launch the new Elizabeth Line in time for the Queens Platinum Jubilee.
    ALL
    59min
    Aug 10, 2022
  • 9. Race To Finish

    9. Race To Finish

    Follows the race to test and deliver each of the nine central stations to launch the new Elizabeth Line railway - the first new underground railway in Britain for 40 years.
    Follows the race to test and deliver each of the nine central stations to launch the new Elizabeth Line railway - the first new underground railway in Britain for 40 years.
    7+
    59min
    Aug 10, 2022
  • 10. Special

    10. Special

    The triumphant opening of the new railway - christened the Elizabeth line - including a blessing by the late Queen Elizabeth II, in what was one of her final public appearances.
    The triumphant opening of the new railway - christened the Elizabeth line - including a blessing by the late Queen Elizabeth II, in what was one of her final public appearances.
    ALL
    53min
    Sep 26, 2017
  • Super Tunnel
    20221 season
    Stretching 60 miles East-to-West across London, the Crossrail project - also known as the Elizabeth Line - is Britain's first underground railway for over 40 years and one of the most advanced railway systems in the world. Follows the 75,000 men and women tasked with designing, constructing and testing this new railway - the biggest and most complex construction project in Europe.
    Creators and Cast
    Directors
    Joby Lubman
    Cast
    Julian Barratt
    Studio
    Indigenius
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    smokingFlashing lights and strobing patterns might affect photosensitive viewers
    Audio languages
    English
    Subtitles
    English [CC]
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