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About The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway

The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway is a reality and documentary TV series that premiered on BBC Two on July 16, 2014. It has 4 seasons and 9 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 4 Episode 2, aired on June 19, 2022.

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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  • Documentary

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Episodes

9 episodes · 4 seasons

Season 1

2014 · 3 episodes · Last episode: 12 years ago

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    3. Platforms and Plague Pits

    Finale

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

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    2. Tunnels Under the Thames

    Engineers building Crossrail battle to rebuild a Victorian tunnel under the Royal Docks.

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    1. Urban Heart Surgery

    A look at London's Crossrail, which requires building 42 km of tunnels under the city

The Final Countdown

2017 · 2 episodes · Last episode: 9 years ago

Ten thousand engineers and construction workers race to complete Crossrail.

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    2. Episode 2

    Finale

    Engineers must construct and fit out a new station at Paddington, erect a 130m long great glass canopy to soar above the structure, and plug directly into Brunel's original station.

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    1. Episode 1

    Linda and her team must battle fault lines that threaten the site with flooding, race to build access tunnels to alleviate pressure on a congested construction site, and piece together a giant geometric jigsaw that will form a station entrance.

Under Pressure, Over Budget

2019 · 2 episodes · Last episode: 7 years ago

Third series of the documentary charting the inside story of Crossrail.

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    2. Episode 2

    Finale

    Final part of an exclusive series following the construction of Crossrail - one of Europe’s largest projects and one of the most ambitious in Britain since the time of Brunel.

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    1. Episode 1

    The first part of an exclusive series following the construction of Crossrail - one of Europe’s largest projects and one of the most ambitious in Britain since the time of Brunel.

Inside the Elizabeth Line

2022 · 2 episodes · Last episode: 4 years ago

This final series charts the inside story of how the fifteen-billion pound railway became the nineteen-billion pound Elizabeth line.

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    2. Episode 2

    Finale

    We follow 83-year-old site manager Jim Forrest - one of the oldest engineers on the project. He joined 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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    1. 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.

The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway FAQ

Will there be new episodes of The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway?

The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on June 19, 2022.

When did the latest episode of The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway come out?

The most recent episode of The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway, Season 4 Episode 2, aired on June 19, 2022.

How many seasons of The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway are there?

The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway has 4 seasons with 9 episodes in total.

When did The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway first air?

The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway first aired on BBC Two on July 16, 2014.

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