The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway

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 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 and final series is set to air known as The Grand Opening sometime after Christmas 2018.[6]

Episodes

Series 1

  1. Urban Heart Surgery (First shown 16 July 2014 on BBC2)
  2. Tunnels Under the Thames (First shown 23 July 2014 on BBC2)
  3. Platforms and Plague Pits (First shown 30 July 2014 on BBC2)

Series 2

  1. The Final Countdown (Part 1) (First shown 22 May 2017 on BBC2)
  2. The Final Countdown (Part 2) (First shown 29 May 2017 on BBC2) [7]

References

  1. "The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway". Windfall Films. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  2. Release info: The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway at IMDb
  3. O'Donovan, Gerard. "The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway, BBC Two, review: 'curiously breathtaking'". Telegraph.co.uk.
  4. "The world's most complex underground railway construction is underway!". www.sbs.com.au. SBS - Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  5. Dowling, Tim (23 May 2017). "The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway review – like Top Gear for train fans". The Guardian.
  6. "Merry Christmas from The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway production team!". £15bnrailway. Twitter. 26 December 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  7. "The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway - Episode guide". BBC. Retrieved 26 May 2017.

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