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2 episodes

The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway - The Final Countdown

First aired May 22, 2017Season 2

Ten thousand engineers and construction workers race to complete Crossrail.

Episodes

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Episode 1

Episode 1

NR
May 22, 201760 min

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.

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Episode 2

Episode 2

NR
May 29, 201760 min

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.