The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway
Season 4
Overview
This final series charts the inside story of how the fifteen-billion pound railway became the nineteen-billion pound Elizabeth line.
Episodes
1. Episode 1
9.0
June 12, 2022
60 min
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.
2. Episode 2
9.0
June 19, 2022
60 min
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.
