The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway The Final Countdown (Season 2, Episode 2)
TV Episode | 59 min | Documentary

The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway

The Final Countdown (Season 2, Episode 2)

TV Episode | 59 min | Documentary

This final episode follows the men and women racing to build London's brand new underground railway - the Elizabeth Line - in time for the first train launch in May 2017. Engineers must construct and fit out a new station at Paddington, ...See moreThis final episode follows the men and women racing to build London's brand new underground railway - the Elizabeth Line - in time for the first train launch in May 2017. 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 grade one listed station - a nerve-wracking feat. At Tottenham Court Road, workers are building underground platforms and concourses the size of an aircraft carrier in the heart of the world's busiest shopping district. The team must carefully remove enormous props that hold apart the station walls, as convoys of concrete trucks drive down Oxford Street where half a million shoppers and tourists visit, every day. In Derby, a father and son team - third and fourth generation train builders - race to construct 66 trains to ferry passengers across the 30 miles of Crossrail line. Every site and engineer must pull together as they race to deliver this new fifteen billion pound railway - one of Europe's largest construction projects - in time for the first trains roll out. See less

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23 cast members

Name	Known for
Julian Barratt Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	The Mighty Boosh (2003)
Richard Brown Self - Architect Paddington Station Self - Architect Paddington Station See fewer	The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway (2014)
Paul Chambers Self - Graduate Engineer Paddington Station Self - Graduate Engineer Paddington Station See fewer	The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway (2014)
David Crabtree Self - Project Construction Manager Tottenham Court Road Station (as David Crabtre) Self - Project Construction Manager Tottenham Court Road Station (as David Crabtre) See fewer	Nova (1974)
Spencer Finch Self - Artist Paddington Station Self - Artist Paddington Station See fewer	The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway (2014)
Jamie Fitzgerald Self - Brewery Deliveryman Self - Brewery Deliveryman See fewer	The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway (2014)
Alan Foale Self - Design Team Transport for London Self - Design Team Transport for London See fewer	The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway (2014)
Sukhi Grewal Self - Traffic Marshall Tottenham Court Road Station Self - Traffic Marshall Tottenham Court Road Station See fewer	The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway (2014)
Tim Harman Self - Project Engineer Tottenham Court Road Station Self - Project Engineer Tottenham Court Road Station See fewer	The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway (2014)
Marijan Harris Self - Site Engineer Tottenham Court Road Station Self - Site Engineer Tottenham Court Road Station See fewer	The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway (2014)
Gavin Hughes Self - Prop Cutter Tottenham Court Road Station Self - Prop Cutter Tottenham Court Road Station See fewer	Nova (1974)
John Hunter Self - Head of Design Transport for London Self - Head of Design Transport for London See fewer	The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway (2014)
Lee Hutchinson Self - Prop Cutter Tottenham Court Road Station Self - Prop Cutter Tottenham Court Road Station See fewer	The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway (2014)
Pete Jarman Self - Site Manager Paddington Station Self - Site Manager Paddington Station See fewer	The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway (2014)
Kane Jellyman Self - Production Manager Bombardier Self - Production Manager Bombardier See fewer	Nova (1974)
Nick Jellyman Self - Planning Specialist Bombardier Self - Planning Specialist Bombardier See fewer	The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway (2014)
Edel Power Self - Temporary Works Engineer Tottenham Court Road Station Self - Temporary Works Engineer Tottenham Court Road Station See fewer	The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway (2014)
Elizabeth Scott Self - Head Curator London Transport Museum Self - Head Curator London Transport Museum See fewer	The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway (2014)
David Shepard Self - Site Manager Paddington Station Self - Site Manager Paddington Station See fewer	The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway (2014)
Zsofia Simon Self - Pub Manager Self - Pub Manager See fewer	The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway (2014)
Martin Wilson Self - Chief Engineer Bombardier Self - Chief Engineer Bombardier See fewer	Nova (1974)
Simon Wright Self - Programme Director Self - Programme Director See fewer	Nova (1974)
Linda Miller Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	Nova (1974)

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