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1 online resource (streaming video file) (54 min. 6 sec.) ; 324557318 bytes |
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In January 1863, the city of London held a huge subterranean banquet to celebrate the first underground railway. One hundred and fifty years later, the world's most complex underground railway construction project is underway in London. The creators of this documentary secured exclusive access to this project, enabling viewers to witness history in the making. This series follows a small group of specially chosen men and women who live and breathe the Crossrail tunnel over a period of 18 months.Building the UK's newest underground railway is a big job: it's big money, big trains - and it needs big stations. In this final part of the three-part series, engineers must put together the giant jigsaw that will become a cathedral-sized station at Canary Wharf. It's so big, they have to build it in a dock and underwater. Its architect-designed roof is so complicated it comes in a kit of over 2500 pieces. As engineers carve out the underground caverns that will become the new stations, they hit on some gruesome discoveries of London's past. Part 3 of 3) (From the UK) (Documentary) G CC Follow the conversation on Twitter: #sbsdoco |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2014-12-06 at 19:30:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Contractors -- Selection and appointment.
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Railroad stations -- Planning.
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Railroad tunnels -- Design and construction.
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Roofs -- Design and construction.
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Underground Railroad.
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England -- London.
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Streaming video
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Knowels, Sam, director
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Lubman, Joby, director
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Barratt, Julian, cast
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