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Great Video on London's Crossrail/Elizabeth Line Project

Nova, the science program affiliated with public broadcasting in the U.S., did a superb documentary on London's Crossrail, a rail construction project in the British capital. Work on the mulit-billion-dollar project began in 2009 with the first line opening in 2022. You can see the documentary here: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/london-super-tunnel/

It was amazing that people were standing in line to try out what is now dubbed the Elizabeth Line -- named after Queen Elizabeth II -- when it opened in May 2022. Londoners are proud of the new service.

More broadly, the project is astounding for its complexity. I wrote about commercial construction, architecture and engineering in the Midwest for eight years as the editor of trade magazine in the 2000s. Few projects get as complex as Crossrail did.

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Those interested in rail engineering might also like to keep an eye on HS2 - the building of a new rail line from London to Birmingham and hopefully Manchester. Trains will run at about 200mph. See > https://www.hs2.org.uk

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We watched last night based on your advice and really enjoyed it. So impressive what they did. My son who is in the construction industry is visiting in a few weeks. I think we will rewatch it with him.