Inside London’s £18BN New Railway

[@ProjectPhysX]

"We're building something that's going to be lasting for at least 120 years." It's amazing when your achievements will last far longer than you do. That's as close to immortality as you can get.

[@christophertito8118]

@John Kimble Mozart and Beethoven are gods

[@peterjones6640]

Andrew Gold , some of the tube lines are already 120 years+ old

[@FirstName69]

@Andrew Gold "AT LEAST"

[@mpaulm]

Having children does it better.☺️

[@mr8I7]

Pavor - ‘At least’!! If it’s still practical to use in a hundred years time then it will be. But if something better has come along why not build an improved version?

[@Andy_M986]

I didn't realise they still had that much room to build under London,nice one.

[@eldqvist]

We don't, the Elizabeth Line tunnel at Tottenham Court Road is bored within inches of the Northern Line platform - it's engineering at it's finest!

[@张桓瑜]

@Mark Gable I think it's 3rd in the world, after Atlanta and Beijing Capital. Really impressive (now please give us 3rd runway!)

[@saramia1738]

Mark Gable How about Dubai and Istanbul??! I would guess they have more passengers than Heathrow airport.

[@damiansadowski6565]

@@saramia1738 according to wikipedia Heathrow is 7th busiest airport in the world, Dubai the 3rd and Istanbul is not even in the first 30

[@Potato_Smuggler]

@Mark Gable London metropolitan area has an official population of 14.2 million people;) In reality there's probably even more

[@izzad777]

Unrelated, but I had experienced something similar with Lih Ling during the construction of Kuala Lumpur's first MRT line. I watched the workers mapped the official geographical markers and then reroute the existing electrical and telephone line, close roads and reroute traffic, buildings demolished and the first pillar erected in my town. I watched everyday the crossings being laid down between the pillars. I watched they dig up the access tunnels and the arrival of the tunnel boring machines and then years later watched the breakthrough of those tunnel boring machines streaming live. I watched the completion of one station after another and then finally when they opened up the line, got a ride on those trains. It was strangely close to my heart. I can't imagine the sense of satisfaction to actually be involved in the project itself let alone be there in the beginning till the end. Lih Ling and those involved in these kind of projects must be really proud.

[@faisalzulkar9189]

Same also here working with rolling stock production for MRT SSP Line..working on the assembly line starting from receiving body frame until delivery to the depot..from nothing to something to be a proud..will glad to see public use our product

[@Bownback]

Malaysia boleh! 🥳🇲🇾

[@izzad777]

@@faisalzulkar9189 Thank you for your service. Mrt is one hell of a feat.

[@faisalzulkar9189]

@@izzad777 you too

[@derrickg91]

Yes, thanks people. Mrt in KL is great. Amazing feat of work, ride quality is awesome.

[@arkhangellsk2163]

That interview was better than anything in the news media or on tv! I love to see the people behind these great projects!

[@1346crecy]

Couldn't agree more Kyle. No agenda just information. I found this quite inspiring

[@motionlessevent2528]

“A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they know they shall never sit”

[@ceebotf2]

My wife makes shade

[@ricardop9196]

Too bad boomers exist

[@ricardop9196]

@WheelieBinMonster not a zoomer but typical boomer behavior

[@ricardop9196]

@WheelieBinMonster you misspelled 'boomer" with "zoomer."

[@ricardop9196]

@WheelieBinMonster Can't be original?

[@waterv11]

this should be a Netflix series

[@chicofoxo]

Check out BBC's "Fifteen Billion Pound Railway".

[@intellectualhybrid2]

@@chicofoxo 😂 back then when it was only £15Bn

[@67000bull]

@@chicofoxo we have a 6.2 miles big dig in Boston that cost us 15 billion dollars, considering it was bullied in the late 90's early 20's

[@gary63693]

@@chicofoxo I don't have a television licence

[@chicofoxo]

@@gary63693 someone's uploaded it here on KZbin

[@amadine770]

I must say it is the most beautiful interior for an underground rail-Londoners must be the luckiest people to ride it.

[@binarysignals9593]

if it ever opens 😅😅😅

[@mauz791]

There'll probably be graffiti all over it

[@arunosborn3169]

Well you won't be able to see a lot of it when your rushing through unfortunately.

[@NoSlaying]

Doha metro is equally as beautiful in my opinion, you should check it out

[@cameroff]

It looks good but has nothing on Moscow

[@henkrijkse4268]

Congratulations to Crossrail and London! In 1973 I was for the first time in London. What a change over the last, nearly 50 years. Greetings from Utrecht, Holland. And I hope to see the line and stations soon. When corona is gone, of course.....

[@Brainbook]

As a Londoner I found this absolutely fascinating. Can't wait for the Whitechapel site to open!

[@funny-video-YouTube-channel]

Beautiful and clean. Hope it will be clean for a long time !

[@marcorodrigues8303]

Sim guando quiser falar comigo 🤗 certo e só mandar .seu print .seu Amil de páginas .a tratar .direto comigo.este projeto e excelente mas . isto fica a cargos de cada país que queira .este Transporte viável a interligações. E todos tem que entrar com a verbas para está implementação.

[@okas425]

Definitely not lol public transportation

[@thebananacraft7298]

Kosausrk lol yeah it’s clean because it’s not working it’s all talk and no play , this will never open they just need to get trains running in the week close at the weekends to sort out the signals

[@abaddonnnnn]

The last time I was in London I always thought the stations were very clean. However, my reference is New York so anything that isn't crawling with rats or flooding with water is great to me lol

[@thebananacraft7298]

@@abaddonnnnn some stations are pretty bad in London most are pretty good really the network is pretty well looked after, just waiting for the trains to be upgraded and the crossrail line to open it’s been put back so many times know

[@TheJttv]

0:07 the corner you are standing infront of is trippy.

[@youwaisef]

Your mom is trippy

[@ihavenoname4851]

youwaisef “mom” how cute...

[@WhoThisMonkey]

@@youwaisef Your nation is trippy, probably the fluoride.

[@Person-ng5hp]

@@WhoThisMonkey LOL

[@danielwhyatt3278]

Frankly that’s my favourite part of the whole scheme. Wish they had stuck to more of this sort of aesthetic throughout the stations.

[@hanswesterman1693]

when i saw those walls i was like "ok when will the stormtroopers pop up ?!"

[@Pat0man8]

fun fact: Canary Wharf station was used for the inside the Star Destroyer in the new SW trilogy

[@MrJimheeren]

Pat0man8 wasn’t it the inside of the Scaraf Base in Rogue One

[@Pat0man8]

@@MrJimheeren yeah you might be right, it was some sort of imperial/first order structure at least 😅

[@danielwhyatt3278]

Pat0man8 Cooool, I’ll have to look that up.

[@Abraham_Tsfaye]

Still does nothing to change the fact that the UK is a shitty little island.

[@aloynium]

Fantastic, can't wait for this, the London underground is really one of the most intricate and sophisticated in the world. Kudos to the designers and engineers of this massive project.

[@xenonkevin2956]

As an Enginee (Mechanical) I feel this pride in my heart when I see exciting news like this

[@bryantp64]

Me: *sees dots* Worker: “these are all stations and landmarks”

[@marquamfurniture]

That "worker" isn't a worker. It's Fred Mills, Mr B1M himself.

[@millevenon5853]

@@marquamfurniture it's awesome he created a channel this good so young

[@randyk7699]

If the US could get this motivated about transportation.

[@montyi8]

They are motivated for building a wall.

[@uzaiyaro]

I’m not a conspiracy guy - at all - but I do believe the public transportation conspiracy, because it actually happened. The US led the world in public transport, light and heavy rail absolutely everywhere, in basically every city. US automakers bought these light rail lines, shut the down, and ripped them up, so that they could sell more cars and implement crippled bus services, which they also made, and deliberately made the service so bad that people were forced into cars that they made. The sooner the US auto industry dies, the better the country will be. These companies have directly contributed to the crippling of US infrastructure, and have directly contributed to destroying the environment and harming and killing people with leaded fuel. When the US implemented the leaded fuel ban, US automakers hired lawyers to lobby to not change anything. Japanese automakers hired engineers to help make a better product. This is why your auto industry is dying, because there are better cars made by better run companies. I absolutely love cars, but I also love seeing more public transport, because better public transport means better everything, including roads and traffic. But as long as Agent Orange is in power, and as long as Congress is made up of out of touch octogenarians, the country will never improve. Seriously guys, you need to stop drinking the kool-aid. Start putting the interests of your country first, instead of the interests of a few old billionaires.

[@rbspider]

The city of Boston MA. can't connect two terminals 2 miles apart in 120 years. It would take that long just to figure out a plan and then drop the project after spending millions in surveys. They can't keep new trains running . Everything is built to not kill the job so even something new like the O'Neill tunnel was falling apart before the first vehicle drove through.

[@cthoadmin7458]

They are aren’t they? Isn’t NYC building some very expensive upgrade and tunnel system joining the subway to Long Island?

[@PJDuffield]

Too much lobbying from big automotive giants and oil companies

[@James-mt4cc]

now i finally know what the dude with the satisfying voice looks like

[@wanishafiqahbintimdshazaly7011]

He showed his face before

[@weetikissa]

He's got big arms

[@hoosiercrypto9955]

Probably hangs out with James Earl Jones 🤪

[@meandwhoism]

HE'S DROPPING MYRON 😮😮😮

[@izzad777]

Looks like you haven't met his arms yet lmao.

[@write2pras84]

I’ve seen first hand how good these construction projects are in London. There’s always something new constructed or some refurbishment that’s always happening to the London overground rail and the tube network. They often have to contend with small spaces and have to have less to no disruption to schedules. The pace and quality of the work these guys do are just astonishing to say the least. The cross rail is a great example: it’s mind boggling how quickly it is being built, especially given the complexity and constraints. Kudos!!

[@Stopdeletingmycomments]

M80, as a londoner i can tell you that almost every major construction plan we have takes a minimum of 6 months longer than scheduled.

[@write2pras84]

@@Stopdeletingmycomments That may be true, but you have to acknowledge that there're so many unknowns that you can't accurately predict. Very often, there are also political influences over these projects that project managers have no say or control over. 6, or even 12, months delay in the grand scheme of things is, I'd say, nothing. I have lived in London, New York, Washington DC, Dublin, Bangalore, Chennai and I can say without a doubt that London is miles ahead when it comes to infrastructure projects.

[@Stopdeletingmycomments]

@@write2pras84 notice how i said a minimum. Very little is finished on time in London and while it is partially down to politics, a lot of the time it's because they intentionally understate how much time something will take to encourage advance investment. Crossrail for example was meant to have been done almost 3 years ago and a lot of people bought or rented property in the areas around new stations expecting to recoup their investment once the line opened. With the exception of the major high street chains, the vast majority of those investments have been an unaffordable waste of money.

[@Stopdeletingmycomments]

@SamWeller comparing the Victorian Era to now is moronic. People didn't invest substancial sums of money to build shops and other utilities around trainstations. The trainstations were built near the shops and utilities. Nowadays people invest into property nearby new infrastructure projects expecting to begin profiting as soon as it opens. Except they don't open for literally years and small buisiness owners go bankrupt waiting.

[@Stopdeletingmycomments]

@SamWeller and also, the government is wrong on pretty much every estimate of time and cost by billions of pounds and numerous months and years. They intentionally mislead the public on how much it'll cost because the public are the ones who end up paying for it

[@ajaichohan]

I’m just happy I can see progress, as someone that lives in woolwich and commutes to central London this is huge for me, good to see that good headway is being made and props to all the engineers who have worked hard to make this happen, hope to ride the Elizabeth line in the near future

[@Tophe]

He's so cheeky when he mentions the night life, look at him!

[@deplorabled1695]

When the Sydney Harbour Bridge was being constructed, it was mired in controversy. Don't get started on the Sydney Opera House. Read your history on the Canadian Rocky Mountain Railway. Difficult things are difficult, and they are expensive. But the best time to build them is NOW. Imagine if UK had incorporated trams, cycleways and much more metro line into its visionary underground concept? Yes a lot of so called wasted money they would have said; and stations where nobody lives they would have said. BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME.

[@matiasavellanal5244]

yes but the Sydney Harbour Bridge was built in the 1920- early 30's

[@Gmez759]

We love the underground shut up. Trams are so slow and us Londoners are very quick with very busy lives.

[@deplorabled1695]

@It's Me My general point is that building big things is hard and expensive and always has been. That is not the reason to not do them. Are you here to argue my main point or nitpick about the comparison in working conditions from a hundred years ago till now? That's not what I am talking about so stop straw manning me.

[@vinceiswatchingyou]

UK has a long way to catch up so yes Splash the Cash. HS2 too

[@iwanjoness]

@@vinceiswatchingyou HS2 is a complete waste of money

[@leesilva9597]

Can't wait!!!! It looks gorgeous! Plus I'm tired of going to Paddington in order to go to Heathrow!!! I'm sure that will be a much easier journey!

[@eldqvist]

The Piccadilly Line has left the chat

[@andrew6978]

Uber?

[@innsj6369]

The train passes through Paddington but if you get on beforehand there won't be any changes

[@kaiserwaffen6818]

Same! I want to be the first person to jump infront of the train down there and kill myself!

[@ib9rt]

*Lee Silva* Unfortunately if you look at the map shown at 0:40 you will see there is still going to be a change of trains at Paddington when the line first opens.

[@IbangedYaMama]

"2bn over budget" "...we learned from that to make sure it doesn't happen again" Yeah right, good one, I heard that before. ^^

[@louiscypher4186]

they'll be 2.1Bn over budget next time.

[@krashd]

A simple way to fix this would be some legislation that states that any contractor who delivers either above budget or behind schedule loses the ability to bid for the next project unless they can clearly show that the overspend or overrun was unforseeable. Of course this would be a sensible thing to do and so has no place in politics.

[@jarent2652]

When they were building they were finding old graves and artifacts, that can delay things

[@spillbill73]

Rob Fraser This puts all of the risk onto the contractor without any concern for what is actually driving the risk. In the real world, project owners always create a process with contractors to vary the project and contractors will rightly want to get more money for every variance that raises their costs.

[@jagman84]

Rob Fraser The main reason for overspends and overruns is that civil engineering in the U.K. is mired in corruption. Public officials routinely request backhanders for the granting of big money contracts. All this gets added to the cost. It's effectively stealing from the public purse.

[@MrRackinroll]

Yes, I have been in the construction industry for 50 yr and your last comments for me have the greatest impact. The construction industry delivers the greatest satisfaction of all businesses. The satisfaction of a job well done and the ability to see what your efforts had rought, is amazing.

[@JavierOropeza08]

damn, that lady impressed me with how far she got up the ladder! 11 years! Sick project to have under her belt

[@christopherdenning4216]

@WheelieBinMonster Shes the project manager of one station not the whole line XD so much for incompetence

[@christopherdenning4216]

@WheelieBinMonster Oh i did and it confirmed what i just said. She's the project manager for Tottenham Court Road Station. One station, not the entire line. Follow your own advice big man

[@christopherdenning4216]

Ok you know what, I stand correct and I'm of course a little embarrassed (don't get gassed). What bugged me the most tho was your comment on incompetence in the UK. What'd you mean that?

[@The_D0RK_KNIGHT]

As always great video! When nowadays TLC, History/Discovery channel replaced documentaries with reality shows, it's great to have a channel here on youtube such as the B1M to look up to! =D

[@surfer1826]

Amazing footage and in depth review of the Tottenham Court Road construction, looks so modern and spacious .... a feat of engineering !!! 🔥👍

[@oliver8503]

Are they ever going to fund ANYTHING outside of London

[@thelorddoctor1519]

Not if you live in the south

[@UltramanII]

Seems like UK has the same problem as we have in China......? People from the Hebei(the region encircles Beijing) always complain about good resources and investments coming into Beijing but not bringing benefits to Hebei.

[@standardprocedure7017]

I don't know what's wrong with these politicians. There's so much potential especially in the north to bring in a new wave of super hi-end tech-research-manufacturing for the world (AI, quantum computing) to lead the world in this area and they just restrict their perspective to London. No wonder productivity has been so low for so long.

[@jamesc4999]

@@standardprocedure7017 You know this is being created because of the Greater London Council, not the Parliament so it mainly comes out of the tax of Londoners and private companies, some was funded by the government but thats to be expected to upgrade a system that is over 150 years old

[@irrelevance3859]

Exactly. The rest of the England is lacking behind so badly.

[@obamtl]

It's great London's got this, now let's do the same for Northern cities.

[@Anonymous-bh9om]

Hs2

[@redicity5884]

@@Anonymous-bh9om Thats... not an underground?

[@lewisjackson2185]

Manchester has the Metrolink atleast lol

[@calj2405]

@@Anonymous-bh9om North needs better connections between itself; not to the South.

[@jammy2597]

Isn’t this the aim of Northern Powerhouse? The fact is that the need for a cross rail-esc system in a city such as Manchester simply is not as prevalent as in London where the economy is 8 times larger. It’s a question of where is the largest net gain for installation. However it would benefit the entirety of the U.K. greatly if it could simply connect North and South and the North to the rest of the North to increase the commuter zone around large northern cities

[@garryferrington811]

As a resident of LA, I'm envious of London's wonderful Tube.

[@charlieturk6821]

I’m envious of your wonderful tube

[@darthmaul216]

@@charlieturk6821 sus

[@Calquelater]

America’s infrastructure really falling behind comparatively.

[@jebbo-c1l]

tbf this is London, one of the biggest and wealthiest cities on the planet

[@HoveringAboveMyself]

@@jebbo-c1l New York City is 3 times wealthier, Los Angeles 2 times and Chicago just as wealthy. 5 of the 10 wealthiest cities are American. Money does not appear to be the issue.

[@17addidas]

Wrong Priorities influenced by the many special Interest groups ..not to mention a corrupt Political Establishment who act more as errand boys to the Corporate and Financial Oligarchy instead of serving the greater good of the Country and its Citizens.

[@beojack4592]

@@HoveringAboveMyself to be fair though, many large US cities have fairly robust local transportation infrastructure. I live in DC and the metro here is old and has it's problems, but is still a pretty robust and impressive piece of transportation infrastructure that is about to add a bunch new stations. It's rather in long distance rail transportation we fall behind I think. Many local rail systems in rich cities seem fine enough.

[@hogrideeeeer]

@@jebbo-c1l yeah and they're like 10x bigger hahaha

[@Hutch5321]

Amazing, the scale and logistics of this project, wow! Bravo, Fred! Bravo, B1M!

[@remkoburger6595]

Fred, your videos never cease to amaze me. Such an outstanding quality.

[@felixthecleaner8843]

from a Londoner who is eagerly waiting to use this new line I say 'Thank-you all very much' - awesome work!

[@mohdshow]

Him: economic boost Coronavirus: hold my beer!

[@Adrenaline_chaser]

Well..they haven't finished it yet so the Coronavirus will not affect it that much, right?🤣

[@thesalandarian3314]

tahsin _03 wrong

[@marcorodrigues8303]

@@Adrenaline_chaser aquele nojento racista lugar dele e uma boa Prison na Antártida. Lá será o inferno dele e posso contar com a solidariedade. De todos no Mundo Inteiro pra construí uma detenção pra ele passar os restos de seus anos lá e sei que fica mais barato . com o premoldados sai mas barato são placas de concreto e serviço rápido.tudo parafusado e encaixado .😆💸🦖🏔️🏂⛷️

[@maxmullen6337]

@@Adrenaline_chaser.With lots of people working from home now, perhaps we don’t need more trains. It could be funny. Years late, huge cost overruns and no one uses it.

[@neilmarktaylor4386]

I remember seeing her in a London Underground series when the 2 ends of the tunnel hooked up

[@dougpettey7144]

The interview made this one of your best videos ever. And, that's saying something!

[@dcjimr1]

Awesome! The last time I was in London they were just getting started with this so I would love to experience it when it's completed. Thanks, Fred.

[@younesraouz6001]

Amazing work in London ! Amazing video ! You're putting the engineering field and engineers under the light they deserve. Merci !

[@AALavdas]

The way London's infrastructure is progressing is amazing, and beyond comparison with any other city in the world. I use to live in London in the 1990s and have been there many times in the last two decades - and every few years there is something new to see. It already had the largest and oldest underground system back then, now it's even bigger.

[@acejohn3420]

5:24 money of course.

[@AB-eb6is]

Ace John and they completely deserve it look what they are building, one of the biggest projects in Europe at the moment

[@acejohn3420]

@@AB-eb6is i never said none of them deserve it, they all deserve it. I myself took engineering because I know in the right place and the right time, it makes a lot of money. The lady's answer was a bit pageant-esk that's why I made my comment.

[@adamdanilowicz4252]

There's money in many industries - she could earn the same if not more working as a lawyer, investment banker, surgeon etc. Not everything is about money, and I'm sure she enjoys her job for more reasons than some arbitrary numbers on a paycheck.

[@acejohn3420]

@@adamdanilowicz4252 again, I never said that you can only earn money through engineering and that all the other profession are just not gonna make you any dime. Nobody said that, I sure didn't. And I never said she does not enjoy her job. But what makes a man go to work every single day? Money. Why? Because you pay your bills and you buy the things that you want. Nobody wants to work for free. It's just life. Never have I ever said that she does not enjoy her work nor I said that you can only find money in engineering. Please stop putting words in my mouth.

[@kaiserwaffen6818]

Haha your gay!

[@jaredmehrlich6683]

The stations look amazing. The walls remind me of Star Wars, The Millennium Falcon.

[@Oceansta]

The Wall you say? * Donald Trump entered the chatroom...

[@lazenbytim]

One word AWESOME. I've been following this since the beginning and frankly I'm amazed you've built it for under 20bn. Its a mammoth, complicated project and all of you are to be commended for your hard work. Role on HS2 lets get this country firmly into the 21st century.

[@h.i.sjoevall4213]

I really like this format with you ON CAMERA and talking to people. You are a really good at doing interviews!

[@Ashish_Subarna]

This new cross rail project brings a moment of joy and excitement as London shows the world for the very first time how to build a metro in 1863.

[@MakeMeThinkAgain]

I like that people can't fall onto the tracks in these new stations. This should be done everywhere.

[@Deathhead68]

They want to but there isn't much room on the old platforms. It exists already in a few London stations though, the jubilee line for example. Anti accident or suicide

[@zj7396]

they should But they really can't

[@martymclean3763]

The driver-less Sydney Metro has the same platform screens.

[@kikirowy]

Dubai Metro has it too

[@itz_g4m3r76]

The Crossrail is run by HK's MTR if you didn't know. So Crossrail is heavily influenced with their designs such as the safety doors.

[@marcelmoulin3335]

A brilliant feat of engineering! An extraordinary result! I applaud all those who are working so conscientiously to bring this project to completion.

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

Very interesting project! I guess it will be interesting with the construction of the 2nd trunk line on the subway system in the Bavarian capital city of Munich, which goes along with the reconstruction of Central Station At least they managed it in London, unlike in the city of Regensburg, Free State of Bavaria, Germany: public transport purely relies on buses and as the ancient Stone Bridge had to be closed down for bus traffic due to damages, they thought about building a public transit tunnel or another bridge ... never got realized, cheapest alternativ was to adapt some bus stop signs on another existing bridge

[@loomnatinoscopers]

feelsbadman

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

@@loomnatinoscopers well the circumstances are far from easy in that city, hardly a chance to to actually do sth different than they did: there are only very few river crossings for vehicles, no real space for further river crossings to be built, and large digging projects in a historically very interesting city usually lead to long lasting archaeological excavations

[@Anonymous-sy7or]

You guys are doing so great this Channel is really thriving

[@grumpyherman]

thank you so much for what you are creating for us Londoners!!

[@toamastar]

Amazing video! I love how close you get to the source, even getting as close to talking to the main engineers, love the hard hat! :) I hope to see you use it many more times in the future! This is why i love following construction projects :)

[@thefrub]

How to build an underground subway system: Step 1: Build it 100 years ago when construction was dirt cheap Step 2: There is no step 2

[@jamesc4999]

london's underground is nearer 150 years old

[@Robbosso]

buy "dirt cheap" you mean 'cheap labor by the oppressed"

[@thefrub]

@@Robbosso Why, yes! That's how we still get our products today, but it's a little hard to bring a Shenzen factory to a construction site lol

[@Robbosso]

@@thefrub Oh dear. Plus all the abolishing slaves malarkey must be so inconvenient :)

[@qmqmqmqmqmmq1829]

then pay billions and billions to constantly maintain, replace, patch up, fix wear and tear, modify, integrate new technologies

[@tallslimguy]

Fred Mills - You have one of the most clear and precise voices that makes watching these videos a pleasure - Just one point - Could you please arrange for the Elizabeth Line to be extended South - South as far as Eastbourne - It’s not a lot to ask is it 😳🤓😳 Thank You 😂

[@nathan_scofield_ynwa]

Thameslink???

[@tallslimguy]

Nathan Scofield Thameslink and Southern operate the line to Brighton. Southern run the line from Brighton to Seaford where i live 🤓

[@nathan_scofield_ynwa]

@@tallslimguy So you would like to get to london by one line

[@tallslimguy]

Nathan Scofield Seaford to Lewes - Change at Lewes (train from Hastings or Eastbourne) then on to London Victoria

[@Landshark2020]

Those stations are amazing!! Congratulations London!!!

[@jordanangelov3795]

@B1M the most inspiring channel for construction in a peculiar time when such construction is frowned upon, as well as any large infrastructure projects.. the truth is awaiting in railways!

[@beeniemen]

Platforms are huge so long it is amazing .... quality is just out of this world ....I looking forward to using it and the next big project is grand Paris express , hope the quality of it will be like the Elizabeth line

[@danieli6295]

2:46 I started off as cost engineer (spent 2bn over budget) then got promoted. Classic.

[@vordman]

@inside outside upside downside ...using machines all concieved, designed and built by men. Just like in everything else.

[@thehardisgold7267]

Actually, 2bn overspend is a bargain ... this is once in lifetime civil engineering project. Also, the initial budget was based on some plan & design which was subsequently revised more than a few time due to practical reasons, that's increase cost. As an accountant in civil engineering company (directly involved in Crossrail projects) know very well that comparing to a similar project in other countries Cross Rail is a bargain.

[@chrisyorke3013]

Is a cost engineer an adviser to the project manager, or subordinate to the project sponsors? Many large projects fall victim to 'scope creep', which is a flowery term for changes in design and project objectives.

[@christopherdenning4216]

Shes the project manager for one station. Not the whole line

[@idot3331]

@inside outside upside downside damn some people are still mad about women having jobs, I didn't realise it was 1850. And you think the tunnels are still dug manually by hand? Are you a time traveller?

[@raedwulf61]

British engineering! Bravo! Looks fantastic!

[@BlackFlooz]

raedwulf61 actually it is part french lol

[@tonicdb]

Think the boring machines are German as well 😬

[@user-in8ih5sc8d]

@@tonicdb They aren't.

[@rusinsr]

If you've ever lived in the UK's slanted, cheap material, energy inefficient, retarded layout houses, then I don't think you would be praising British engineering lol

[@TheAndriThor]

Yeah just 2 billion over budget and only 2 and a half years behind schedule, British engineering at its finest

[@kirbysinclair9936]

Another excellent video Fred. Informative and thoroughly enjoyable. Please keep them coming.

[@sdpawle200]

just wow, this channel represents everything so clearly,smoothly and detailed. I like the articles very much presented by videos in this channel. I could also get known with many things through this channel's videos. Thank You "The B1M".

[@kylezsnnn]

Whats it going to take to get this kind of quality and prideful work in US cities! This is awesome

[@dariocline]

5:25 thats the realest thing I’ve heard in a while

[@AreYouStanley]

And the part where she said, I underestimated how long it was going to take. Pure honesty.

[@pedro101783]

Just that line in london puts the whole New York subway to shame over here in America the government does not like to invest in new projects of infrastructure

[@tanner1189]

Yeah but your petrol and tax is cheaper over here we pay for people that can't get up and get a job

[@pedro101783]

@@tanner1189 that’s why people here drive more then use commuter trains

[@ecrusch]

Magnificent ! Bravo ! It is a beautiful station Time delays and cost overruns are a natural part of a huge project like this.

[@JustA.Person]

I have never been in London but I can tell you this thing looks amazing. I am seriously in love with it.

[@JustA.Person]

@OAT351 oh well. Monarchism is just a remnant of the past and its true form is long dead and defunct but its contemporary form is just there cause it doesn't hurt anyone to pretend to love whoever the current monarch is and also people don't like change. It would feel weird to suddenly stop having a queen or a king and their removal would have to be with force and at the end of the day it would be all for nothing given that you literally wouldn't achieve anything besides having to bow down to a new president. Same thing.

[@obamaprism9702]

The thing London really needs in my opinion is a line that serves South London. So far every single line runs predominantly for the North

[@messaroundaccount1193]

Yhhh I think the stations should have been more like this tbh. Terminate at Bromley Central. Go through Beckenham, Crystal Palace, Forest Hill, Crofton Park, Depford, Bermondsey, City of London and then through South West through Clapham North, Earlsfield, Wimbledon, Sutton Common and terminate at Sutton Station

[@obamaprism9702]

Bungle2010 yeah but tubes would be much appreciated down here.

[@Oceansta]

Well, that's where all The Wildlings are ....

[@Pano1]

@@messaroundaccount1193 Clapham Junction instead of Clapham North maybe.

[@TalesOfWar]

I think one of the reasons there's fewer lines in the south is the ground is more difficult and expensive to tunnel in. It's mostly clay in the north so it holds it's shape nicely when boring through, with less water getting through. It's more gravelly in the south so you need more supports while boring and more concrete to line the tunnels to reduce water ingress. The south in general is rather neglected though. They'll use the excuse there's less stuff down there to link up, which in turn means less things will be there that need linking, ignoring the stuff and people there already lol. It's a cycle. You see it in the bigger picture with projects and funding outside of London itself compared to the rest of the country.

[@epicsleet1]

youtube notifications are on time for once

[@JetskiDex]

She is such an outstanding person, absolutely incredible!!!

[@joshski85]

I'm an Australian quadriplegic who travelled to London 4 years ago, I loved my time there but its railway system was some of the least accessible I've ever come across. The people were lovely and even lifted me up a large flight of stairs on more than one occassion.

[@michaelsmiley15]

I live in the United States and based on what I've seen of the tube stations and some of the transportation infrastructure it looks like they used the same general architectural design and just really upgraded it it's a lot brighter the tiles of the used in the ceilings are fabulous I really love the look of the new kind of arches that they have it the fact it's a high speed train are going through the largest city in the UK as a really big deal

[@ds1868]

Yep top speed is 90mph which is not bad for a train in a tunnel. When they manage to open it that is.

[@767kevin]

its also one of the worlds most complicated cities to tunnel underneath. Anybody who lived & commuted in London during Crossrail’s consultation phase will know & remember from the papers we used to read on the tube how complex it was to build this, essentially drilling a new high speed line underneath a central city’s core without disruption above or to existing lines while adding connection points & electric power, interchanges, etc. the delays and budget overrun are (& were) expected. this project will lead them well into the future & return tangible & intangible benefits to the economy many times over. My hat’s off to the consult, engineering, ministerial & physical labour teams who pulled this off. IIRC TCR / Holborn Station area was the most complex to do due to the existing infrasfructure around it.

[@suzukigixxer1627]

Damn that's really impressive.Civil engineers,railway engineers and structural engineers are just brilliant people🤙Wish we could have metro system in Nepal🇳🇵 too☹

[@marcodiepold2065]

maybe you could start with cable or street cars?

[@TheRailwayDrone]

That looks incredible. Makes me want to visit London again just to ride it.

[@Abraham_Tsfaye]

Still does nothing to change the fact that the UK is a shitty little island.

[@niimitz8624]

Abraham Tsfaye the government is but in general it’s pretty good

[@jasper4549]

Abraham Tsfaye yea keep thinking that.

[@millevenon5853]

@@Abraham_Tsfaye what's wrong Ethiopian brother? Why does the UK suck?

[@Michael-yz4mc]

Abraham Tsfaye Don’t be jealous you are still having issues with sourcing clean drinking water.

[@AgentAO7]

One of the best railway designs I’ve seen along with the newly-opened Qatar Rail. Good job London! I need to see this in real life if I ever get back to London someday.

[@frostfauna1783]

Great video! Love seeing Mills there in person, on site with someone working on the project. Helps add a little more to the vid.

[@mayankbhatia4829]

This is my favourite channel 😍😍

[@purplealice]

I'm amazed by the glass/Lucite wall along the platform. It has to withstand the air pressure changes caused by trains arriving and departing, I wish most commuter railways had something like that - here in New York, people routinely fall off the platform onto the tracks, and are injured by landing on the rails or occasionally by a moving train. Last year a friend of mine who's a train operator for the Transit Authority saw a woman about to jump in front of his train. He stopped it in time, climbed out and helped the woman get back up onto the platform, where other travelers called emergency services for her. If there were barriers along the edge of the platform, that kind of thing couldn't happen.

[@extrude22]

Actually the designers of the stations thought about the pressure change issue. At the entrance to each platform there is a pressure release shaft above the track which means the platform screen does not have to withstand such an extreme pressure change.

[@vincentfiestada]

Does it have to be a full wall? Some stations in Japan and Singapore just have a small waist-high barrier to prevent people from falling through (intentionally or otherwise)

[@chitranshpawar29]

This has been there at metro stations in Delhi for years 🤷‍♂️

[@andrew6978]

The Jubilee Line has had them for 20 years. It's the old Victorian lines that don't.

[@purplealice]

@@andrew6978 I'm in the US - where is the Jubilee Line?

[@Somali1971]

As a foreigner who lives in London for the past 20yrs of so I'm consider myself londoner now I can see where my tax go £875 a month I'm happier

[@c3realK1ll4h]

your one of us my dear beautiful brother

[@Xlr8t]

MY HOMIE ABDI! What’s up abdi?

[@oxcart4172]

...and the fact that u don't have to worry about bankruptcy when u fall ill! That has to be a good thing!

[@TheMrFishnDucks]

Awesome video. Keep up the good work.

[@d1208cool]

lih-ling’s words at the end made me cry. love you.

[@TheJohanhoglund]

This channel is really one of the greatest on KZbin!

[@steveraglin7607]

Lih-Ling is so impressive and well-spoken -- she deserves her own KZbin channel!

[@TheB1M]

👍👍👍

[@abrarunar5933]

Amazing engineering. When this available for public to use.

[@kaiserwaffen6818]

Doesnt matter, you only have 2 days 8 hours and 43 seconds left to live

[@thecockerel86]

2021.

[@programclu1]

@@kaiserwaffen6818 lol wtf

[@HiAdrian]

@@kaiserwaffen6818 LOL 😁

[@danielwhyatt3278]

I hope it won’t be much longer. I mean, a lot of it already looks ready now. Any longer and I’ll end up damaging the parts they’ve already put in. I’m really not a fan of modern age architectural interior designs, but I can still appreciate the work they put into the tunnelling and platforms here. It’s just the stations that really need improving.

[@woodbrettm]

There was a documentary I watched about this back in 2016. So stoked to see updates on it on this channel! I live in Canada but found it so interesting!

[@Abraham_Tsfaye]

Still does nothing to change the fact that the UK is a shitty little island.

[@m101ist]

@@Abraham_Tsfaye Get lost.

[@marcopolo2230]

Excellent reporting

[@Ezazmiah]

Everything about this channel is remarkable Where do I apply for a job😂

[@CCCC-tm1nm]

Its good its only costs 18 billion pounds for that railway, in my city, a 26km railway costs 8.5 billion Edit: pounds

[@yurusan721]

Are you talking about the Hong Kong High Speed Rail?

[@shakibm1558]

What city bud?

[@mashedtomato2079]

He might be talking about NYC second avenue....

[@TheEndingAbyss]

@Joseph R Overpriced and gaps everywhere, I knew exactly what you meant.

[@CCCC-tm1nm]

Guys, yes i mentioned Hong Kong

[@capturedlondon]

What a great little video! *makes mental note to go and check that weird secret map out on opening day* ✅👌

[@davetv4705]

This is an awesome project that no one could showcase it better than the B1M. Nice to see your face again, Fred!

[@dynamicsinesdynamicsines1161]

..an amazing insight, really great video filled with cool education into londons old & future, thanks B1M for this videography of knowledge..

[@withinthelowhihatefakepeop4806]

The station looks amazing looks very posh elegant modern I think it looks the most attractive station in the world well done guys keep doing the job thank you🙏🏼👍🏻👍🏻🎊🎊👏👏👏👏👏😊😊😊😊😊

[@fresh-environment]

damn this station looks great

[@davidlambs8316]

41 stations in total

[@citiesskyscrapers4561]

This station is beautiful.

[@sunealramkissun134]

Great view Fred and the team explaining Elizabeth Line and Cross Rail! The colossal feat of engineering, science and people!

[@economicsinaction]

I can't get enough of this content

[@Jazzaconda]

Engineering, at its greatest!!

[@MyNameIsEarl42]

Is B1M on a Sunday normal? I thought they were usually midweek. Not complaining about it though.

[@TheB1M]

It’s a special treat 😉

[@MarloSoBalJr]

Ask an average American city to do this... *"that money could be put towards something relevant"*

[@FHDOnTheStreet]

@maiden england In the long run, war is more profitable for countries like the US

[@nathanhardcastle1729]

FH7 how and by what metric

[@FHDOnTheStreet]

@@nathanhardcastle1729 I promise you, just google "Is war more profitable than peace?" And you will see a plethora of interesting information

[@MarloSoBalJr]

@@FHDOnTheStreet By that logic: *Have war > profit > go into debt = repeat*

[@rivvvers]

FH7 not if you count the cost of human lives

[@malpete]

Finally the long wait is over Elizabeth Line is open today 24th of May 2022😀

[@rikeep]

Lih-Ling is a great ambassador for this project. Great video

[@PeterSolarchannel]

KZbin recommended this video to me and i watched it. I'm a Simple man!

[@__secretsanity__8220]

Hi a Simple man! I'm dad!

[@duazahra423]

What's going on down here in the comment section

[@AgentAO7]

You are Hot!

[@duazahra423]

@@AgentAO7 *Dua Zahra Hussain has left the chat*