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Title: The 15 billion pound Railway. Bbc2
Post by: chrisgixer on 23 July 2014, 21:08:02

Caught the back end of the first episode, probably on iplayer. Episode two, on now.

Fascinating. IMO. :y

Title: Re: The 15 billion pound Railway. Bbc2
Post by: chrisgixer on 23 July 2014, 21:09:45

Although there's some gobby yank on it now, for some reason.  :(

;D

Title: Re: The 15 billion pound Railway. Bbc2
Post by: chrisgixer on 23 July 2014, 21:12:44

Oh, and its about cross rail. So probably not for the Taxi drivers among us  :-X

Title: Re: The 15 billion pound Railway. Bbc2
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 23 July 2014, 21:37:21

Quote from: chrisgixer on 23 July 2014, 21:09:45

Although there's some gobby yank on it now, for some reason.  :(

;D

.....and what is worse is that the 'gobby yank' is a woman. ;D

It's against the laws of nature for a woman to be in charge of a project as important as this.  :-\

Title: Re: The 15 billion pound Railway. Bbc2
Post by: chrisgixer on 23 July 2014, 21:45:56

I wasn't going to mention such things Doctor.  :-X


;D


If she'd just shut up for a second.....

Title: Re: The 15 billion pound Railway. Bbc2
Post by: Rog on 24 July 2014, 07:59:38

Quote from: chrisgixer on 23 July 2014, 21:09:45

Although there's some gobby yank on it now, for some reason.  :(

;D

Yes she was a bit, but then most of the are  ;D

Title: Re: The 15 billion pound Railway. Bbc2
Post by: chrisgixer on 24 July 2014, 08:51:31

Hopefully she won't be on the next episode as her bits done ::)

Civil engineering. Love it. Last week they where guiding a TBM through a gap between two other tunnels with about a foot either side for error. :o

Title: Re: The 15 billion pound Railway. Bbc2
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 24 July 2014, 12:33:26

Quote from: Doctor Opti on 23 July 2014, 21:37:21

Quote from: chrisgixer on 23 July 2014, 21:09:45

Although there's some gobby yank on it now, for some reason.  :(

;D

.....and what is worse is that the 'gobby yank' is a woman. ;D

It's against the laws of nature for a woman to be in charge of a project as important as this.  :-\

Yep, and there was no less than THREE woman in managerial positions running various elements of the project shown to us, with no doubts others involved in the other elements.!! 8) 8) 8) :y :y  A great encouragement to girls still in school to consider engineering as a career.

There are so many of us who LOVE heavy engineering, and if I had my life again I would join the ranks of being a female engineer building the huge projects of this world, like Crossrail. :) :) :)

It was also enlightening to hear that around 200 young engineers are cutting their teeth on this project, as stated following in the footsteps of I.K. Brunel, who as a young engineer, with his father helped build the first Thames Tunnel.

This documentary is certainly fascinating, and just highlights how us Brits can still do it!! :y :y