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BBC How They Dug the Victoria Line

Graham W · documentary · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

A 39-minute BBC documentary, built from earlier British Transport Films footage, on how the London Underground's Victoria Line was dug in the 1960s.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Mentioned as a fun old documentary and as an example of fast track work and of period BBC presentation.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “And a fun old documentary about the building of part of the underground”

    Fun old documentary about building part of the underground

    NegativeLatency, 2020-10 · Recommendation · in “Deep geothermal energy is poised for a big breakout”

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Topics: victoria line, tunneling, london underground, 1960s, infrastructure

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