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202050 minGdocumentary

How Do You Get An Entire Train Into A Sealed Tunnel?

202050 minGdocumentary

In London, a team transports £20 million worth of new Tube trains 200 miles to the Waterloo & City Line while wreck chasers Pat Madden and Annette Spaulding recover a lost aircraft in Manitoba.

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How Do You Get An Entire Train Into A Sealed Tunnel?

2020• 50 minG

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In London, a team transports £20 million worth of new Tube trains 200 miles to the Waterloo & City Line while wreck chasers Pat Madden and Annette Spaulding recover a lost aircraft in Manitoba.

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In London, a logistics team faces the challenge of transporting £20 million worth of new Tube trains 200 miles to the Waterloo & City Line. The operation requires maneuvering twenty carriages through a narrow opening, highlighting the complexities of urban engineering. Concurrently, in Manitoba, Canada, wreck chasers Pat Madden and Annette Spaulding work to recover a long-lost aircraft from a lake, illustrating the blend of personal narratives and engineering challenges in their quest for recovery.

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