Patrick O’Sullivan – The East West Rail Project

Tue, Jun 12th 2018 at 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Patrick O’Sullivan – The East West Rail Project


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Patrick O'Sullivan

East West Rail Consortium, rail consultant

Patrick is a Chartered Civil Engineer employed by Consultants Jacobs UK Ltd. and is currently working with the East West Rail Consortium as their specialist Rail Consultant. Patrick has been working on the development of East West Rail since 2006. He was instrumental in delivering the Consortium’s outline design and business case to the Department for Transport in the autumn of 2011 which culminated in the announcement in the House of Commons by the then Secretary of State for Transport that the scheme was to be funded within the HLOS programme for CP5. Prior to 2006 he was the project manager responsible for the Scottish Parliamentary Bill enabling the re-opening of the Airdrie to Bathgate line. Patrick was also involved in the original London Crossrail plans in the early 1990’s after which he moved to Bangkok in Thailand where he worked on Thailand’s first underground railway project. Subsequently in 2000 he worked in Taiwan for 6 years on the 350 km long Taiwan High Speed Rail Project.


Vote of Thanks: Rotarian Virend Soni

Mr President Thank you. 
Lady and gentlemen. 
Patrick thank you for taking us through the history of EW Railway from1884 to the present day. About its Western Eastern and Central sections and all councils and central government involved. All the time and cost involved. We learnt about it's benefits and delivery programme. We wait to take first train from Bedford to Oxford in 2023.Thanks Patrick.

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