Former Crossrail Chairman discusses London’s new transport link at City

Douglas Oakervee, Former Executive Chairman of Crossrail, will deliver the Bridge Lecture on Wednesday 10 February.

Douglas Oakervee, Former Executive Chairman of Crossrail – the new high frequency, convenient and accessible railway for London and the South East – will discuss the complex jigsaw of improving the capacity and service of London’s transport network at City University London on Wednesday 10 February.


From 2017, Crossrail will travel from Maidenhead and Heathrow in the west to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east, via new twin tunnels under central London. It will link Heathrow Airport, the West End, the City of London and Canary Wharf, making travel in the region easier and quicker.

Douglas Oakervee OBE, FREng, CEng, FICE, FIMechE, FCInstCES, FHKIE, FASCE is regarded as one of the country’s most distinguished civil engineers, with vast international experience in the delivery of major projects.

Giving The Worshipful Company of Engineers’ 12th Bridge Lecture, he will share his experiences leading Crossrail: gaining parliamentary approval; securing a £15.9 billion funding package; becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Transport for London; and laying the foundations for its construction.

The event will begin at 6:00pm in the Oliver Thompson Lecture Theatre, Northampton Square. For further information or to register your attendance, please visit  http://www.city.ac.uk/whatson/2010/2_Feb/100210_Oakervee.html.

The Bridge Lecture was inaugurated in 1988 by The Worshipful Company of Engineers and City University London to provide a link between those who practice engineering and those who benefit from the services of engineers.


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Date of Article:  01/02/2010