Alan Osborne
Alan Osborne CBE was a Director of SVRSevern Valley Railway(H) between 1994 and 2002 and of the Charitable Trust between 2002 and 2009.
Alan Osborne was born in 1928,[1] and had a distinguished career in Civil Engineering. He was co-opted onto the Board of SVR(H) at the AGM on 10 May 1994. At the time he was Chairman of the Wolverhampton-based company Tarmac Construction Limited, and also served on several advisory bodies concerned with urban regeneration and engineering projects.[2]
He served on the Board for 8 years, before stepping down in October 2002 in order to devote more time to the newly-formed Severn Valley Rolling Stock Trust, with Nick Paul being co-opted onto the SVRSevern Valley Railway(H) Board in his place.[3]
He was a Director of the Rolling Stock Trust from Incorporation at the beginning of 2002. He initially served as Company Secretary with Chris Thomas being Chairman,[4] but relinquished the Secretary role and became Chairman early in 2003.[5] He was present in that capacity at the ceremony at Kidderminster on 17 April 2004 at which 7819 Hinton Manor was formally handed into the custody of the Trust.[6]
In September 2005 he announced that he would step down as Chairman at the following AGM.[7] He continued to serve as a Director of the Trust until October 2009.[1]
He was instrumental in expanding the initial Kidderminster Carriage Shed proposal from a 16 vehicle shed to the 60 vehicle building eventually erected. He used Tarmac contacts to produce the design and structural work free of charge.[8]
He was a was a 'key player' too in the concept and construction of The Engine House, making a significant personal contribution to the purchase price of the land.[9][8] On 21 October 2009 he was among the dignitaries who met with HRH The Duke of Gloucester at Highley on the occasion of the delayed opening ceremony.
SVRSevern Valley Railway Officerships
- Director of SVRSevern Valley Railway(H) 1994-2002
- Director and Trustee of SVRSevern Valley Railway Rolling Stock Trust 2001-2009, Chairman 2003-2005 succeeded by Chris Thomas
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Alan Osborne on Companies House
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 111, Boardroom Notes
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 141, Appointments
- ↑ Companies House, June 2002 Accounts signed on 30 September 2002
- ↑ Companies House, June 2003 Accounts
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 147
- ↑ Companies House, June 2005 Accounts
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 SVRSevern Valley Railway News 216, Winter 2021, pp. 52-53
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 168