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Mark Orsman
July 26, 1961 - April 8, 2021
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2021-05-18 12:18:16 View / Comment (0)
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2021-05-18 11:26:49 View / Comment (0)Dennis Kemp
Mark presenting my Long Service Award at The Worshipful Company of Saddlers, Saddlers Hall
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2021-05-16 18:33:09 View / Comment (0)
Anne Hadjiry
I am very sad indeed to hear of Mark's death. We worked together many times during our long careers at LUL and he was always an exceptional colleague; completely committed to the task on hand, no matter how complex and involving numerous stakeholders. He could always be completely relied upon to reach the required outcome and was able to see issues from multiple angles and come up with innovative solutions. We shared a love of trains, Paris and dedication to improving LU to better serve its customers. He will be sorely missed by all his former colleagues. He was a very special person. I shall make a donation to the LT Museum in his memory.
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2021-05-13 11:15:19 View / Comment (0)
Stephen Gaskill
I'm really sad to hear this news. I worked with Mark for several years at Ricardo Rail. We worked very closely on the Great Western Electrification Project. Mark often suggested alternative solutions to problems that would never have crossed my mind. My life and career are more well rounded from knowing him. News of his death was very much a shock to me. He will be sadly missed.
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2021-05-12 09:37:58 View / Comment (0)
Zoe Alderman
I’m so sad to hear about Mark. I worked with him on several projects, initially on LU and latterly on electrification projects. He was a kind and gentle man, and he set a tone that always calmly shut down argument and focussed on getting things done. And it worked – he was able to encourage people to behave in a way that was collaborative and open. He brought a quiet humour, a world of good judgement, and a voice that was as soft as his magnificent velvet jackets. He will be greatly missed.
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2021-05-11 18:45:30 View / Comment (0)
SImon Taylor
I worked with Mark on the Victoria Line Upgrade, he was such a character, a hugely intelligent guy who brought his individuality to his work and to the team. Our daughters (Emily & Alice) got on really well and played together when we brought them in while we got on with "Boring train stuff". Through him and his team, I gained a huge appreciation and understanding of engineering and how to do it right so thank you Mark :)
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2021-05-11 17:46:07 View / Comment (0)Gary Joynes
The worshipful company of Saddlers Hall, London 2010
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2021-05-11 17:34:19 View / Comment (0)
Gary Joynes
Really sad to hear about Mark. He was a lovely warm person who had a great knack of getting people to work with him and agreement to proposals we put forward in the many years I worked with him. We always to used to joke about how work was a bit like the TV series Dads army. Mark used to joke about his management style being like Sergeant Wilson i.e. "would you chaps mind awfully doing this". It was very effective though and engendered a lot of trust in him from the people around him. It was a major factor in the success of the Victoria line Upgrade that London Undreground trusted so much to get on with the key approvals Mark always engendered a great camaraderie in the team. I can remember several christmas lunches with Mark at Euston and Templar House and we frequently put the world to right over a glass of wine. The picture attached is from my 25 years of service dinner at the Saddlers hall in central London to celebrate my time on the Underground with several other colleagues. Where others basically read from staff records Mark went to the bother of delivering a wonderful warm, personal, funny tribute. Its his humanity, sense of humour and warmth I will really miss
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2021-05-11 10:49:19 View / Comment (1)
Monish Sengupta
I am in tears. Mark was so close to me – in LU, then in Ricardo. When I was in posted in Les Ulis, France – I had to record train announcements in French and send it to Mark. He used to love France and was a fluent French speaker. When I was the CCS NoBo assessor on the NR Heathrow project, Mark was my project manager. I used to go to him for everything related to safety, assurance, project management and believe it or not – about my own marriage and relationship. My first knowledge on assurance came from Mark when he was in LU. On Victoria Line Upgrade project, we worked very closely. When I travelled and lived in Japan for three months, Mark was my first line of call on where to go in Tokyo, what to eat, which train to take. His wife being Japanese, Mark knew Japan quite in depth. When I left Ricardo, I lost touch with him. One of the reasons, I joined WSP was Mark. I wanted to work with Mark so badly. Unfortunately, when I joined WSP, Mark had left. I always wanted to have long hair like you Mark. Now I have, but you are not here to see that. But don't worry, I will show it to you when we will meet again. Today, I lost my mentor, my friend and one of my most trusted colleagues. Rest in Peace Mark. I never imagined in this damn life that I will have to write this line.
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Dennis Kemp
Dennis Kemp
I was deeply saddened by the news of Mark’s passing. My first memories of Mark are when he was leading Train Audit whilst I lead a team undertaking signalling audit. His energy and enthusiasm are still as memorable now as was his crazy blond hair in those early days. When Mark returned under PPP we were both part of the Safety & Assurance directorate, before working on the Victoria Line Upgrade and Sub-Surface Railway Upgrade programmes together. Mark had a unique talent of breaking down and explaining complex situations and problems to enable them to be understood so practical solutions could be developed. He could create order out of chaos, encouraging people to cooperate and collaborate, take the heat out of the moment and seal the deal with his characteristic grin, akin to Wallace asking “More cheese Gromit?” Mark was an excellent engineer, clear orator and had a sharp mind to get to the root of the issue. I will personally miss Mark’s counsel, he took the time to listen to what I had to say. We enjoyed talking about things French and I was so impressed with is language skills in comparison to my own. And I’ll miss his personal fashion sense! My life was made richer for knowing Mark and I will miss him, as will others fortunate enough to have met him.
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