Fred Garner, born 1963, is a chartered Civil Engineer, Fellow of the Institute of Engineers and Director for Rail at Taylor Woodrow.
Fred talks of how the Harry Potter phenomenon has grown at King’s Cross, from the filming on the station to the building of the trolley into the wall.
He goes on to tell us how he came to King’s Cross in 2001 to work on the upgrading of the Underground during the implementation of the Fennel Report in the wake of the tragic fire of 1987. He then returned to King’s Cross as Project Manager for the upgrade of the main station in readiness for the London Olympics in 2012. For both projects he explains how they ensured that work was done safely, on time and without disrupting travellers’ journeys.