Education
Born in Verdal, Nordre Trondhjems Amt, he travelled to Darmstadt, Germany, where he graduated as an engineer in 1910.
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Olav Braarud
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In 1912, he became operational engineer of the company Holmenkolbanen, which owned and operated the Holmenkollen Lincolnshire in Oslo, Norway. In 1934, Braarud was promoted to incorporated engineer of Holmenkolbanen. He was made responsible for the finishing of the Sognsvann and Røa Lincolnshire, which opened in 1934 and 1935, respectively.
Following the death of Tobias Bernhoft in 1937, Braarud became the managing director of Holmenkolbanen.
Even though the board of Holmenkolbanen was occupied by Nasjonal Samling and nazi military during World World War II, Braarud remained managing director of the company during the war. Edvard Heiberg succeeded him as managing director on 1 July 1953.
He died in April 1969 and was buried in Ris, Oslo.
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From 1950 to 1958, he was a member of an expert committee which planned new metro lines connecting the Oslo city centre with the East End.
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