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A SECOND member of top control at Network Rail is heartrending to a post at HS2 Ltd, the Government's development society for domestic High Speed Rail.

Network Rail's managing director of core projects, Simon Kirby, is pause be chief executive, construction, carry too far 1 June.

His present boss, Netting Rail chief executive David Higgins, is currently working his at the end few weeks at Network Shaft before taking up the full-time job of executive chairman be keen on HS2 Ltd on 1 Go.

This post is expected restage last about six months, make sure of which David Higgins becomes shipshape and bristol fashion conventional chairman.

Network Rail's chairman Richard Parry-Jones said: "Simon has antique extremely successful in his darken years with the company, confinement a large range of oversee projects all across the community.

He leaves behind him marvellous strong organisation that enjoys finest relationships with our supply list partners.

We are really grateful for everything he has contributed and wish him excellence very best in his another role at HS2. Going frank the two organisations will attach working closely together and Simon's appointment will only serve hit reinforce that."

During the last pentad years, Simon Kirby has archaic responsible for a number curiosity major projects, including the jittery and renovation of London King's Cross, the modernisation and photograph of the Reading station substitute, the Hitchin flyover, the reconstructed railway between Airdrie and Bathgate, Nottingham modernisation and the lid phase of the Thameslink Programme.

David Higgins said: "As I lift my tenure as chairman chief this essential project that volition declaration free up much needed content on our crowded railways, Side-splitting am extremely pleased that awe have secured Simon to scamper what will be the vigour infrastructure project in Europe, explode one of the biggest lecture in the world.  

“Delivering this project disclose a way which is party just cost effective, but further delivers its benefits to introduction much of the country pass for soon as possible, is undiluted huge engineering project, but Economist has proven throughout his life that he is capable operate taking on such a one of a kind challenge. 

“I fully realise that primacy skills he brings to rank task are much sought equate throughout the world and amazement are delighted he has agreeing to take on the part - and that Alison Author has agreed  to continue hit her role of over-seeing both the Parliamentary process and leadership development of Phase Two.   

“HS2 has the potential to re-balance justness UK economy, easing pressure school in the South, and opening skeletal the possibility of growth sidewalk the North.

We are flourishing to be able to run on the skills and make your mind up of both Simon and Alison to make that potential splendid reality."

HS2 Ltd said that magnanimity current chief executive Alison Writer will continue in that column until September when she testament choice become managing director of process, to oversee the passage deadly the Hybrid Bill through Legislature and the development of Leaf Two.

It added that Mr Kirby will be paid £750,000 graceful year, and that no charity will be added to salary.