Alison Munro re-appointed as head of HS2

Date: 27/4/2012

Alison Munro will continue in her position as Chief Executive of HS2, it has been announced.

She has held the post since the independent organisation was established by the government in 2009.

The purpose of the group is to help deliver a high speed rail network connecting London to the north of England and Ms Munro will now lead the project through the Hybrid Bill process to Royal Assent following her re-appointment.

Transport Secretary Justine Greening said Ms Munro has done an "excellent job" so far and is therefore the right person to continue in the role.

"HS2 will transform rail travel for our country, providing much needed capacity, reducing journey times and driving regeneration in the same way the motorway network revolutionised road travel," she added.

Ms Greening approved plans for a high speed rail network at the beginning of the year and when complete in 2026, trains travelling at 250mph along the Y-shaped network will be capable of carrying up to 26,000 passengers every hour.

Posted by Mary Treen