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The outgoing chief executive of Crossrail has refuted suggestions that a personality clash or frustration with governance were the reasons behind his surprise resignation last month.

Speaking to the London Assembly鈥檚 Transport Committee today, Rob Holden said there was 鈥渘o one specific reason鈥� for resigning, suggesting his skill set was not suited to the role moving forward.

鈥淭he skill sets need to be different to the ones I have: less management and more engineering,鈥� he said. 鈥淟ots of things I have done will hopefully be one-offs, such as getting the project through review part three and turning it into a delivery project.鈥�

Holden also tried to play down reports of a personality clash with Crossrail chairman, Terry Morgan.

鈥淚 wish people would stop listening to rumours,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 am very frustrated that these issues are being raised. This project is not about me 鈥� Crossrail is more than individuals. My engineering colleagues will be benefit from a person who can talk in engineering language. I don鈥檛 see what the problem is.鈥�

The complex governance of Crossrail, with both Transport for London and the Department for Transport holding the purse strings, is also thought to have played a part in Holden鈥檚 resignation and he admitted he found it 鈥渄ifficult to adapt鈥�.

鈥淭hey are arrangements which we have to work around,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 want to make too much of an issue of it. I found it difficult to adapt and want to move on.鈥�

Morgan insisted that the 拢16bn project is still on track. 鈥淧eople can say what they like but measure us on the outputs we are delivering,鈥� he said.