M-Train
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The title of this article is wrong due to some technical limitations. The right title is M>Train. |
M>Train was a train operator of half of Melbourne's suburban railway network. It stopped operations at 3:00am 18 April 2004, with Connex Melbourne then taking over all rail operations. M>Train and M>Tram's slogan was Moving Melbourne. M>Train operated the Craigieburn, Cranbourne, Frankston, Pakenham, Sandringham, Sydenham, Upfield, Werribee, Williamstown lines, and maintained the 3 underground city loop stations. Their network was more than 268 kilometers long, and owned 125 trains, with 62 new trains on order when M>Train stopped operations.[1]
History
changeBayside Trains (later known as M>Train) were awarded a 15-year contract to run half of Melbourne's railway network on 31 October 1999, by the Victorian State Government. On 1 October 2001, Bayside Trains renamed themselves to M>Train, along with Swanston Trams renaming themselves to M>Tram .[1]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Moving Melbourne - M>Train - About M>Train". Archived from the original on 2004-04-02. Retrieved 2004-04-02.
| Preceded by Public Transport Corporation (as Bayside Trains) |
Railways in Melbourne Caufield and Northern groups 1999-2002 |
Succeeded by the State Govemnent of Victoria ran M>Train, then Connex Melbourne once a new contract was arranged |
