All Melbourne articles
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Metro Report InternationalMelbourne suburban contract extended as tunnel tracklaying completed
AUSTRALIA: Tracklaying in Melbourne’s cross-city Metro Tunnel has been completed.
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NewsThree consortia shortlisted to build Melbourne’s Suburban Rail Loop
AUSTRALIA: Victoria’s Suburban Rail Loop Authority has shortlisted three international consortia for tunnelling work on the eastern section of Melbourne’s orbital railproject. The SRL East package covers 26 km of twin bore tunnels between Cheltenham and Box Hill serving six underground stations. ...
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Metro Report InternationalEnergy storage, accessibility and local content in Melbourne’s Next Generation Trams contract
AUSTRALIA: Victoria’s Department of Transport has awarded Alstom a €700m framework contract to supply 100 G Class customised Flexity 2 trams to Melbourne from 2025. The agreement announced on April 21 includes 15 years of maintenance, which Alstom said would make it ’the biggest tram contract ...
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Organisations
Yarra Trams
Opened in 1884 with the first electric trams from 1889. Extensive network of 27 routes serving 1763 stops. See Melbourne network map. Melbourne’s tram network is run under a franchise agreement with the State of Victoria; KDR Melbourne (a consortium of Keolis and Downer EDI Rail) began an 8-year franchise ...
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Metro Trains Melbourne (MTM)
Suburban rail network operating 15 routes serving 219 stations. See Melbourne network map. In November 2009 Metro Trains Melbourne (a joint venture of Hong Kong MTR Corp, John Holland Group and United Group Rail) took over an eight-year franchise for suburban services (15 routes, 214 stations) from Mainco Melbourne Pty ...