All Melbourne articles
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Metro Report InternationalYarra Journey Makers to operate world’s biggest tram network
AUSTRALIA: The state of Victoria has awarded the Yarra Journey Makers joint venture of Transdev and John Holland the next contract to operate the Melbourne tram network. This is the world’s largest, with around 500 trams, 1 600 stops, 24 routes, more than 250 km of ...
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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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V/Line Passenger Pty Ltd
V/Line is responsible for operation and maintenance of Victoria’s broad-gauge regional rail network, over which freight service is operated by Pacific National Pty Ltd. V/Line runs passenger trains over seven routes radiating from Melbourne to Geelong, Warrnambool, Ballarat, Ararat, Bendigo, Swan Hill, Echuca, Albury (NSW), Shepparton and Bairnsdale, extending to ...
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Metro Trains Melbourne (MTM)
Suburban rail network operating 15 routes serving 224 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 ...
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Yarra Trams
Opened in 1884 with the first electric trams from 1889. Extensive network of 24 routes serving more than 1600 stops. See Melbourne network map. Melbourne’s tram network is run under a franchise agreement with the State of Victoria. On December 1 2024 the Yarra Journey Makers consortium of Transdev Australia ...