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As you can see from the images, the system will be awash with new liveries and bright new colours, but unfortunately paining something yellow doesn't make it new, or in this case, blue.
But it looks good and hopefully the new operators will be able to do the best they can, with what they have got and not get blamed all the time by the Government.
Melbourne's train system name changes from "Connex" to "Metro"
Ashley Gardiner - September 01, 2009 11:09am
A NEW word will soon be on the lips of rail commuters after Melbourne's train operator decided on a fresh title.
The Connex name will disappear from Melbourne's trains in favour of the name "Metro".
The name change will come into effect on November 30.
Metro has promised to cut cancellations by 24 per cent, improve punctuality by 10 per cent and have staff at an extra 22 stations.
Trains will be considered late if they are more than four minutes and 59 seconds behind schedule, a tighter definition than the current 5:59 standard.
All trains with problem air conditioning will get an upgrade to work at temperatures up to 45 degrees, costing $100 million.
Metro will be paid an average $474 million a year to run the trains.
Meanwhile, the city's new tram operator KDR will be paid $2.8 billion over eight years after finalising its deal with the State Government last night.
Downer EDI managing director Geoff Knox said Melbournes tram network was one of the most significant systems in the world.
(We) are fully committed to working with the Victorian Government to deliver a world-class transport solution for Melbourne and its strategic transport objectives for the future.
Details were released to the Australian Stock Exchange this morning.
In a separate announcement, one of the members of the Metro Trains Melbourne group revealed it would be paid $162 million a year.
United Group will get the share for maintenance of Melbournes trains for eight years.
As you can see from the images, the system will be awash with new liveries and bright new colours, but unfortunately paining something yellow doesn't make it new, or in this case, blue.
But it looks good and hopefully the new operators will be able to do the best they can, with what they have got and not get blamed all the time by the Government.