M-Train

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The correct title of this article is M>Train. The substitution or omission of any < > [ ] { } is because of technical restrictions.

M>Train was the former operator of half of Melbourne's suburban railway network. It operated the Pakenham, Cranbourne, Frankston, Stony Point, Broadmeadows, Werribee, Williamstown, Sydenham, Sandringham and Upfield lines, as well as maintaining most of the underground City Loop stations. It ceased operation at 3:00AM on April the 18th, 2004, with Connex taking over all rail operations. Its former motto was M> Moving Melbourne.

[edit] Privatisation

M>Train was created in 1999 as Bayside Trains when Jeff Kennett privatised Melbourne's public transport system. In October 2001, National Express, the operator at the time officially renamed Bayside Trains to M>Train, as well as rebranding its Swanston Trams franchise as M>Tram after almost a year of both brands in use on the system. National Express handed back control of all of its public transport franchises to the state government in December 2002, with M>Train being run under state government control for the last period of its life.