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	Connex Melbourne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Connex Melbourne is wholly-owned by Connex Australia[1], a subsidiary of the International Connex Group.
		Connex Melbourne is the private operator for the commuter railway system and the City Loop subway in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
		Connex is responsible, under the terms of the partnership agreement with the State Government, to employ staff to combat fare evasion.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Connex_Melbourne (702 words)

	Connex - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the Czech Republic Connex is the largest bus operator, after a 2002 take-over of the Slezsko regional network in Silesia.
		In Stockholm, Sweden, Connex is contracted by the Stockholm County Council to run the Stockholm Metro.
		In Canada, Connex was awarded an operations and maintenance contract for the Viva bus rapid transit network in York Region (north of Toronto) for its first five years of service beginning in September 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Connex (706 words)

	Melbourne - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Melbourne is also home to some of Australia's biggest sports events including: the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival (including the 'race that stops the nation', the Melbourne Cup), the Australian Formula One Grand Prix, the Australian Tennis Open and the AFL Grand Final.
		Melbourne's overwhelming dominance of the state of Victoria's population and economy means the Victorian state government is also effectively the city government of greater Melbourne.
		Melbourne is seen as an international educational hub, with many students from Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea, India, Malaysia, China and other parts of Asia choosing to study at one of the city's many high schools and universities.
	www.timesharetalk.co.uk /wiki.asp?k=Melbourne (4932 words)

	Connex Melbourne selects Alphawest IT Managed Services
		Connex Melbourne (Connex) will be provided with continuous 24x7 monitoring and management of its core IT infrastructure, full service desk, daily on-site support personnel and all desk-side services.
		Connex is part of a worldwide organisation specialising in the operation of passenger transport service.
		In Melbourne, Connex Melbourne was awarded a contract by the Victorian Government in 2004 to operate the 15-line Melbourne metropolitan train network.
	www.alphawest.com.au /scripts/viewarticle.asp?NID=2893 (551 words)

	Timely travel an SMS away - Next - smh.com.au
		Melbourne train commuters are among the first users of a large-scale two-way Short Message Service introduced this year by one of Victoria's private public transport operators, Connex.
		Connex was planning the application three years ago and had mastered the complex train networks to build a database and searching capacity.
		Connex at the moment runs about half of the network but the SMS service is available for the entire Melbourne Metropolitan Network.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/04/12/1081621877995.html (638 words)

	theage.com.au - The Age
		Connex chief executive Olivier Brousse said in a statement that he was shocked and the company was "considering its options".
		In Melbourne, Connex consistently achieves customer satisfaction ratings above 70 per cent in the Government's Track Record surveys and is negotiating with the Government to take over M>Train and unite the metropolitan rail network under one umbrella.
		Connex is part of the Paris-based global conglomerate Veolia Environnement, formerly known as Vivendi.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/06/28/1056683949770.html (341 words)

	Connex Melbourne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Connex will be running extra for the M2006 (Commonwealth Games) Work Force Warm up at Telstra Dome this Saturday, 10 December 2005.
		Connex will be running plenty of extra trains for the AFL Grand Final between West Coast and Sydney at the MCG this Saturday afternoon.
		Connex will run additional trains for round 5 AFL matches being played at the MCG and Telstra Dome this weekend.
	www.connexmelbourne.com.au (422 words)

	Connex photo
		This bus was purchased by Connex in 2002 from the STA to operate on their local route service.
		Connex only operate two of these with (142) m/o 005 having a newer body.
		Connex operate a handful of Rebodied Leyland Leopards which will be disposed of by the end of the year in an effort to standardise their fleet.
	www.geocities.com /deano_192/connex.htm (562 words)

	Vlado's Pictures from Australia - advertising financed version (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Melbourne Webcam is sometimes a bit noisy, but it can show a nice panorama picture.
		For me in WATSONIA most interesting are the Hurstbridge line of Connex Melbourne and Dysons' 566.
		There is also Connex, they call themselves "Germany's second biggest railways company", but they are of little importance compared to THE railways company, Die Bahn.
	vlado-do.bravepages.com (744 words)

	Viclink - Your guide to public transport in Regional Victoria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Connex and the State Government (with funding support through the Commonwealth Department of the Environment and Heritage's Cycle Connect initiative) have joined together to add 212 new, secure bike lockers across Melbourne's train stations.
		Connex reserves the right to open and inspect a Bicycle Locker if there is any doubt as to a Bicycle Locker's use or contents, or to carry out necessary maintenance.
		Connex staff are not responsible for opening a Bicycle Locker unless a key is lost in which case Condition 8 will apply.
	www.viclink.com.au /latest_news/latest_news_detail.php?id=1538 (2163 words)

	Text aims to keep train commuters on track - Next (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Connex Melbourne, the company that operates the metropolitan trains passing through St Albans station, cancelled all trains on the line for the next four hours to allow emergency services to clear the scene.
		Connex denies the SMS service is acknowledgement of problems with the train network or that resources are being diverted from issues such as driver shortages and faulty trains.
		Connex developed an automatic SMS Updates service that informs customers of train delays or cancellations as soon as the information becomes available.
	www.smh.com.au /technology/ - !http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/10/11/1097406487300.html (761 words)

	Rail shutdown strands 30,000 commuters - National - theage.com.au
		Connex chief executive Bruce Hughes said that some passengers would also be compensated with a free daily ticket.
		As the centre was evacuated, trains were ordered to stop at the nearest station and were stranded for two hours.
		One internal source told The Age last night that Connex had emergency response plans that should have enabled it to keep running despite the control room evacuation.
	www.theage.com.au /news/national/rail-shutdown-strands-30000-commuters/2005/06/27/1119724578197.html (662 words)

	Transport in Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Since the extension of the Ghan from Alice Springs to Darwin was completed in 2004, all mainland Australian capital cities are linked by standard gauge rail, for the first time.
		In Queensland about 15 sugar mills have narrow gauge (610mm/2' 0" gauge) cane tramways that deliver sugar cane to the mills.
		Geelong, Gladstone, Mackay, Melbourne, Newcastle, Sydney, Townsville, Wollongong
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Transportation_in_Australia (538 words)

	blickpunktstrab.net Photos Current 20 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The newly privatised Melbourne tram network is far from boring.
		Melbourne's suburban rail network has also been privatised.
		One of the Connex lines is this one to Epping.
	www.blickpunktstrab.net /bs_current20_e.html (248 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Manifest 2005 will be held at the University of Melbourne, Parkville Campus, 15 minutes walking distance from the CBD of Melbourne, Australia (Melway Ref: Map 43-G4).
		The closest train station to the University of Melbourne is Melbourne Central, though you can also stop at Flinders Street and not be that much farther.
		Connex Melbourne's website offers a very good timetable of the trains around the city.
	www.manifest.org.au /venue.html (381 words)

	The Age Blogs: Your Say / Public transport Archives
		Connex has blamed bad weather and construction work on major city projects for the problems, while acknowledging passengers deserved better.
		Connex, the govt and all the other private public transport system operators: spend less money on advertising on how good you are, what new corporate identity and image you have, stop making excuses, stop hiking fares at every opportunity (when your performance can't justify it).
		If Connex can make more money by squashing passengers onto 1 train instead of 2 and paying a small fine then as a corporation they would be obligated to do that.
	blogs.theage.com.au /yoursay/archives/2005/12/public_transpor.html (14278 words)

	Euronext
		Prior to the awarding of the new franchise, which takes effect on 18 April 2004, the Connex assets managed by ALSTOM included 240 kilometres of track with the related infrastructure and a fleet of 74 six-car trains.
		Connex is gradually replacing its older Hitachi trains with new X’TRAPOLIS trains built by ALSTOM.
		Connex has ordered 58 X’TRAPOLIS trains in all; the last of the trains in the order is scheduled for delivery by the end of the year.
	www.euronext.com /news/companypressrelease/0,4616,1700631_11894_140641931,00.html (274 words)

	The World Today - Private operator pulls out of Melbourne transit
		The operators that remain, and currently run segments of the system, are natural frontrunners for the new monopolies.
		BOB ANNELLS: I think that is a difficult question, I think the Government are thinking about that hard, I think that the environment for tendering is not as robust as it was in 1999, I think transport businesses around the world are finding it very difficult going in public transport.
		Connex wants even more Government assistance, or they say they'll walk away as well.
	www.abc.net.au /worldtoday/stories/s749032.htm (724 words)

	Connex Whinger: 2005-04-24
		One man's perspective of the daily grind on board the Connex Melbourne metropolitan train system.
		The stats so far show 60% of trains I've gone for getting a green status, 10% orange and 30% red, barely changed from where we were at the end of week two.
		Some respite from the Connex daily grind as I'll be in Perth for the next three days.
	connexwhinger.blogspot.com /2005_04_24_connexwhinger_archive.html (522 words)

	SEEK - Australia's no. 1 jobs, employment, career and recruitment site
		Connex Trains Melbourne operates trains services to the eastern and north-eastern suburbs of one of the world's most livable cities.
		Connex also operates special services to the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds and Flemington racecourse.
		To carry these passengers, Connex spent $44 million refurbishing 45 existing airconditioned trains and is currently introducing 29 new X'TRAPOLIS trains, to replace the non-airconditioned trains.
	www.seek.com.au /advhomes/connextrains_melb/12656224_1.htm (289 words)

	Commuter criticism drives ad awareness
		VICTORIAN train operator Connex has defended its new advertising campaign promoting the virtues of train travel, despite a wave of public criticism suggesting the ads are far removed from reality.
		Connex general manager marketing Michelle Mazzarella said the campaign met the desired objectives and generated plenty of brand awareness.
		Created by Cummins and Partners, the campaign has two objectives—to communicate to Melburnians that Connex is the provider of train services to all of Melbourne, and secondly to drive patronage.
	www.bandt.com.au /news/65/0c01fc65.asp (328 words)

	Melbourne Metro Train Radio- "METROL"
		As M Train (National Express) has pulled out, all railways frequencies for Metro Melbourne stay the same, and they have been checked today, December 19, 2002.
		These frequencies are used by train drivers across Metro Melbourne to communicate with the Met Control Centre (heard on air as “Metrol,” which is located next to, and up the stairs from Platform One at Flinders Street Station.
		Note also that Connex Trains have built-in DVD Recorders (that are placed where the guard once sat) that record every picture and sound across the whole train onto a DVD, which is never taped over, but filed.
	www.scanaustralia.bigpondhosting.com /rail/metro1.html (394 words)

	Connex Melbourne - Timetables
		Travelling around Melbourne by train is quick, efficient and easy.
		Connex provides a range of services across the Metropolitan Melbourne running from around 5am (7am Sunday) until nearly midnight 7 days a week.
		To view comprehensive Connex timetable information, select from one of our train lines or stations from the timetable menu below.
	www.connexmelbourne.com.au /trip_timetable/index.asp (289 words)

	UNI : Union victory in Connex dispute, Germany (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The dispute with Rheinbus Connex in Germany has successfully concluded in the evening of Wednesday 23 January 2002.
		According to the Ver.di union, the company agreed to pay their drivers the same amount of wages as with the other bus drivers of the publicly-owned companies in the region are earning.
		Please be advised that there is another on-going dispute with Connex in Melbourne, Australia on workforce redundancy.
	www.union-network.org /unimultinationals.nsf/dde3b988c615293ec1256911001f982b/39e6c302b6aef1adc1256b4c0061129f?OpenDocument (211 words)

	Metroblogging Melbourne: Connex 'Safe Zone' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Written from the perspective of people who live, work, and play here every day, Melbourne is one of over forty five (and growing) blogs in the globe-spanning Metroblogging network.
		Only a few days ago Connex Melbourne introduced their 'Safe Zone' at all of their premium stations across Melbourne, as Melbournians have seen illistrated by 'that ad' on FTA in Melbourne.
		I haven't seen the Connex ad, but I guess the idea is the same.
	melbourne.metblogs.com /archives/011189.phtml (299 words)

	Melbourne Rail Pocket Timetables (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Connex issues up until Oct 2004 showed old PTC style line map for line listed on cover with connecting services and travel times (stopping all stations) from the City.
		Connex didn't re-issue either style of timetables at this time.
		This error was picked up by Connex sometime before early June 2004, and it is believed that they are currently reprinting them yet again.
	www.aattc.org.au /melbpocketTTlist.htm (1631 words)

	Victorian Institute of Sport
		The Council is the guardian and administrator of the City of Melbourne.
		Over the next three years Connex and the VIS will work together during the build up to the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and the Olympic Games in Beijing.
		The VIS is synonymous with ‘Achievement, Success and Excellence’ in sport and the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre provides the training environment in which talented Victorian athletes have the opportunity to perform at the highest level to achieve their best.
	www.vis.org.au /sponsors.asp (1935 words)

	Victorian Railfan Website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		MRPS run steam and diesel trains over a section of the Mornington branch line on the Mornington Peninsula, south of Melbourne.
		Most of the recent photos are Victorian but there are many photos from other parts of Australia and the rest of the World.
		Information on Melbourne's rail transport modes which rely on electric traction to operate - suburban trains and trams.
	www.railpage.org.au /vr/links.php?category=viclinks (630 words)

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