Metro Trains Melbourne

Metro congratulates Rolling Stock STM Electrical, James Burrows, for taking home the MTR Corporation Limited 香港鐵路有限公司 Safety Hero Award for his outstanding work in pushing for and implementing safety improvements at our Rolling Stock Bayswater depot. James has been pivotal in improving Metro’s safety processes involving plant and equipment and rolling stock recovery.   The award category recognises frontline staff who practice effective safety communication and take proactive measures to prevent major risk scenarios.    Well done, James 👏

Metro Trains Melbourne Chairman, Raymond Yuen, congratulates Paul Younis, Department Secretary at the Department of Transport and Planning, on his fantastic career in public transport. Jeroen Weimar will be the incoming Secretary of Victoria’s Department of Transport and Planning and we look forward to building on our successes together.

Did you know that roughly 1,500 volts of electricity run through the overhead wires that power your train ride? Sometimes we have to turn the power off to safely complete network upgrades, and that's why passengers on the Sandringham line are travelling by bus this week (until 16 December). Metro thanks passengers for their patience, and teams for their hard work.

The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) End-of-Year Industry Lunch was a fantastic opportunity to celebrate a year of milestones and achievements. 🏆 We received the Customer Service Excellence Award for our work on the Taylor Swift concerts, and our Chief Engineer, Phil Ellingworth was honoured with the Career Achievement Award at the Australasian Rail Industry Awards. 🎓 We launched our 15 Years, 15 Scholarships initiative, funding 15 ARA ‘Professional Certificate in Rail’ courses to help kickstart careers in the rail industry. 🌍 Our CEO Raymond O'Flaherty joined other rail industry leaders on the ARA Study Tour, exploring insights from London’s Elizabeth Line and the metro line in Paris. 🎤 Raymond also participated as a panellist at AusRAIL Gold Coast, sharing Metro’s focus on Passengers, Performance, the Metro Tunnel Opening, Safety, and Shaping the Future of Our Workforce. We look forward to fantastic 2025, especially with AusRAIL Plus being held in Melbourne 👏 Chad Burke Laura Edwards Kelly Douglas Danny Broad

Making spirits bright 🌟 in partnership with Kinaway-The Victorian Aboriginal Chamber of Commerce, Metro Trains held a First Nations Christmas market today at our Collins Street offices. Stall holders had everything from pyjamas to coffee on offer, giving people the opportunity to fill their Christmas stockings with treats from First Nations businesses. Thank you to everyone who came along and helped support Metro’s commitment to reconciliation and self-determination.

Are you looking to kickstart a career in the rail industry? We’re excited to be offering scholarships for 15 successful applicants to complete the Australasian Railway Association (ARA)’s ‘Professional Certificate in Rail’ – as part of Metro’s 15-year celebration. This industry-designed and recognised course covers all aspects of the rail industry, from signalling and rail operations to infrastructure and rolling stock. Applications close 31 December 2024. For more info or to apply, visit https://lnkd.in/gwN_9955

Metro Trains’ Team “Zero Harm Pioneers” has won the MTR Global Safety Achievement Award, collecting a HK$15,000 prize and a trophy after a successful presentation to a judging panel in Hong Kong. “It was an outstanding result for Metro,” says Paul Pafumi, MBA, Head of Innovation. “The initiatives that made up our submission are very innovative, with real safety impacts for both our people and our passengers.” The Global Safety Achievement Award recognises Business Units for their outstanding achievements, contributions, and performance in implementing MTR’s Corporate Strategic Safety Plan. Congratulations to Paul Pafumi, MBA, Farah Salem, Ben Harris and Martin Ruiz.

Today Metro proudly supports International Day of People with Disability. To mark the day, we celebrated the efforts of our Accessibility Reference Group (ARG), who generously give their time and share their experiences and advice for a more accessible network. Gabrielle Williams MP attended the event, hosted by Department of Transport and Planning, Metro, V/Line, Yarra Trams and Kinetic, to thank all ARG members from across Victoria’s public transport network.

Today we welcome a new operator of Yarra Trams to Melbourne's PT club. Yarra Journey Makers is a partnership with Transdev Australia & New Zealand and John Holland. We look forward to our teams working together to help both tram and train passengers across Melbourne get where they want to go 🚋 🚇

We’re proud to have made a $100,000 donation to support the essential work done every day by Foodbank Victoria. Our donation will provide 200,000 meals to Melburnians in need. Foodbank Victoria was chosen after our colleagues had the opportunity to nominate their charity of choice. To support their work, visit https://lnkd.in/gpCKSk_M