Metrol

The current area of point and signal control extends to Clifton Hill, Jolimont, East Richmond, Flinders Street, Southern Cross, North Melbourne Junction and South Kensington.

The original site was on Batman Avenue, beside the Jolimont Yard, and adjacent to Electrol, the control centre for the railway electrical substations and traction power supply.

During construction, it was revealed that the Metrol building would block the view from Russell Street to the Botanic Gardens and Government House, and that no planning permit had been applied for.

[5] State Premier Rupert Hamer responded to the public outcry by ordering the half-constructed building to be demolished.

[12] Work on the Train Management Facility started when Bombardier Transportation was awarded an $11 million contract, with completion originally due in 1999 but extended until mid-2001.

[14] In 2003 the State Government and M.Train agreed to cancel the then $18 million contract owing to th undeliverability of the orignal PTC specification however publicly, saying it was unhappy with the deal.

[15] A second attempt to provide a replacement train control centre was announced in May 2006, as part of the State Government's "Meeting Our Transport Challenges" policy, and was costed at $88 million.