Plan now on track for more Protective Services Officer recruits More PSO officers are to join the ranks to patrol Melbourne's train stations. TED Baillieu's promise to have protective services officers at every train station by November next year is finally on track, with hundreds of new recruits in the final stages of testing. And weeks after a controversial multi-million-dollar ad campaign began, it is believed several hundred Victorians have put in fresh applications to work as PSOs from 6pm until the last trains. An extra 350 recruits are in the final stages of psychological and physical testing after getting through academic exams. The number of PSOs is now up to almost 280, still well short of the 940 Mr Baillieu promised would be working by next November. But police are pleased to be sifting through "several hundred" more applications and are confident targets will be reached. Mr Baillieu will today unveil new stations to get PSOs from this week as the roll-out continues. Last month the Herald Sun revealed a $2.7 million advertising campaign would run from January to March in a bid to secure the number of PSOs needed to fulfil the Government's promise. The ads, running on TV, radio, billboards, online and in newspapers, were costing about $2.4 million more than first budgeted. And they came on top of $2.67 million spent the previous year. About 1000 people have attended PSO information sessions since the new ads began. Meanwhile, the Coalition is ahead of schedule on its promise to get 1700 new cops on the beat, with about 120 more officers on the books than forecast. Government spokesman Les White said the law enforcement promises made before the last election would be achieved by November next year.