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VicTrack, trading as the Victorian Rail Track Corporation, is a Victorian Government state-owned enterprise which owns all railway and tram lines, associated rail lands and other rail-related infrastructure in the state of Victoria, Australia, [1] with the exception of the Emerald Tourist Railway Board's heritage Puffing Billy Railway.
In 1999, ARTC signed a five-year deal with VicTrack, the rail manager for the Victorian government, to lease the standard gauge North East line from Albury to Melbourne and the Western standard gauge line from Melbourne to Serviceton. [2] [7] This was later extended for another 10 years, and in May 2008 for another 45 years. [8] [9]
Rail transport in the Australian state of Victoria is provided by a number of railway operators who operate over the government-owned railway lines. The network consists of 2,357 km of Victorian broad gauge (1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)) lines, and 1,912 km of standard gauge (1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in)) freight and interstate lines; the latter increasing with gauge conversion of the former.
Greaser cars 794M and 797M are owned by VicTrack, and are stored at Newport Workshops. A note in Newsrail, May 1989, indicated that seven cars, with asbestos components removed, were to be preserved as an operational set, using cars 1522M, 798M, 799M, 2515T, 2606T, 2850T and 883T, in conjunction with The Met's celebrations of the 70th ...
The majority of rolling stock is owned by the Victorian Government business enterprise VicTrack. [18] Metro Trains Melbourne is responsible for maintaining the train fleet. All trains on the Melbourne suburban network are electric (bar the Stony Point Line), operated by drivers, and fitted with power-operated sliding doors which are closed by ...
Yarra Trams is the trading name of the operator of the tram network in Melbourne, Australia, which is owned by VicTrack and leased to Yarra Trams by the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning. Since December 2024, the current franchise is operated by Yarra Journey Makers, a joint venture of Transdev and John Holland.
Campbell Alan Rose AM (born 7 November 1964) was the Chief Executive of VicTrack, the Victorian state government statutory authority responsible for managing the state's railway and tram based assets. Previously, he served as Chief Executive for Stralliance Developments and Watersun Homes, a Melbourne-based development and construction company.
Brunswick tram depot is located on Sydney Road, Brunswick, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.It opened on 26 April 1936 in conjunction with the electrification of the Brunswick and North Melbourne Cable tram line.