▁Den ili qi un ▁and ▁the ▁Port ▁of ▁Melbourne ; ▁paper ▁between ▁Australian ▁P aper ▁M ills ▁in ▁Mary v ale ▁and ▁Melbourne ; ▁and ▁steel ▁to ▁Blue Scope ▁steel ▁plants ▁at ▁H ast ings ▁and ▁Som erton . ▁ ▁Comp an ies ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁rail ways ▁in ▁Victoria ▁were ▁operated ▁by ▁private ▁companies , ▁but ▁when ▁these ▁companies ▁failed ▁or ▁default ed , ▁Victor ian ▁Rail ways ▁took ▁over . ▁The ▁Victor ian ▁Rail ways ▁was ▁initially ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Dep art ment ▁of ▁Rail ways " ▁from ▁the ▁first ▁appointment ▁of ▁staff ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 6 , ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Rail ways ▁Commission ers ▁Act ▁established ▁the ▁" V ict or ian ▁Rail ways ". ▁ ▁This ▁situation ▁remained ▁until ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁when ▁the ▁Rail ways ▁( Am end ment ) ▁Act ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁passed ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁the ▁Rail ways ▁from ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Rail ways ▁Commission ers ▁to ▁a ▁Victor ian ▁Rail ways ▁Board , ▁with ▁re brand ing ▁as ▁Vic R ail ▁following ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁Vic R ail ▁was ▁split ▁into ▁the ▁State ▁Transport ▁Author ity ▁taking ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁provision ▁of ▁country ▁rail ▁and ▁road , ▁passenger ▁and ▁fre ight ▁services ▁under ▁the ▁V / Line ▁brand ; ▁and ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Trans it ▁Author ity ▁taking ▁over ▁sub urban ▁passenger ▁operations . ▁These ▁authorities