▁were ▁carried ▁out , ▁particularly ▁in ▁the ▁whe at ▁growing ▁areas ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁west ▁and ▁west . ▁The ▁new ▁length y ▁parallel ▁lines ▁were ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁che aper ▁to ▁operate ▁than ▁the ▁numerous ▁short ▁sp urs ▁such ▁as ▁those ▁in ▁the ▁G oul burn ▁Valley . ▁By ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁the ▁railway ▁map ▁of ▁Victoria ▁was ▁largely ▁complete , ▁with ▁the ▁best ▁land ▁settled ▁and ▁the ▁remaining ▁land ▁marg inal ▁for ▁agricult ure , ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁lines ▁built ▁across ▁the ▁state ▁border ▁into ▁the ▁River ina ▁of ▁NS W . ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁the ▁first ▁run ▁of ▁the ▁Spirit ▁of ▁Progress ▁was ▁made , ▁a ▁stream lined ▁all ▁air ▁condition ed ▁train ▁run ▁between ▁Melbourne ▁and ▁Al bury , ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁matching ▁S ▁class ▁steam ▁locomot ives . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁the ▁Better ▁Farm ing ▁Train ▁made ▁ 3 8 ▁t ours ▁prom oting ▁improved ▁agricult ural ▁practices . ▁ ▁The ▁Victor ian ▁Rail ways ▁biggest ▁steam ▁locomot ive ▁H ▁ 2 2 0 ▁He avy ▁Harry ▁entered ▁service ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁the ▁rail ways ▁were ▁struggling ▁with ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁effort . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Rail ways ▁employed ▁ 2 5 , 4 5 0 , ▁had ▁ 5 7 7 ▁steam ▁loc os ▁and ▁ 1 2 ▁electric ▁loc os ▁on ▁register ▁along