. ▁This ▁structure ▁remained ▁until ▁corpor at isation ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁followed ▁by ▁priv at isation ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁Pass enger ▁services ▁on ▁Melbourne ' s ▁sub urban ▁rail ▁network ▁are ▁operated ▁by ▁Metro ▁Tra ins ▁Melbourne ▁with ▁electric ▁multiple ▁units , ▁and ▁services ▁to ▁regional ▁Victoria ▁by ▁V / Line ▁with ▁dies el ▁trains . ▁Fre ight ▁services ▁are ▁operated ▁by ▁Aur izon ▁( inter state ), ▁Pacific ▁National ▁and ▁S CT ▁Log istics ▁( inter state ▁and ▁intr ast ate ), ▁and ▁Q ube ▁Log istics ▁and ▁Trans Vol ution ▁( in tr ast ate ). ▁ ▁The ▁rail ▁network ▁radi ates ▁from ▁the ▁state ▁capital , ▁Melbourne , ▁with ▁main ▁inter state ▁links ▁to ▁Sydney ▁and ▁to ▁Ad ela ide , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁major ▁lines ▁running ▁to ▁regional ▁cent res , ▁upgrad ed ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Regional ▁Fast ▁Rail ▁project . ▁The ▁rail ▁network ▁reached ▁a ▁peak ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁but ▁stead ily ▁decl ined , ▁as ▁branch ▁and ▁cross ▁country ▁lines ▁were ▁closed ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁Victoria ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁dominant ▁min ing ▁base ▁as ▁with ▁other ▁states , ▁and ▁has ▁tradition ally ▁been ▁more ▁dependent ▁on ▁agricult ure ▁for ▁rail ▁fre ight ▁traffic . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁road ▁transport ▁had ▁captured ▁most ▁general ▁fre ight ▁traffic , ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁only ▁ 6 . 1 ▁million