▁were ▁then ▁merged ▁into ▁the ▁Public ▁Transport ▁Corporation ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁with ▁the ▁sub urban ▁services ▁re brand ed ▁as ▁" The ▁Met ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁the ▁Ken nett ▁Government ▁offered ▁long - distance ▁country ▁rail ▁services ▁previously ▁run ▁by ▁the ▁government - owned ▁operator ▁V / Line ▁to ▁private ▁operators . ▁While ▁several ▁rail ▁services ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁road ▁coach ▁services , ▁West ▁Coast ▁Railway ▁successfully ▁tender ed ▁to ▁operate ▁the ▁railway ▁line ▁to ▁W arr nam bool , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁private ▁operator ▁in ▁Victoria . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁Professor ▁Fred ▁Hil mer ▁presented ▁the ▁find ings ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Compet ition ▁Policy ▁Review ▁Committee , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Hil mer ▁Report , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁National ▁Compet ition ▁Policy ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁This ▁allowed ▁new ▁rail ▁fre ight ▁operators ▁to ▁establish ▁operations ▁in ▁Victoria . ▁Special ised ▁Container ▁Transport ▁comm enced ▁operating ▁trains ▁to ▁Per th ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁and ▁Great ▁Northern ▁Rail ▁Services ▁started ▁intr ast ate ▁operations . ▁ ▁Priv at isation ▁of ▁the ▁Public ▁Transport ▁Corporation ▁comm enced ▁under ▁the ▁Ken nett ▁Government ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁V / Line ▁was ▁split ▁into ▁separate ▁fre ight ▁and ▁passenger ▁divisions , ▁and ▁" The ▁Met " ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁Hill side ▁Tra ins ▁and ▁B ays ide ▁Tra ins . ▁These ▁separate ▁bodies ▁were ▁all ▁sold ▁separately ▁in ▁ 1 9