6 ▁they ▁entered ▁into ▁an ▁agreement ▁to ▁sell ▁the ▁track ▁le ase ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Government ▁for ▁$ 1 3 3 . 8 ▁million , ▁with ▁the ▁sale ▁completed ▁on ▁ 7 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁V / Line ▁becoming ▁track ▁manager . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Pacific ▁National ▁announced ▁plans ▁to ▁sell ▁or ▁close ▁its ▁gra in ▁transport ▁and ▁Port link ▁rural ▁container ▁business ▁operations ▁in ▁Victoria . ▁The ▁decision ▁has ▁been ▁critic ised ▁as ▁it ▁will ▁force ▁gra in ▁grow ers ▁to ▁use ▁higher ▁cost ▁road ▁transport ▁to ▁transport ▁the ▁annual ▁gra in ▁har vest ▁from ▁rural ▁sil os ▁to ▁the ▁ports . ▁The ▁decision ▁has ▁seen ▁many ▁comment ators ▁acc use ▁Pacific ▁National ▁of ▁only ▁acqu iring ▁the ▁operations ▁of ▁Fre ight ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁for ▁the ▁purposes ▁of ▁asset ▁stri pping ▁and ▁elimin ating ▁competition ▁in ▁rail ▁fre ight . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁El ▁Z or ro ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁W arr nam bool ▁- ▁Melbourne ▁container ▁service ▁from ▁Pacific ▁National , ▁and ▁moved ▁into ▁broad ▁gauge ▁gra in ▁services , ▁while ▁Aur izon ▁has ▁taken ▁over ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁- ▁Hor sh am ▁container ▁service . ▁ ▁By ▁line ▁Victoria ' s ▁first ▁railway ▁was ▁a ▁ 4   km ▁Victor ian ▁broad ▁gauge ▁line ▁between ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁( or ▁City ) ▁Term inus ▁( on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁modern - day ▁Fl ind ers ▁Street ▁station ) ▁and ▁Sand ridge ▁( now