▁by ▁systems ▁that ▁required ▁no ▁local ▁staff ▁saw ▁further ▁stations ▁de - mann ed . ▁ ▁Priv at isation ▁The ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁saw ▁costs ▁further ▁reduced ▁on ▁the ▁rail ▁network . ▁Gu ards ▁were ▁removed ▁from ▁passenger ▁trains ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁and ▁driver ▁only ▁sub urban ▁trains ▁comm enced ▁running ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁with ▁the ▁last ▁sub urban ▁train ▁cre wed ▁by ▁a ▁guard ▁running ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁the ▁National ▁Rail ▁Corporation ▁was ▁established , ▁taking ▁prof itable ▁steel , ▁and ▁inter modal ▁tra ff icks ▁from ▁V / Line ; ▁and ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁to ▁Ad ela ide ▁standard ▁gauge ▁line ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁moving ▁the ▁break ▁of ▁gauge . ▁ <0x09> ▁Mov es ▁towards ▁priv at isation ▁begun ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁with ▁V / Line ▁split ▁into ▁V / Line ▁Pass enger ▁and ▁V / Line ▁Fre ight ▁and ▁Melbourne ▁services ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁Public ▁Transport ▁Corporation ▁split ▁into ▁B ays ide ▁Tra ins ▁and ▁Hill side ▁Tra ins . ▁V / Line ▁Fre ight ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Fre ight ▁Victoria ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁followed ▁by ▁National ▁Express ▁taking ▁over ▁B ays ide ▁Tra ins ▁and ▁V / Line ▁Pass enger ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁with ▁Con nex ▁Melbourne ▁taking ▁over ▁Hill side ▁Tra ins . ▁ ▁End ▁of ▁private ▁le ase ▁Victor