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V/Line is a government-owned corporation that operates the regional passenger train and coach services in Victoria, Australia. It was created after the split-up of VicRail in 1983. V/Line is owned by the V/Line Corporation which is a Victorian State Government statutory authority. V/Line carried 14.47 million passengers in the 2013/14 financial year. V/Line is also track manager of the Victorian intrastate rail network outside of the Australian Rail Track Corporation and Metro Trains Melbourne leases.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=V/Line Background )〕 As at June 2014, it operated 86 stations, 41 locomotives, 134 locomotive hauled carriages and 154 diesel multiple unit carriages.〔(Annual Report for year ended 30 June 2014 ) V/Line〕 ==As a government authority== On 1 July 1983, the State Transport Authority and a range of other transport bodies were created, when the ''Transport Act 1983'' came into effect.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Public Record Office Victoria online catalogue )〕 The new authority replaced VicRail, and established the V/Line operating brand for both country passenger and freight. The VicRail orange and silver 'teacup' livery used on passenger rolling stock was replaced in August 1983 by an orange and grey livery, the white and green V/Line logo also being launched at the same time. This was altered when on 1 July 1989 the Transport (Amendment) Act took effect, merging the State Transport Authority with the Metropolitan Transit Authority to form the Public Transport Corporation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Public Record Office Victoria online catalogue )〕 The relationship between the country V/Line and suburban 'The Met' brands was blurred, with the Sprinter trains delivered in the 1993-1995 period appearing in PTC colours but with both PTC and V/Line logos. In 1995, the freight and passenger rail divisions of V/Line were divided, with a new red, blue and white V/Line Passenger livery unveiled, which remains on some of the fleet today. This split was finalised on 1 July 1997 when separate management was brought in. In 1999, V/Line Passenger and V/Line Freight were franchised and privatised separately. National Express acquired V/Line Passenger and Freight Victoria acquired V/Line Freight.〔(National Express Group Awarded Three Franchises ) National Express June 1999〕〔(National Express takes root in Melbourne ) ''Railway Gazette'' 1 October 2000〕〔(Railamerica Wins In Australia - Freight Victoria consortium led by RailAmerica Inc. acquires V/Line Freight ) ''Railway Age'' March 1999〕 The V/Line Freight contract included a 45-year lease from the government of most regional track (passenger and freight), with responsibilities for track, signalling and level crossings, with access to passenger sections of track granted to V/Line Passenger. V/Line operates under a franchise agreement entered into with the Director of Public Transport. The Director also sub leases tracks and other infrastructure which the Director holds under lease from VicTrack, the agency which owns Victoria's rail-related land and infrastructure. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「V/Line」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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