State Transport Authority (Victoria)

The State Transport Authority was a State Government of Victoria owned corporate body which operated country passenger and freight trains in Victoria, Australia. It was established under the Transport Act 1983, succeeding the Victorian Railways. The Authority commenced operations on 1 July 1983.

State Transport Authority

State-owned corporation overview
Formed	1 July 1983
Preceding State-owned corporation	Victorian Railways
Dissolved	30 June 1989
Superseding State-owned corporation	Public Transport Corporation
Jurisdiction	Victoria
Headquarters	Melbourne
Key document	Transport Act 1983

Tangerine V/Line logo from the 1980s

History

The State Transport Authority operated under the trading name V/Line, and provided rail service support to the then Metropolitan Transit Authority which was formed at the same time with responsibility for metropolitan train and tram operations. The Transport (Amendment) Act 1989 merged the State Transport Authority with the Metropolitan Transit Authority from 1 July 1989 to form the Public Transport Corporation.^[1]