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 Logo used from 1952 to 1981 | |
 Preserved S303 in Victorian Railways blue and gold livery in Seymour, Victoria | |
| VicRail (1974–83) | |
| Company type | State-owned enterprise |
| Predecessor | Department of Railways |
| Founded | 1859 |
| Defunct | 1 July 1983 |
| Fate | Split into MTA and STA, then MTA was merged into MMTB to form The Met. |
| Successor | |
| Headquarters | 67 Spencer Street, |
Area served | Victoria |
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The Victorian Railways (VR), trading from 1974 as VicRail, was the state-owned operator of most rail transport in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859 to 1983. The first railways in Victoria were private companies, but when these companies failed or defaulted, the Victorian Railways was established to take over their operations. Most of the lines operated by the Victorian Railways were of 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm). However, the railways also operated up to five 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge lines between 1898 and 1962, and a 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge line between Albury and Melbourne from 1961.