VPRS 15024 Privatisation of Public Transport, Contract Files - Franchise Agreements and Tender Information on Sale of Assets (V/line, Hillside, Bayside Trains, Yarra and Swanston Trams)

These records were created during the time when the PTC's passenger operation of public transport was split into five separate corporations: V/Line for country rail and feeder bus services, Bayside and Hillside trains (each covering roughly half the Melbourne rail network), and Swanston and Yarra trams. Expressions of interest were invited in October 1998, five successful bidders for the contracts were selected in June 1999 and five operating franchises took effect on 29 August 1999. The contracts within this series outline the franchise agreements and contracts of sale or lease of assets on the network.

本批档案形成于公共交通公司（Public Transport Corporation，PTC）的公共客运业务被拆分为五家独立运营主体的时期：负责乡村铁路及接驳巴士服务的V/Line，覆盖墨尔本铁路网络各约一半里程的Bayside与Hillside列车运营主体，以及Swanston、Yarra有轨电车运营主体。1998年10月，相关方公开征集特许经营意向投标方；1999年6月，五名合同中标者正式敲定；五份运营特许经营权协议于1999年8月29日正式生效。本系列下的合同文件均涵盖该交通网络内的特许经营协议以及资产出售或租赁相关合同。