 By the end of 1953, the success of the B class saw the R class withdrawn from "The Overland" service to Adelaide and also VR's passenger service to Mildura.The Gippsland line, which was electrified to Traralgon by 1955, was the first line to see the complete withdrawal of the R class from service.On 18 May 1964, R 703 worked the last regular steam-hauled passenger train out of Melbourne, the 6