 The Federal Government's AusLink program provided $78 million in funding for capital works.The Tasmanian Government also agreed to provide $4 million funding each year for maintenance.In September 2009, the Tasmanian Government and Pacific National formally entered into a business sale agreement for purchase of the Tasmanian rail business, with rail infrastructure and railway operations to be maintained, managed and owned by a new State-owned rail company, Tasmanian Railway Pty Ltd trading as TasRail.