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Pacific National Kensington grain

The flour mill Kensington at Kensington is one of the last to be rail served in Victoria, grain hoppers are taken there on a regular basis, requiring a convoluted route through the suburban and freight lines, with a reversal in Melbourne Yard. Until November 2017 this service was operated by Pacific National.

A cloud of smoke erupts from the X class

Friday 26 February 2010 6:32 PM
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Second person waiting on the shunt out of the mill at Kensington

Friday 26 February 2010 6:28 PM
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Back the other way, passing North Melbourne bound for Spion Kop

Wednesday 17 February 2010 6:51 PM
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Headed back towards West Tower to change tracks

Wednesday 17 February 2010 6:51 PM
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X43 cuts off the rake to run around

Wednesday 17 February 2010 6:48 PM
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Almost in the right spot under Dynon Road

Wednesday 17 February 2010 6:45 PM
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X43 shunting the consist back into the arrivals roads at Melbourne Yard

Wednesday 17 February 2010 6:44 PM
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Traffic held out for over 5 minutes now

Wednesday 17 February 2010 6:34 PM
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Powering out of the shadows at the Macaulay Road level crossing

Wednesday 17 February 2010 6:33 PM
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X43 in platform 2 waiting for the dwarf signal at Kensington to head back to town

Wednesday 17 February 2010 6:33 PM
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Peak hour over, X43 shunts the wagons back out of the siding

Wednesday 17 February 2010 6:31 PM
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Metro liveried Siemens passes the siding at Kensington

Wednesday 17 February 2010 6:25 PM
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VHGY grain hoppers at Allied Mills, Kensington

Wednesday 17 February 2010 6:17 PM
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Rake of VHGYs snakes through the yard

Friday 18 December 2009 7:35 PM
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Tail end of the train, H1 and log wagons on a stabled Endeavour transfer

Friday 18 December 2009 7:34 PM
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BL32 awaits departure from Melbourne Yard arrivals with a down grain

Friday 18 December 2009 7:20 PM
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XR557 leads XR552 out of the Bunbury Street tunnel

Friday 4 December 2009 7:33 PM
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BL32 leads a down broad gauge grain through Deer Park

Wednesday 1 April 2009 6:33 PM
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X41 reverses the Kensington grain at Melbourne Yard

Monday 2 February 2009 9:22 AM
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H2 waits on the Endeavour transfer as X41 reverses the Kensington grain

Monday 2 February 2009 9:21 AM
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H2 waits on the Endeavour transfer as X41 reverses the Kensington grain

Monday 2 February 2009 9:21 AM
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Kensington grain reversing at Melbourne yard, second person leading the consist

Monday 2 February 2009 9:19 AM
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Second person releasing the handbrake on the Kensington grain, Endeavour transfer alongside

Monday 2 February 2009 9:17 AM
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