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Steamrail - Geelong line parallel run, October 2016

On October 30 D3 639 and R761 led a pair of steam hauled trains between Southern Cross and Geelong via the Regional Rail Link tracks. Both trains ran parallel from Southern Cross Station to Sunshine and from Little River to North Geelong on the Geelong-bound leg, as well as between Geelong and Little River on the up leg.

R761 on arrival at Southern Cross from Newport with train #1

Sunday 30 October 2016 09:15 AM
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R761 on arrival at Southern Cross from Newport with train #1

Sunday 30 October 2016 09:21 AM
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R761 running around train #1 at Southern Cross

Sunday 30 October 2016 09:22 AM
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Train #1 and #2 listed on the board at Southern Cross platform 3 and 4

Sunday 30 October 2016 09:23 AM
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R761 running around train #1 at Southern Cross

Sunday 30 October 2016 09:27 AM
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D3 639 arrives with train #2 at Southern Cross

Sunday 30 October 2016 09:41 AM
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D3 639 arrives with train #2 at Southern Cross

Sunday 30 October 2016 09:43 AM
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D3 639 runs around train #2 at Southern Cross

Sunday 30 October 2016 09:44 AM
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D3 639 runs around train #2 at Southern Cross

Sunday 30 October 2016 09:46 AM
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Parallel departure from Southern Cross

Sunday 30 October 2016 10:14 AM
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Parallel departure from Southern Cross

Sunday 30 October 2016 10:15 AM
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Train #2 takes the suburban tracks towards North Melbourne, as train #1 climbs towards the flyover

Sunday 30 October 2016 10:15 AM
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Train #1 on the RRL tracks descends towards South Kensington

Sunday 30 October 2016 10:22 AM
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D3 639 runs along the suburban tracks at South Kensington with train #2

Sunday 30 October 2016 10:22 AM
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Train #1 climbs the RRL flyover at Footscray

Sunday 30 October 2016 10:24 AM
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Train #1 descends the RRL flyover at Footscray, with train #2 in the lead

Sunday 30 October 2016 10:25 AM
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Train #2 passes through platform 2 at Footscray, as train #1 takes the lead

Sunday 30 October 2016 10:26 AM
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D3 639 passes N473 at Middle Footscray

Sunday 30 October 2016 10:27 AM
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D3 639 moves into the lead on the suburban tracks at Middle Footscray

Sunday 30 October 2016 10:27 AM
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Guards van 14CW in the middle of train #2

Sunday 30 October 2016 10:27 AM
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Train #2 takes the lead on the suburban tracks at Tottenham

Sunday 30 October 2016 10:30 AM
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'Railroad Australia' film crew onboard D3 639

Sunday 30 October 2016 10:31 AM
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D3 639 starts to slow at Tottenham station

Sunday 30 October 2016 10:31 AM
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D3 639 on the suburban lines starts to slow after Tottenham station

Sunday 30 October 2016 10:31 AM
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