The Kensington flour mill is one of the last rail-served industries in the Melbourne suburban area, and the only one that involves shunting in full public view alongside a busy suburban line. The train is operated by Southern Shorthaul Railroad (SSR), using a mixture of ancient EMD diesel locomotives of the S, B, P and T class.

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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:28 - How does it even get there?
03:20 - Shunting the mill
05:12 - How cool is B75?
05:50 - Back out west
06:29 - A few last notes

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