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B74 at Mildura 6-4-1981. Photo: Bruce McLean

Freshly painted T320 stands at Mildura station. 12-11-1981. This model became known as "First Series" T Class. Photo: Bruce McLean

T401 has just been out-shopped after overhaul and painting and its first job was to Mildura, arriving on 26-5-1982. This model was known as "Third Series" T Class. Photo: Bruce McLean

From 1981 a Y Class locomotive was allocated to Mildura for pilot duties. Standing at Mildura locomotive sidings on 9-6-1981 was Y152. Photo: Bruce McLean

A classic portrait of the famous front end of the GM "bulldog" diesel design, shown here with S300 at Mildura on 30-6-1984. Photo: John Page

Third series X Class X51 stands at Mildura passenger platform on 16-3-1986. Photo: Bruce McLean

Two eras are evident in this view of X44 in traditional Victorian Railways colors and upgraded former B85, now classified A85 and in V/Line colors. Mildura locomotive sidings. 14-8-1984. Photo: Bruce McLean

X49 modified for driver only operation. External differences include a lower nose and larger forward windows. Mildura. 18-11-1998. Photo: Bruce McLean

Rail tractors were located at Redcliffs and Irymple to shunt the sidings leading to dried fruit packing sheds. 26RT was stationed at Redcliffs on 21-6-1982. Rail tractors were built on short wheelbase wagon underframes from scrapped I wagons. They were powered by a Ford farm tractor engine with the transmission by chain drive to one axle with the other axle connected by another chain. The steel cabin housed a large lever handbrake, spring steel metal tractor seat and external mirrors to allow the operator to view both sides in both directions from the central seat position. Photo: Bruce McLean

A81 stands over the inspection pit at Mildura locomotive maintenance and storage sidings.18-10-1985. Photo: Bruce McLean

T323 and T343 still wearing their Victorian Railways colors, stand at the Mildura Fuel Point on 15-2-1986. The "flat-top" T Class, as they were known, were starting to be withdrawn from service and there were no plans to change their color scheme to the modern V/Line image. Photo: Bruce McLean

The classic lines of the S Class are shown in this view of S317 standing at Mildura Loco on 13-5-1986. Photo: Bruce McLean

Y106, Mildura yard pilot, at the diesel locomotive service siding on 25-7-1986. Photo: Bruce McLean

X34 at Mildura locomotive sidings. 12-9-1986. Photo: Bruce McLean

A resplendent B74 in its V/Line colors standing at Mildura loco sidings with A71. 16-10-1986. Photo: Bruce McLean

Second series T Class locomotiveT363 in V/Line colors. Mildura. 18-10-1986. Photo: Bruce McLean

The first G Class to Mildura was G513, shown standing in the morning sun on Saturday morning 8-3-1986. The locomotive was used for crew training over the weekend. Photo: Bruce McLean

N452 named "Rural City of Wodonga" at Mildura fuel point. 18-10-1986. Photo: Bruce McLean

X49 stands with X53 at Mildura on 10-7-1993. Photo: Bruce McLean

X53 and X49 stand together at Mildura on 10-7-1993. It was unusual to have two third series X Class locomotives facing in the same direction at Mildura as they were usually coupled together facing opposite directions. On this occasion, X49 and X53 were attached to other locomotives. Photo: Bruce McLean

The first P Class locomotive to Mildura was P21 on 13-5-1994. The P Class were the outcome of the rebuilding of some of the original first series T Class locomotives and in the new, more powerful role, were primarily used on inter-urban passenger train services out of Melbourne. Photo: Bruce McLean

X51 in a new color scheme and carrying the name of its new owner, Freight Victoria. Mildura 8-12-1999. Photo: Bruce McLean

On 24-12-1999, G515 was released from the paint shop and rostered straight to Mildura before the application of Freight Victoria signage to the ends and body sides. G515 is posing with X51. Photo: Bruce McLean

G515 was back in Mildura in early January, this time complete with its Freight Victoria markings. Photo: Bruce McLean

Following the change of name from "Freight Victoria" to "Freight Australia" G524 was one of the first locomotive to appear in Mildura bearing the new name. 12-5-2000. Photo: Bruce McLean

H1 bearing the Freight Australia name at Mildura. 8-6-2000. Photo: Bruce McLean

Since the take-over of the freight services in Victoria by Freight Australia, A Class locomotives very rarely get rostered on the Mildura line at the top end. A85 was an exception on 10-10-2000. Photo: Bruce McLean

A number of S Class locomotives were recovered from storage at Freight Australia began to grow their freight business in Victoria and interstate. The locomotives were generally used as trailing units to more modern locomotives. S306 was one of the group returned to active service and was noted at Mildura on 8-9-2000. Photo: Bruce McLean

S303, owned by the Seymour-based Rail Heritage Centre, was leased to Freight Australia and painted into their corporate color scheme. S303 was captured at Mildura on 14-5-2002. Photo: Bruce McLean

X38 following rebuilding and modifications including fitting of a more powerful engine cascaded down from a G Class locomotive and an extension of the body over the rear walkway to house a retention toilet. X38 was at Ouyen for crew training. 20-6-2002. Photo: Bruce McLean