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An update from Victoria Police on the person from Castlemaine who was killed in the crash.
"After engagement with the family, we have updated our [information] to reflect that the deceased 49-year-old Castlemaine train pilot identifies as male," police said in a statement.
Police had initially said a woman from Castlemaine and a man from the ACT.
Earlier updates to this story have been changed to reflect this.
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An Australian Transport Safety Bureau spokesman said investigators will be interviewing witnesses and passengers from the train that crashed near Wallan on Thursday night.
"We are working in conjunction with the chief investigator for Transport Safety Victoria and the office of Transport Safety Investigations NSW," the spokesman said.
"Any aspect that might relate to this investigation will be looked at closely.
"I know everyone wants answers but really we are just beginning our work this morning.
"We will try and release a preliminary report after 30 days and then a full investigation report will follow once we have gathered evidence and analysed it."
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Police have confirmed a person from Castlemaine is one of two people killed in the train derailment that happened at Wallan on Thursday night.
The 49-year-old was the train's pilot. The train's driver, a 54-year-old ACT man, also died.
Victoria Police continue to investigate the train derailment.
It is believed the train travelling from Sydney to Melbourne derailed near the Hume Freeway just before 8pm.
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Twelve other people were transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
A report will be prepared for the Coroner.
The police investigation into the cause of the incident will operate in conjunction with the National Rail Safety Regulator, Australian Transport Safety Bureau, and Work Safe.
Police are appealing for anyone who was onboard the train and did not make contact with emergency services or who had a booking but did not travel to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.