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Racist train rant caught on camera

A woman accused of targeting another train passenger in a racist attack has spoken out, insisting she has done nothing wrong.

Kelly Deans was captured on camera in an ugly confrontation with another passenger who asked her to take her bag off a seat.

The attack on a Dandenong-bound service was directed towards a Philippine woman who has been left traumatised by the alleged racist taunts.

Seven News caught up with the woman seen attacking the victim in the video, and she was unrepentant.

"My son is actually half Cook Islander so am I a racist?" she said.

"My husband is Samoan, so am I a racist? My children are black so am I a racist?"

In court today over unrelated matters, the 38-year-old Clayton woman claims she was instead the victim.

"Have you heard the man in the background telling me to go back to my own country?"

Other witnesses say the comments captured on a mobile phone camera were much worse, including an alleged remark that the bomb in Hiroshima was not big enough.

The video was posted on video-sharing website YouTube a short time after the incident on Tuesday night.

Police say Ms Deans is being interviewed and expect to charge her on summons.

It is the latest in a string of videos to be posted, showing alleged racist verbal attacks on board Melbourne's public transport.

Only last week, passengers bit back when a woman allegedly launched a foul-mouthed tirade against a man of African descent on a Melbourne train last week.

A 37-year-old woman has been charged with using obscene language in a public place, and with behaving in a riotous manner in a public place.