The Semi-Retired Foamer has been a railfan since he was around 5 years old, oh yes a very young age, an age when one really should avoid being involved with the gunzel community to any great extent. A few rather unsavoury people bringing that fact home.
After a few decades of train chasing, one decided to break with protocol and get married, thus leading to a severe cut in railfan activity.
Subsequent dealings with hate breeders, lunatics, mental defectives and self-appointed preservation overlords lead to an even greater decrease in my hobby participation.
However things have changed thanks to our small group of trusted mates, interest has returned, and now I have become a bit more involved yet again.
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Over the years I have tried my best to further both the hobby, as well as the friendships that it brings. I have done this by setting up proactive groups both here in Australia, as well as the Philippines. It is with huge honour that I am often considered the founding father of the railfan hobby in the Philippines (my second home).
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I don't take the hobby too seriously and I am a friend to anyone who is good and genuine. But never forgive those who have used their hate to destroy my hobby or hurt the friends within it.

Let's Make The Hobby Great Again!
I aim to share the era that I considered mine, the 80s and 90s. I also like to help promote, and even raise funds for, the various heritage societies that keep the era alive
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Monday, September 15, 2014

MORE DELECTABLE RANDOM HELPINGS

Another dive into the bowels of the archive!



One of those rare times when you turn up just in time to grab the shot.
For once luck was on our side as got up on bridge, pulled out cameras and the Indian Pacific rolls on by.


4461 4701 4458 power up for the final stretch to Sandgate as they pass an up Newcastle service.
The 44s are now both in storage at Goulburn and believed to be for sale.



Once a big part of the suburban Newcastle seen, the spuddy sets have now gone.
This particular set has been preserved.



Warabrook wheatie.


Warabrook cement.


9012 9005 lead a up coal towards Port Waratah at Warabrook station.


Intermission


Bordertown Hotel - South Australia


Kilbride crossing.


Train photo locations don't come much better than Bombo.
Shame about the topic and that the whole scene has now been defaced with overhead wiring.


Bordertown railway yards.

Tuesday, September 2, 2014


RANDOM SPARKS
Because some people find them interesting.

  Yes, yes, yes, I know I am not noted for my endless dreary catalogue of horizontal elevators, but sometimes boredom takes over while awaiting the real stuff and one wishes to just test ones camera.
  However, time does change things and upon revisiting these shots you find tingles in areas just number by the sight of a passenger carrying toasted.




Unanderra with a U Boat. At the time it was probably one of the most vile sights you could hope to find.
But now, well nowdays,  with the U Boats gone, the view before you seems a tad less repugnant.



Pretty sparks headed back to Flemington.



Y2 Carlingford shuttle on a warmish summers night way back sometime.



Flemington shunters in the brief period they existed in this work before repaint.
Thanks to Roy Howarth and Glenn Ryan for details.




Did the rattlers look any better than when they wore the blue and white.
Even I went crazy trying to get shots and videos of these beasties.

More random photo bollocks shortly.