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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**** LOCOMOTIVE/ PUBLICATIONS ****
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We occasionally publish information on the locomotives, and rollingstock, from railways in Australia and the Philippines.
All are available for FREE at our ALR WEBSITE.




Please email me should you wish to use anything from this site !



Thursday, March 3, 2022

QUEENSLAND - PART 4

 

Sightings: April 1998

Photos: Various Dates



DATE 1998LOCOSTRAINLOCATIONTIMENOTES: 4490 4520 4306 BRISBANE TOUR
      
11-4-19982185 -ShuntAcacia Ridge08:48 
 2419 --Normanby09:25 
 2109 1009-Mayne09:38 
 1709 -ShuntMayne09:38 
 1527 2173 2109 2407DepotMayne Depot11:43 
 2146 2412 2415 2481DepotMayne Depot" 
 2133 1557 1525 2131DepotMayne Depot" 
 1746 2100 2462 1519DepotMayne Depot" 
 2196 1728 1556 2807DepotMayne Depot" 
 1009 -TourGatton Chased from Brisbane.
 1745 1753 2194 1722DepotWillowburn Night Visit
 2503 2118 2505 2199DepotWillowburn Night Visit
 2466 1772DepotWillowburn Night Visit
 NR24 NR13 NR119BS2Acacia Ridge22:23 
12-4-19984306 4490 4420TourGreenbank Tour to Murwillumbah and Sydney



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2192 2373  Mollasses Yukan
Photo: Brad Peadon


2137  at Jililan sporting the much nicer original type cab.
The driver only rebuilds really uglified them.
Photo: Brad Peadon


2212  Sugar Brandon
Photo: Brad Peadon


2146  sitting in Redbank workshops. Blue locomotives were few and far between by this time.
Photo: Brad Peadon



Evidently, this night we decided to take a run from Roma Street to Beenleigh station for some reason.
Glad I took photos of everything, as I sure as heck don't remember half of it. :-)
Photo: Brad Peadon





Spart 224 at Beenleigh station.
Photo: Brad Peadon


1769 inside Redbank LMD during a late-night (authorised) visit.
Photo: Brad Peadon


2488 inside Redbank LMD during a late-night (authorised) visit.
Photo: Brad Peadon


Not actually in Queensland, but very close to it.
The Broadwater Sugar Mill in northern New South Wales.
Photo: Brad Peadon


2212  Sugar Brandon
Photo: Brad Peadon


1556  at Mayne loco depot in Brisbane.
The unit was later rebuilt to 2302.
Photo: Brad Peadon


EMU205 departing Strathpine (Brisbane).
Photo: Brad Peadon


Remains of the once busy Newstead industrial branch in suburban Brisbane. At the time of taking these, I remember being glad they chose to retain the tracks as a reminder of the past.
However, research for a social media post lead me to find the two spots on Google Streetscape, and thus to the sad realisation that the surviving trackage all appears to be developed over.
Photo: Brad Peadon



Brookstead (Millmerran branch line).
Opened 1887.
Photo: Brad Peadon



Yandilla (Millmerran branch line).
Opened 1887.
Photo: Brad Peadon



Terminus of Millmerran (Millmerran branch line).
Opened 1911, after being extended from Pittsworth.
Services, which were mostly grain in the end, were suspended some time ago. It is believed the track is still in place.
Photo: Brad Peadon


Texas, which was the terminus of a branch line from Inglewood.
Opened 1930 - Closed 1994.
Photo: Brad Peadon


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Texas & Inglewood Heritage Railway Society Inc
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Thanks:

David A Phillips (Bundy Colonel)

Stations Past

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