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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Friday, October 21, 2022

QUEENSLAND CANEFIELDS PT2

 

Sightings from our September 2001 trip.

Photos from across all trips.



DATE 2001LOCOTRAINLOCATIONTIMENOTES
      
7-9-2001ISIS 3Empty CaneCordalbaNight 
 ISIS 4 10 11-Mill22:00Plus pieces of a Cooks Construction DH.
8-9-2001ISIS 2Empty CaneMill Road Isis07:35With Tom Badger
 ISIS 5 CaneFarnsfield08:20With John Browning and Bruce Russell
 ISIS 1CaneGoodwood09:26 
 ISIS 2CaneGoodwood09:36 
 ISIS 11CaneChilders10:46 
 ISIS 11CaneChilder Town- 
 ISIS 11CaneKowbi- 
 ISIS 11CaneMill11:40 
 ISIS 4 CaneMill11:46 
 CALAVOS (732)CaneAlloway Sdg Rd13:34 
 VULCAN-Alloway Sdg Rd13:34 
 CALAVOS-MD Rd MD - Mahone Dexter Rd
 VULCAN-MD Rd14:03MD - Mahone Dexter Rd
 MARGAMEmpty CaneFingers Rd14:24Woongarra, Qld
 ELLIOTT-Bundaberg Pass BAROLIN (L/E) and VULCAN
 ASHFIELD-Bundaberg-To Mill Depot
 CALAVOS-Bundaberg-To Mill Depot
 VULCAN-Bundaberg-To Mill Depot
 MARGAM-Bundaberg-To Mill Depot
 BUCCACaneBundaberg  
 47 + FELIN-HEN-Qunaba-At former Qunaba Mill depot. FELIN-HEN steamer, now in France.
     


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KILRIE (Perry Engineering 265 of 1924)
Operating on the Swanbank branch line in Brisbane.
Photo: Brad Peadon





STRATHALBYN (EMB 13863-1-8-91 of 1991).
Photo: Brad Peadon




SHARON (Comeng A1935 of 1959).
From the former Bingera Mill.
In the former QR Wallaville yard.
Photo: Brad Peadon


TULLY 14+10 
10 (Comeng AD1341 of 1960)
14 (Comeng AK2663 of 1963)
Pulling a rake of empties away from Tully Mill.
Photo: Brad Peadon


TULLY 4  (Walkers 622 of 1969)
Rebuilt from QR DH40, by Walkers, in1996.

Pulling a rake of empties away from Tully Mill.
Photo: Brad Peadon


TULLY 3  (EMB 6-1082-1-2-65 of 1965)
Navvy Train.
Oh and yes, I do know the caption on the photo is wrong.
Photo: Brad Peadon


See above.
Photo: Brad Peadon


MULGRAVE 5 (Comeng A1005 of 1965).
Mulgrave Mill at Gordonvale.
Photo: Brad Peadon


KOLAN (Walkers 633 of 1969).
Rebuilt by Bundaberg Foundry in 1996..
Departing the former QR Wallaville yard.
Photo: Brad Peadon


Plane Creek 2 (Clyde 57-147 of 1957).
Outside the mill and looking like it has seen better days.
Photo: Brad Peadon


MULGRAVE 11 (EMB 4413-2-8-72 of 1972).
From Mulgrave Mill at Gordonvale.
Photo: Brad Peadon


PROSERPINE 14 (Walkers 701 of 1972).
Rebuilt from 7339 by Bundaberg Foundry in 1998.
Photo: Brad Peadon


Former Howard Street yard at Nambour. There were two of these rail ramps for trucks to load/unload cane bins.
A residential development has now been built across the far end of the yard.
Photo: Brad Peadon


The cane yard at Wallaville was once a Queensland Rail branchline from Goondoon to, at its furthest extent, Morganville.
The last section, to Wallaville, was closed in 1964 and sold to the Wallaville Sugar Mill, who converted it to the 2ft gauge it is today.
Photo: Brad Peadon



INVICTA (Comeng A1513 of 1956).
From the former Bingera Mill.
Wallaville yard.
Photo: Brad Peadon


SHARON (Comeng A1935 of 1959).
From the former Bingera Mill.
In the former QR Wallaville yard.
Photo: Brad Peadon

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Video: Chasing PETRIE On The Punt Line.

Video: Trains return to Bli Bli Cutting 15 years on.

Video: Moreton Mill Farewell BBQ

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Coming Soon: Operation Hurri-cane 2002
The ultimate cane loco hunt!
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