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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Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Random Piccie!


Throughout the course of ones dreary railfan life we usually get into routines that see us headed to the same locations on a regular basis.
During the first half of the 90s it was the custom for a group of us dribblies to head to Cooks River to see 7SP5 depart for Perth and 3196 arrive from Melbourne.
While 7SP5 would regularly impress with regular quads, mostly of 80 class, but also with the odd 44, 45, 442 or 422 thrown in, 3196 would normally be a 'yawn worthy' combo of 81 and G classes. Sometimes a real bonus would be to get a C class in the shafts for a change, but this was usually the exception to the rule.
However on the 27th of March in the wonderful year of 1993, much foam was spread far and wide with an arrival of 3196 with C505 up front.
Had we discovered the wonderful benefits of alcohol by this time I am sure we would have headed up to the pub for a celebratory drink, instead it was kebabs all round at Victoria Yeeros in Marrickville.

Brad

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