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, March 3, 2008

Can You Identify?

Can anyone identify where these tickets are from?
Found them in the boxes to be cataloged and have absolutely not idea where I came across them.

Brad
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4 comments:

Unknown said...

M T A

M - Melbourne ?

T - Tramway ?

Those section numbers on the side seem to indicate that they're to be clipped by the officer making the sale - maybe a Clippy on a tram?

Are they thin paper or are they thicker board?

Is there anything on the back of them?

Stuart

March 3, 2008 at 12:09 PM
alcogoodwin said...

Hi Stuart,
They be paper thin and, from bad memory, they had nothing on the rear.
Melbourne and Tramway did come to mind, but I don't think they have ever been refered to as the MTA.
Any idea what an Adelaide tram ticket looks like, or looked like?

Brad

March 4, 2008 at 10:54 AM
Anonymous said...

From Melbourne trams MTA Metropolitan Transit Authority during the 1980s.Cheers Paul

March 5, 2008 at 2:15 PM
alcogoodwin said...

Paul, many thanks for the answer.
Had them in a old album that I was cataloging and had no idea where I got the front. Must have been during my earliest visits to Melbourne.
Thanks again

March 5, 2008 at 2:26 PM

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