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 25, 2019


A second helping of DL531 goodness.





Above two shots are of the same train. Having come off the Berrima branch, the whole train would turn on the Moss Vale triangle before heading on back towards Sydney.


48105 Delec (Enfield Sydney)



48106 Chullora Junction (light engine back to Delec)



48106 (back in her candy days) on the long since closed Chullora industrial sidings. Photo taken from behind the former Elcar spark workshops.



48107 gleaming in her new freightrail livery at Lithgow locomotive depot.



Now it is 48107 back when she was candy, awaiting at Delec for whatever job will be next allocated to her.




48108 leads bigger ALCo 8015 past the well known Flame Tree at East Botany.
Today the Flame Tree is gone, while the pedestrian crossing, just visible under the second wagon, has been replaced by a ridiculously huge overbridge.


Want to see 48 class with movement and sound?
Check out our video of the busy little things around Cootamundra.

 


The first of a multi-part series covering the area in 1989.


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