Random Bollocks From A Semi-Retired Foamer!

  One of those posts I intended to do ages ago, but suffered far too much indifference towards the hobby to do so.
  Despite the lack of interesting stuff roaming the rails nowadays, a week camping on a farm near a railway is still a terrific way to spend some time, especially with mates and some quality beverages.
  Why the last one?
  In reality, this may one day prove incorrect, but having handed the group over following troublesome railfans of note, and the haters trying to destroy our attempts to raise funds for preservation, I am not in a position to actually organise them anymore.
  The future direction of the group is now in someone elses hands as I concentrate more on the good years of the hobby, along with building rail heritage in the Philippines and raising funds for kids cancer.
  I still believe a railfan social group is something that is needed, the greatest hurdle is attracting the right people and avoiding the defectives that can't fit in and refuse to let others have something positive.
  Anyway, enough bollocking on about the misery of the railfan hobby. I don't have all day and really want to get this guff up and move on.
  A huge thanks to David Xuereb for encouraging, and then taking, me along for one last hurrah.

DATE	LOCOS	TRAIN	LOCATION	NOTES
4-1-18	864 872 4497	Shunt	Harefield	Containers
	BL30 XR558 G523	Shunt	Junee West	Grain
	8181 C501 8230 48213	Stabled	Cootamundra	In Yard
	1201 1202 4911	Stabled	Cootamundra	In Yard
	8151 8129 8155	Stabled	Cootamundra	In Yard
	NR27 61 95 42	4NY2	Nubba	Steel 16:52
	NR103 AN1 NR63	4BM4	Nubba	Containers 18:23
	CSR012 005	4BM9	Nubba	Containers 19:04
	QBX001	5MS7	Nubba	Containers 19:06
	8220 48138	8932N	Nubba	Up Ore 19:26
	QBX002 CM3314	1311	Nubba	Dn Containers 19:42
	G514 4911 C507	3248	Nubba	Up Grain 19:56
	NR12 + ?	5NY5	Nubba	Dn Steel
5-10-18	NR46 15 16	6SP5	Nubba	Dn Containers 07:01
	1104 1108 1107	4361	Nubba	Dn Qube Grain 08:38
	NR21 84 9310 07 8226	6WM2	Nubba	Dn Steel 10:40
	8184 8155 8151	3422	Nubba	Up Grain 09:16 (Yes I know it is out of order)
	NR79 87 18	3PS6	Nubba	Up Containers
	NR08 93 24 9305		Nubba	Up Steel 10:50
	QBX002 CM3314		Nubba	Dn Containers 16:18
	SCT010 CSR003	5BM9	Nubba	Dn SCT Containers 17:59
	QBX001	6SM7	Nubba	Dn Containers 19:20
	NR34 36 108		Nubba	Dn Containers 20:08
	CM3314 QBX002 1108		Nubba	Up Containers 20:30
	RL309 1107		Nubba	Up Grain 21:15
	NR1 114 35	6NY3	Nubba	Dn Steel 22:28
				Notes: Brad Peadon

Photographing in the countryside is not all about the trains.
While headed out to Junee West, we came across this splendid old shop. That Bushells signage on the window was magic, but there was some great old signs in the window display areas as well.
Anyone know the history of this shop?

Shame this was not to later head north through Nubba.

It is quite (not yet definite) possible that 4497 is the last 'World Series' 

in regular traffic in the world.
If not, she would not be all that far off.

Sunday trip back from Griffith to Sydney.

FORD break down again Macca?

The South Australia contingent (Scotty and Matt) pop by to catchup.

Must be getting time for dinner.

By far the highlight of the week, any only 'JUST' got in sunlight..

Sammy displaying his award from the last SMUT Waggafest.

There be one cool numberplate.

Scotty (2nd) and Rod pop on by to say G'day.

The latest project of the 'Morrisons Hill Railway Society' is the restored foamers chair at Stockinbingal. Once completed, it is believed it will be the only functional 1992 Grace Brothers foamers chair in existence.

Trev drops in from Roto to check on proceedings.

A sight that will not be around for much longer given the XPTs are expected to be replaced. Once hated for replacing the 'Intercapital Daylight' (amongst others), they too will disappear in favour of the new.

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The final action packed Nubbafest 

installment coming soon.

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