Random Bollocks From A Semi-Retired Foamer!

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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LOCOMOTIVE/ PUBLICATIONS
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We occasionally publish information on the locomotives, and rollingstock, from railways in Australia and the Philippines.
All are available for FREE at our ALR WEBSITE.

Please email me should you wish to use anything from this site !

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

MELBOURNE BUSES 1987

Way, WAY, back in 1987 (that was the old days kiddies), I ventured on down to the tiny hamlet that is Melbourne in search of local trams and trains to aim one's camera lens at.
Over the two weeks that followed, a friend toured me from one end of suburbia to the other, along with a couple of brief adventures to more regional locales.
While partaking in the earlier mentioned train/tram picture taking, the occasional bus would get in the way and have it's image captured as well.
Given the immense interest in old buses that seems to exist nowadays, I have collected them all here for you to enjoy, dislike, or show complete disinterest.
All were taken in my earlier years of photography and on an old aim and shoot camera. So don't be expecting photographic masterpieces, as you will likely be substantially disappointed by it all.

If you are able to add anything, please fell free to comment below. Always looking for further details to complement these old shots.