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, November 23, 2020

DELEC LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT PART 3

 

Howdee, time for another dreary selection of Delec notes, sightings and photos from the 80s and 90s.

A bit of a ferret through the boxes revealed a few Delec related documents that I must have hoarded (I am a real bad document hoarder) over the years.
In part two I photographically covered the Delec Open Day on June 22nd, 1996. Since then I have come across the welcome brochure from same.
If anyone has any Delec related documents they would like to share, please shoot us an email.

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Timetable for Delec Open Day.





17-2-1990

42202c 42203c 42210c 42212c 42216c 42217c
42218b
4423r 4432c 4458rt 4461c 4464rt 4467c 4468c 4473rt 4474c 4477c
44219c
4601o 4603o 4606r 4611c 4612c 4613c 4622o 4623c
4805o 4809r 4810rt 4817o 4820o 4831o 4836g 4838c 4842c 4843c
4844c 4848c 4887o 48102rt 48116r 48144c
4902g 4904o 4907c 4908c 4910c 4913c 4918
** 4910 in modified candy livery around cabs.
7304r 7331c 7341rt 7343rt 7350o
8002o 8016o 8045r 8046r
8142c 8143c 8146c 8148c 8150c 8152c 8157c 8158c 8159c 8160c    8161c  8162c
8166c 8179c 8180c
8627c 8650c
C504v C505v
G516v G519v G522v G523v

16-4-1990

4454c 4465c 4472c
4805o 4809r 4812rt 4842c 4843c 4853c 4889c 4892rt 48152c 48154c
4910c 4916c
** 4910 and 4916 in modified candy livery around cabs.
7331c
8146c 8147c 8151c 8155c 8158c 8162c 8173c
Hope Street: 7341rt 7343rt 7345o

20-5-1990

42201r 42207r 42209c 42217c
4403c 4448rt 4456rt 4458rt 4461c 4465c 4472c 4473rt
4609c 4612c 4614c 4615 4619o 4622o 4623c 4627c 4630c 4631c 4633o 4635c
4801 4802o 4808c 4809r 4810rt 4812rt 4813rt 4818rt 4821o 4824rt    4825
4841c 4829r 4833c 4835o 4838c 4888rt 4889c 4896rt 48153c
4901g 4902g 4903c 4904o 4905g 4906rt 4970c 4908c 4910c 4911o    4913c 4914c
4910c
** 4910 and 4916 in modified candy livery around cabs.
7304r 7307r 7341rt 7344g 7350o
8003o 8009o 8023o 8029o 8036r 8040b 8043r
8149c 8152c 8154c 8156c 8166c 8167fr 8171c 8175c
8601fr 8602fr 8616c 8618c 8621c 8630c 8636c 8639c 8640c 8642c 8644c 8647c
8648c 8649c
Wheel Lathe: 42206c 7343rt
Departure Roads:
4822o 4893rt 4857c
8169c+8162c
G523v+8169c
Hope Street: 42104r 7345o 4817o C3924

8-7-1990

42201r       42207r      42208c 42213c 42217c 42218b 42220o
4401rt 4438rt 4447rt 4451 4454 4456rt 4463c 4465c 4467c 4469rt    4483rt 4484
4601o 4607c 4611c 4612c 4613c 4614c 4616c 4617c 4619o 4628c    4629c 4632c
4634o 4636c
4802o 4803o 4805o 4809r 4820o 4826r 4834c 4836g 4837rt 4848c    4890rt 4892rt
4894rt 4895rt 4896rt 4897rt 48103c   48104o    48105r 48152c    48155c
4902g 4903c 4905g 4906rt 4907c 4908c 4909c 4910c 4911o 4913c    4916c 4918c
** 4910 and 4916 in modified candy livery around cabs.
7304r 7307r 7331c 7341rt 7345o 7350o
8006o 8028o
8143c 8145c 8146c 8150c 8153c 8159c 8160c 8163c 8165c 8167c    8169c 8171c
8172b 8174c 8175fr 8178c 8179c
8603c 8604b 8608c 8609c 8613c 8614c 8623c 8624c 8634c 8635c    8640c 8649c
G517
Wheel Lathe: 4851

22-7-1990

42201r 42202c 42203c 42206c 42207c 42208c
42210c 42212c 42215c 42217c 42218b 42219c
42220o
4423r 4427rt 4447 4448rt 4451 4454rt 4456rt 4463c 4473c
44223c
4520c 4537
4601o 4602o 4604o 4607c 4610c 4611c 4613c 4615c 4616c 4623c 4627c 4629c
4633o 4634o 4636c 4640c
4802o 4806rt 4809r 4811c 4812rt 4820o 4822o 4823rt 4826r 4834rt 4836g 4837rt
4846c 4850c 4855c 4889c 4894rt 4897rt 48101rt   48102rt   48119c 48152c
48153c
4901g 4902g 4903c 4904o 4905g 4906rt 4907c 4909c 4910c 4911o 4912c 4913c
4916c 4917o 4918c
** 4910 and 4916 in modified candy livery around cabs.
8004o 8007o
8142c 8144c 8152c 8154c 8155c 8159c 8160c 8161c 8162c 8164c 8165c 8166c
8168c 8169c 8171c 8173c 8174c 8175fr 8178c 8179c
8608c 8615c 8617c 8619b 8620c 8622c 8628c 8630c 8633c 8643c 8645c 8646c
8647c
7404r 7307r 7331c 7341rt 7344g 7345o
G523



The 90 class are heavy Hunter coal traffic locomotives and were only ever seen in Sydney for wheel lathe attention at Delec.
Until I started cataloguing all the collection, I didn't realise how many times I got lucky with finding them there.
This is three such occasions.





8172 is her former bicentennial livery. 


8004 has a peek out of the loco shed.
Today she is a long term stored resident at Werris Creek.


8040 is also in the former bicentennial livery.
Today she is no longer with us.



48100 would go on to be owned by Graincorp and renumbered 48204.
She has been in storage, but a bumper grain season will likely see her in use again.


4871 would go on to be rebuilt as PL2, then later scrapped.


4870 would go on to be rebuilt as PL3, then later scrapped.


48165 is another wearing the bicentennial livery.
Today she is stored at Werris Creek, has been for some time, and may have been retained for heritage reasons, depending on what story is actually true. If indeed true, it would certainly be great to see her wear this again.



42207 in her unique light blue livery at Delec.
Today she is with OneRail as their 2207.


CAR1 was formerly 4812, but after sale to Cargill for use as their shunter on Kooragang Island (Newcastle).
Today it is scrapped (following stripping in Junee), as is 8634 next to her.


42104 was the only one of her class to wear the reverse livery. She is seen looking very unhappy at Hope Street on May 20th, 1990. 
She would soon do her final trip, going to Sims Metal at Mascot.


A rather gloomy Delec day.
G518, along with G517, would go on to be destroyed at Ararat in a collision during November 1999.
4490 has faired better, no being preserved at Thirlmere.


Reverse liveried 4606 is now scrapped.


As is 4634.



42207 in reverse livery at Hope Street (see her in the unique light blue livery above).
Today she is with OneRail as their 2207.
8146 is with Pacific National.


8646 seen next to 4638 during the Delec 
open day (21-6-1996).
Interestingly, she would also go on to be preserved, and today is on static display at Thirlmere.



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