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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Wednesday, June 22, 2022

QUEENSLAND CANEFIELDS PT1

 



It does not take a degree in rocket science to know that this will be a similar series to those I have already done on South Australia and Queensland, where I list all sightings over the various trips and share photos from  same.

As with earlier posts, the photographs are just randomly picked and do not necessarily match the trip listed.

If you would like to share further information, or updates on the locomotives shown, feel free to email me.

If you have an interest in Queensland cane railways I recommend the 'Light Railway Research Society of Australia'.
Light Railways of Australia - Facebook Page.




DATE 1995LOCOTRAINLOCATIONTIMENOTES
12-10-1995OAKWOOD-Bundaberg16:20*
 GIVELDA-Bundaberg16:20*
 MANOO-Bundaberg16:20*
      
DATE 1996LOCOTRAINLOCATIONTIMENOTES
      
7-10-96DH47 7336 M1852 DH41-Bundaberg14:34Bundaberg Foundry
 DH29 Bundaberg14:34Bundaberg Foundry
 5 -MillBundaberg14:49Millaquin Mill (I note location as Bundaerg Rum)
 66 -MillBundaberg15:19Fairymead Mill
 72 -MillBundaberg15:19Fairymead Mill, Ballast Siding
 CARMILLACaneKoumala14:15Former 7317
 ST HELENS, LACYMillMackay-Farleigh Mill
 SEAFORTH, CARLISLEMillMackay-Farleigh Mill
 BARCOO, RICHMONDMillMackay-Farleigh Mill
 7305 7328MillMackay-Farleigh Mill
 11 -CaneProserpine18:44Proserpine Mill, Formerly DH46
 5 -MillProserpine19:13Proserpine Mill, Night Shot
9-10-96JOURAMACaneIngham13:40Victoria Mill, South of Ingham, Formerly M1851
 4 5 11 12 16 17 + ?MillTully-Tully Mill
 HODELCaneGiru Area-Invicta Mill, Chased, Formerly 7325
 HAUGHTONCaneGiru Area-Invicta Mill, Chased
 CROMARTYCaneGiru Area-Invicta Mill, Chased, Formerly 7346, Photo Near House
 NORTHCOTE SELKIRKMillGiru -Invicta Mill
 PIRALKO GIRUMillGiru-Invicta Mill, Formerly 7318 and DH11
 CLARE INVICTAMillGiru-Invicta Mill, CLARE formerly DH68
 DELTA KALAMIAMillAyr-Kalamia Mill
 1 5 -MillProserpine-Proserpine Mill yard
 8 11 -MillProserpine-Proserpine Mill, Cross each other in yard, 11 Formerly DH46
 8 5 9 -MillProserpine-Proserpine Mill, line up photo.
15-10-9682 -CaneBundaberg13:00Fairymead, Faulkners Rd (North of Bundaberg)
 3 4 -MillCordalba14:21Isis Mill
 11 -CaneCordalba14:42Isis Mill
 1 -CaneChilders? Isis Mill, Cab Ride
16-10-9656 60 82MillBundaberg06:35Fairymead Mill (82 photo with mill behind)
 DELANCaneBundaberg08:27Bingera Mill (Chased to Wallaville - 3 locations)
 GIVELDACaneWallaville-Bingera Mill, (Wallaville station and bridge)
 OAKWOODCaneWallaville-Bingera Mill, Bridge
 GIVELDA / OAKWOODCaneWallaville-Bingera Mill, OAKWOOD mid train, chased from Wallaville.
 THISTLE??-Bingera Mill
 DELAN??-Bingera Mill
 751 -?N/E Bundy-Millaquin Mill
18-10-96MULGRAVE 1For ShippingFishermans Is14:50Mulgrave Mill
      
      
      
DATE 2000LOCOTRAINLOCATIONTIMENOTES
      
27-5-2000DH45 Woree07:00QRX
 MOWBRAYPassengerPt Douglas10:30Bally Hooley
 BUNDYPassengerPt Douglas11:00Bally Hooley
 COOK DOUGLASDepotMossman11:55Mossman Mill
 IVY DAINTREEDepotMossman11:55Mossman Mill
28-5-20003 4 9 14 16 DepotGordonvale08:27Mulgrave Mill
 15 -DepotGordonvale08:27Mulgrave Mill, Cab Only
 Pie CartDepotGordonvale08:27Mulgrave Mill, Cab Only
29-5-2000DH45 Woree15:10QRX
30-5-2000GOONDI 2, RUSSELL-Babinda07:40Babinda Mill
 MORRISON 7-Babinda07:40Babinda Mill
 9 10 - Babinda07:40Babinda Mill, Cabs Only
 1,5 -MillS Johnston09:02Only units identifiable
 4 5 6 7 10 11 14 15 17Mill DepotTully10:25Tully Mill
 GOWRIE LUCINDA INGHAMMillIngham Victoria Mill
 CANBERRAMillIngham Victoria Mill
2-6-2000BARETTA SCOTT SELKIRKMillGiru08:55Invicta Mill,
 STRATHALBYNMillGiru8.55Invicta Mill, STRATHALBYN (shed) CROMARTY (left)
 JARVESFIELDROW ClearingAyr10:19Kalamia Mill, Alva Beach Rd Ayr
 2 4 -MillProserpine14:51Proserpine Mill
4-6-2000DH25MillMackay10:55Racecourse Mill
 D1 D7MillSarina11:35Plane Creek Mill
 KOUMALA 3MillSarina11:35Plane Creek Mill
 KARLOO 2MillSarina11:35Plane Creek Mill
7-6-200060 72MillBundaberg-Fairymead - 72 Not In Use
 GIVELDAHoods RoadBundaberg11:52Bingera Mill - Cross
 DELANHoods RoadBundaberg11:52Bingera Mill - Cross
 DH29 DH47 DH41 7336-Bundaberg-Bundaberg Foundry
     


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TULLY 6 - Tully Mill
Formerly QR DH66
Photo: Brad Peadon



HODEL - Invicta Mill
Formerly New South Wales 7325 (687 of 1972)
Photo: Brad Peadon


CROMARTY and STRATHALBYN - Invicta Mill
CROMARTY: Formerly New South Wales 7346 (708 of 1973)
STRATHALBYN: Westfalia (13863.1 8.91)
Photo: Brad Peadon



SCOTT - Invicta Mill
Formerly New South Wales 7310 (669 of 1971)
Photo: Brad Peadon


SCOTT - Invicta Mill
Formerly New South Wales 7310 (669 of 1971)
Photo: Brad Peadon


ISIS 4 - Isis Mill
Formerly Queensland Rail DH69 (656 of 1970)
Photo: Brad Peadon




ISIS 6 - Isis Mill
Formerly Cooks Construction (Victoria)
Originally Queensland Rail DH28 (610 of 1969)
Photo: Brad Peadon


COOLUM - Moreton Mill
EM Baldwin (5565-1-10-74 of 1974)
COOLUM is seen passing under the Bruce Highway at Rosemount during the final year of operations at Moreton Mill in Nambour.
Photo: Brad Peadon




MORETON - Moreton Mill
Clyde (63-289 of 1963)
Photo: Brad Peadon



COOLUM - Moreton Mill
EM Baldwin (5565-1-10-74 of 1974)
The locomotive is now MOORLAND in Bundaberg.
Photo: Brad Peadon



MORETON - Moreton Mill
Clyde (63-289 of 1963)
Photo: Brad Peadon



BUNYIP - Gin Gin Mill
Builder Unknown (1896)
Photo: Brad Peadon


PETRIE - Moreton Mill
Ruston & Hornsby (1968)
Later rebuilt by E M Baldwin.
The locomotive is now preserved at Nambour Tram Depot in Nambour.
Photo: Brad Peadon


MULGRAVE - Mulgrave Mill
Formerly QR DH66 (Walkers 595 of 1969)
Photo: Brad Peadon



5 - Mulgrave Mill
Comeng A1005 of 1955)
Photo: Brad Peadon


ASHFIELD (591) - Millaquin Mill
Clyde  65-441 of 1965
Photo: Brad Peadon



Cabridding BLI BLI around Nambour 14 years after the closure of the system.
Photo: Brad Peadon


Shunting Apps 176 on the Coolum line (Moreton Mill system).
Photo: Brad Peadon


BLI BLI - Moreton Mill
E M Baldwin  6-1257-1-7-65 of 1965
The locomotive is now on a working holiday in Fiji.
Photo: Brad Peadon



BOONGANNA (20) - Marian Mill
Eimco  L257 of 1990
Photo: Brad Peadon


7308 - Stored at North Eton Mill site.
Walkers  667 of 1971
Photo: Brad Peadon


MELBOURNE - Formerly of Victoria Mill
Preserved ANGRMS Woodford.
Hudswell Clarke  1701 of 1938
Photo: Brad Peadon



16 - Babinda Mill
Clyde  
Photo: Brad Peadon


MORRISON (7) & ALLISON (6) - Babinda Mill
MORRISON: Comeng  AD1239 of 1960
ALLISON: Comeng C2234 of 1959
Photo: Brad Peadon


FISHERY - Babinda Mill
E E Baguley Ltd  3387 of 1954
Photo: Brad Peadon


ALLISON (6) - Babinda Mill
ALLISON: Comeng C2234 of 1959
Photo: Brad Peadon


COOLUM heads down Mill Street and into Moreton Mill.
While this was the last year the sugar mill and tramway system would operate, this road tramway will again see use in the near future.
Photo: Brad Peadon


COOLUM and BLI BLI - Moreton Mill
Photo: Brad Peadon



KOLAN - Bingera Mill
Former QR DH51 (Walkers 633 of 1969)
Coincidentally in the former QR railway yard at Wallaville.
Photo: Brad Peadon


TEGEGE - Bingera Mill
Comeng FD4799 of 1966
Photo: Brad Peadon



MORETON - Moreton Mill
Clyde (63-289 of 1963)
Break time at River Depot (Maroochy River)
Photo: Brad Peadon

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Thanks

R.J Snodwell
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Wednesday, June 8, 2022

WORLD SERIES 44 CLASS DUMPAGE




It has been eleven years since we last had a 44 class based series on the blog. Since then, there have been many hundreds more old photos scanned for interweb use and cataloguing.

44 Class - Australian Locomotive Rosters

Given the total lack of interest last time, and my readiness to listen to the endless lack of requests, I've decided it is time to inflict more shots upon an already suffering world.





4458 at Delec locomotive depot, wearing one of the heritage schemes a few of the class received prior to withdrawal.
4458 is now with Qube.
Photo: Brad Peadon



4497 and 4461 on the CTAL siding at Port Botany.
4461 was recently scrapped at Goulburn.
Photo: Brad Peadon


4497 and 4461 approaching Botany, passing over the former Banksia Street level crossing at East Botany.
4461 was recently scrapped at Goulburn.
Photo: Brad Peadon



4458 spends a weekend sitting at Delec locomotive depot.
Photo: Brad Peadon


4470 has seen better days. Dunheved (St Marys).
Photo: Brad Peadon


A recently restored 4401 at Delec locomotive depot.
Photo: Brad Peadon


4403 is at Union Street ( Darling Harbour ) after taking the visiting FLYING SCOTSMAN to the wharves for shipping back to the United Kingdom.
In the background 4821 and 4842 can be seen shunting.
That background is now Star City Casino, with very little trace of the area's heavy rail history left..
Photo: Brad Peadon


4439 withdrawn at Hope Street, Enfield.
Photo: Brad Peadon


More ALCo parts at Dunheved.
Photo: Brad Peadon


4487 at Delec locomotive depot.
Photo: Brad Peadon


4403 on the Patrick's branch at Port Botany.
Photo: Brad Peadon


4445 looking a tad buggared at Junee Roundhouse.
The nose end cab is privately preserved at Werris Creek (NSW)
Photo: Brad Peadon


4446 at Delec locomotive depot, wearing one of the heritage schemes a few of the class received prior to withdrawal.
4446 is now scrapped.
Photo: Brad Peadon


4401 at Delec locomotive depot.
After many years in heritage use, bad wheels have seen her sidelined, and on static display, at the Junee Roundhouse Museum.
Photo: Brad Peadon


4464 at Delec locomotive depot.
Now preserved.
Photo: Brad Peadon


4486 is seen at Woodstock station on her first day back in use following restoration.
Photo: Brad Peadon


4446 at Delec locomotive depot.
Now scrapped.
Photo: Brad Peadon


4401 cab at Delec locomotive depot.
Photo: Brad Peadon


4482 shunts the sleeper siding at Taree.
Now scrapped.
Photo: Brad Peadon


4446 4809 4405 on the up Griffith Speedfreight somewhere between Temora and Yenda..
All now scrapped.
Photo: Brad Peadon


4403 and 4855 at Delec locomotive depot.
4403 is preserved at Thirlmere.
4855 is now scrapped.
Photo: Brad Peadon


4438 at Cardiff Workshops for the big locomotive auction.
She would be sold for scrap..
Photo: Brad Peadon


4465 48xx on a freight passing through Campsie.
4465 is now privately preserved at Werris Creek.
That unusual four-rail track is due to being a weighbridge.
Photo: Brad Peadon


4486 and 4857 shunting Patricks at Port Botany.
4486 preserved.
4857 is now scrapped.
Photo: Brad Peadon


4401 44211 on a trip train at Botany.
4401 had recently been restored as a heritage locomotive and saw some use on metro freight working around Sydney.
Both units are now preserved at Thirlmere.

Photo: Brad Peadon (10-12-1996)


4486 and 4857 shunting at Botany Goods Yard.
4486 preserved.
4857 is now scrapped.
Photo: Brad Peadon


4486 and 4857 shunting Patricks at Port Botany.
4486 preserved.
4857 is now scrapped.
Photo: Brad Peadon


4461 on a southbound Trackfast near Bethungra.
4461 was recently scrapped at Goulburn.
Photo: Brad Peadon


4451 arriving at Sydney Terminal.
4451 is now scrapped.
Photo: Brad Peadon



4468 GM22 prepare to depart Botany. Gelco siding.
4468 privately preserved.
GM22 is now with Southern Shorthaul.
Photo: Brad Peadon


4474 up freight stops over at Taree.
4474 is now scrapped.
Photo: Brad Peadon


4486 at Delec locomotive depot in Enfield.
4486 preserved.
Photo: Brad Peadon



4401 at Broadmeadow locomotive depot in Newcastle.
Photo: Brad Peadon


4492 at Delec locomotive depot in Enfield.
4492 is now scrapped.
Photo: Brad Peadon


4482 shunts the sleeper siding at Taree.
Slightly different shot from the other one above.
Now scrapped.
Photo: Brad Peadon

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Thanks: Bradly Coulter & Jamie Fisher.
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