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, July 17, 2024

RANDOM BUS GUFF - PART 17

 






Watch your step, about to spew forth is our 17th pile of random bus shots for your viewing displeasure.
As always, there is no particular theme, just a heap more bus shots that I had to put somewhere.
For the most part they are all Aussie buses, with one Manila exception. If you have some sort of desire to see buses in the Philippines, and shortly Fiji, then feel free to dawdle on over to our more relevant blog.
As with all the other dreary installments, photos are a mix of old and reasonably new.
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3071 2664 2764 3097
3071: Prototype Mk5 Mercedes
Kingsgrove Depot
1990
Photo: Brad Peadon


867-BHU (formerly 1799)
Youngs of Rockhampton - 1995/6
Photo: Brad Peadon


3257
Cremorne Wharf
Privately preserved according to Bus Australia.
Photo: Brad Peadon


2627 at Mascot Shops.
Now scrapped.
Photo: Brad Peadon


M/O 4352 (formerly 1102) of Blue Ribbon, seen somewhere in Newcastle.
Current situation unknown.
Photo: Brad Peadon


M/O 162 (ex 1113)
Pt Waratah
NSW Australia
29-1-88
Photo: Brad Peadon


1163 at the Royal Easter Show.
Later withdrawn, current situation unknown.
Photo: Brad Peadon


MO-4259 MO-670 MO-4320 at Blue Ribbon's High Street Depot.
MO-4259 (formerly 1052) - Parts 
MO-670 (formerly 1024) - Situation Unknown
MO-4320 (formerly 1064) - Broome Top Deck Tours
Photo: Brad Peadon


MO-181 MO-4109 MO-7309 at Blue Ribbon's High Street Depot.
MO181 (formerly 1213) - Scott Wilson 
MO4109 (formerly 1145) - Circus Monoxide  
MO7309 (formerly 1158) - T&I Engines for parts.
Photo: Brad Peadon


Transdev 9743 at Hornsby station in Sydney.
Photo: Brad Peadon


4875 at Port Botany Depot on the final day of the State Transit Authority.
Photo: Brad Peadon


Note: Port Botany Depot.


Above & Below.
Spent a morning out with the late Bruce Cook chasing bicentennial 3106.
Pagewood (above) - Sydney International (below)
Stripped for parts at Ryde.
Photo: Brad Peadon



Busways 3088 at the Meadowbank ferry wharf.
Photo: Brad Peadon


Busways 1503 at the Meadowbank ferry wharf.
Photo: Brad Peadon



The days of the State Transit Authority were nearing an end when I caught 2765 climbing up Carr Street in Coogee.
Photo: Brad Peadon


Mk1 Mercedes 1909 has just turned off Botany Road on to Beauchamp in Matraville.
It later went through numerous private ownerships and, according to Bus Australia is now with a B Reynolds of Oakville.
Photo: Brad Peadon


Mk1 Leopard 3662 sitting outside the Blue Ribbon Depot at High Street (Maitland).
It was never used by the operator and would be scrapped here. The 309 was our doing :-)  
Photo: Brad Peadon


Warrigal Charters TV-02 passing Cringila Station on Five Islands Road.  
Photo: Brad Peadon



M/O 7690 at Bankstown.  
Photo: Brad Peadon

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597 at Gungahlin Place.  
Photo: Brad Peadon


445 at Alinga Street.
Photo: Brad Peadon



452 and 430 at Alinga Street.
Photo: Brad Peadon

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Philippines 


Pandacan Transport in Manila (Philippines).
AVH-489 'Grace' - 2009 trip.
Photo: Brad Peadon
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A couple of 1986 bus videos taken on the Central Coast of New South Wales (Australia).



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