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.. _ 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). _
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 _ **** LOCOMOTIVE/ PUBLICATIONS **** - We occasionally publish information on the locomotives, and rollingstock, from railways in Australia and the Philippines. All are available forFREEat our ALR WEBSITE.
Showing posts with label Australian Railways. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Australian Railways. Show all posts
Nothing much to say other than I was in Newcastle for a wedding and took advantage of any available time to go lineside for some modern day coal train action.
For what it's worth, here are a few images of what was seen.
17-9-2022 - Hunter River (Sandgate)
6043 - Sandgate - Empty coal from Kooragang Island
Photo: Brad Peadon
6044 - Sandgate - Empty coal from Kooragang Island
Photo: Brad Peadon
6041 - Sandgate - Empty coal from Kooragang Island
ALF18 and CLF3 on a grainie at Snowtown. Photo: Brad Peadon CLF3 now owned by Southern Shorhaul. ALF18 is service with One Rail Australia.
23-4-1995
GM37--Spencer Junction08.20
BL28 CLF4Dn FreightSpencer Junction08.22
DL41 DL48Up 1166Hesso (Alice)15.10
DL41 DL48Up 1166Port Augusta15.45
AN1 DL40 ALF221AP5Port Augusta16.46
24-4-1995
EL53 EL64 EL57Up FreightSpencer Junction08.05
EL56--Spencer Junction08.30
Port Augusta Workshops 09.04
48134826
BU4
DA5
GM1GM10GM19GM22GM27GM33GM35
GM36GM41GM46
CLP8
ZB9
106PassPichi Richi Railway10.00
DA1MT CoalLake Knockout13.53
CLP16Dn GhanPort Augusta18.15
Now scrapped 607 in Port Augusta. Photo: Brad Peadon
25-4-1995
607ShunterPort Pirie09.10
BL28--Port Pirie09.10
Dry Creek Motive Power Centre
BL31
DA2
DL41 (NRC)DL45
961963
963 9613AM2Lynton16.04
963 9613AM2Belair16.30
963 9613AM2Aldgate17.03
CLP11Indian To PerthKeswick18.24
532ShunterKeswick--
BL30 and C506 passing through Belair (Adelaide Hills) with 2AM2 steel. Photo: Brad Peadon
26-4-1995
GM43 BL353MA7North Adelaide09.13
527 CLP10Dn TripDry Creek South10.29
CLP16Up GhanDry Creek South10.47
874 CK3 838Up StonieDry Creek South (ex Penrice)13.27
GM34 GM32--Osborne13.58
AN5Up L/EDry Creek South16.41
868L/E To Port AdelaideDry Creek South16.49
BL32 BL29AM2Dry Creek South17.44
BL35 GM43Up L/EDry Creek South17.54
532 CLP16Dn L/EDry Creek South18.16
DL41 (NRC)Up Photo Special Dry Creek South18.18
GM34 GM32Dn Oil ex Pt AdelDry Creek South18.22
DL41L/E to MPCDry Creek South18.36
868Freight ex PortDry Creek South (Coils/Acid/conts)18.42
English Electric 506 withdrawn and sitting in Islington Workshops. Not the cab damage. Now scrapped. Photo: Brad Peadon
27-4-1995
Dry Creek Motive Power Centre
ALF22
AN8
C508
CLF7
CLP16
603
852
GM34 GM32L/E ex PortDry Creek South10.17
868Up TripDry Creek South10.36
BL29 BL32 705 GM42L/E ex AFTDry Creek South10.57
831L/E ex PortDry Creek South11.00
701Dn L/EDry Creek South11.03
831/517Dn FlatsDry Creek (Push/Pull)18.59
GM34 GM32Trip ex Port AdelaideDry Creek South (Oil/steel)18.59
527Up tripDry Creek South19.58
DL46 GM40Dn FreightDry Creek South20.04
The impressive combination of DL46 CLP13 AN2 EL57 CLF3 sit at Spencer Junction (Port Augusta) on a westbound train. . Photo: Brad Peadon
DL46 - Now owned by Pacific National EL55 EL57 - Owned by Rail First Asset Management and available for lease. AN2 - Now operational with Pacific National CLP13 - Now owned by Railpower and stored at Goulburn. CLPF3 - Now owned by Southern Shorthaul.
28-4-1995
704 852 705 GM42vvvvvvvvv
961 963MA7Belair (Chased Downhill)09.47
Adelaide Freight Terminal 14.25
602BL34+BL30
DL43 (Derailed)+ALF21
Islington Workshops
509 520
702
934964
253 (Bluebird) T403
868Up L/EIslington15.50
CLP12 CLP17Up Indian PacificDry Creek South16.08
ALF21 CLP14 sit at Spencer Junction (Port Augusta). . Photo: Brad Peadon
Both are in operation with One Rail.
Now scrapped 607 in Port Augusta. Photo: Brad Peadon
DL39 DL46 with an up steel north of Whyalla. . Photo: Brad Peadon Both units now with Pacific National.
DA2 at Port Augusta. . Photo: Brad Peadon
ALF18 and CLF3 on a grainie at Snowtown. Photo: Brad Peadon
ALF18 and CLF3 on a grainie at Snowtown. Photo: Brad Peadon
AN5 42209 42204 at the Dry Creek Motive Power Centre in Adelaide. Photo: Brad Peadon AN5- Now operational with Pacific National 42204 and 42209 have both been scrapped.
ALF18 and CLF3 on a grainie at Snowtown. Photo: Brad Peadon
3103 31xx Comeng railcar at Dry Creek in Adelaide . Photo: Brad Peadon
BL27 DL43 NR113 on a light engine shunt movement at Dry Creek South. Photo: Brad Peadon
BL27 DL43 NR113 on a light engine shunt movement at Dry Creek South. Photo: Brad Peadon
BL33 G532 BL28 on containers at Belair (Adelaide Hills).
Photo: Brad Peadon
All BL class now owned by Pacific National.
G532 owned by QUBE Logistics.
BL29 X47 on 3AM5 containers at Belair (Adelaide Hills). Photo: Brad Peadon
X47 now owned by SCT Logistics
CLP17 at the Dry Creek MPC in Adelaide. Today she is owned by One Rail Australia. Photo: Brad Peadon
GM43 (ALF22 in background at right) at the Dry Creek MPC. Photo: Brad Peadon
704 852 705 GM42 961 963 on MA7 at Belair in Adelaide. 28-4-1995 852 Junee Railway Workshops. 961 Stored at Goulburn 963 preserved stored by Steamranger. 704 is believed stored and destined to go to Steamranger for preservation, while GM42 has been restored to operation by One Rail..
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Welcome to the Semi_Retired Foamers Blog!
Into trains, buses, planes, trams, light rail, jeepneys and other guff that normal people only use to get from A to B?
Sadly, I have been most of my existence.
Over the years I have built up an extensive library of train related photos, timetables, documents and other stuff which basically does buggar all other than gather dust in the archive supercentre that is my railway room.
I had long wondered what to do both this assorted guff, and all the more current shots, locomotive news and other bollocks I come across while conducting my foamer business. It lead me to setting up this blog some years ago, a blog that I have only just recently started to devote more attention too again.
Through this blog I hope to share a lot of this stuff and bore you senseless in the process. Along the way one hopes you will put up with my somewhat unusual sense of humour. Most get my strange humour, many less intelligent get quite confused. Years of putting up with many in the hobby who, well, hmmmmm I suppose you could say lunatic fringe members and control freaks, has given me more of a view of the hobby as something that is quite a joke. Certainly not the serious thing it once was. Hope you enjoy the bollocks conveyed herein.
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