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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Showing posts with label Fleetlist. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fleetlist. Show all posts

Thursday, October 1, 2020

2100 CLASS

 


The 'Australian Locomotive Rosters' team have 
finished their latest project.


Check out the ALR website, in the link above, for class details, latest status and photos of most class members.
We have not been able to find photos of some class members, but hope to rectify that in the next update.


2142 and 2109 bludge around Redbank Workshops 
in Brissie.


2111 on a passenger service passes through 
Bowen Hills in Brisbane.


2111 2337 Willowburn loco depot at Toowoomba.


A scene that can no longer be repeated with the street trackage down Denison Street (Rockhampton) 
now being single track.
Here my favourite Queensland loco, 2142, leads sister 2143 on a southbound ballast train.
They are seen crossing two 1720 class heading 
in the opposite direction.

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All New
 

Bendigo Railway Action on the 
Semi-Retired Foamer Youtube Channel.


Frolicking Frank Part 1 - Now Available











Monday, March 9, 2020


Queensland 2800 Class



Current status 'now available' at the
50 Locos in 62 Photos.
Various Liveries Covered.

2826 on a ballast train.
Denison Street, Rockhampton

2806 arrives at Ingham with the ironically named, given the weather, Sunlander to Cairns.

2815 on a Cairns bound freight train near Babinda.


2821 on ballast at Garbutt (Townsville)
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Builder: Goninan, Townsville
Gauge: Narrow & Standard
Power: 2380 kW / 3190 HP
Axles: Co-Co 
Length: 21.416 m
Mass: 116 t
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Sunday, February 9, 2020






42 / 421 / 43 Class
Current status 'now available' at the



4203 outside Cowra Caravan Park.
L to R: Brad Peadon, David Henderson and Peter Bubb.
4203 still 'sort of exists'. Check her out on our ALR Website.


Remember when petrol was 59.9?
Remember AMPOL service stations before Caltex violated them?
One of them is about to make a comeback.


My old 76 Corona taken from the cab of 4203.



Long weekend RTM tour to Brisbane and Murwillumbah.
4306 lead 4520 4490  from around Casino to Brissie. A couple of days later, 42109 would be added for the run to Murwillumbah.










Video: 42103 Returns To Service.
Semi-Retired Foamer Video.

Further Reading




Photos of each class member, and their current status, now available on the 



Wednesday, August 21, 2019

1700 CLASS UPDATE
August 2019



Built: Comeng (Rocklea) for Clyde Engineering (Eagle Farm)
Model: GL8C
Narrow Gauge
Co-Co


The latest fleet update on the former 'Queensland Rail' 1700 class can be found at our Australian Locomotive Rosters website





Click For Our SRF Fleetlists.



Sunday, August 11, 2019

Australian Locomotive Rosters

Due to the quite surprising popularity of our recently introduced locomotive fleetlists, it has has been decided to rack them off to a site of their own.
 This decision came about primarily due to their not being an easy fit with the style of our main blog site here, plus the immense size of each posting given our desire to include as many images of each class as possible.
We truly hope these changes will allow us to deliver you a more world class gunzelling experience and that the less confusing direction will be understood by even the most railfan of our railfan readers.

Australian Locomotive Rosters
Website!






Wednesday, April 26, 2017


MANILA LRT - MRT TRAIN STATUS

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