A delicious selection of videos recently put up on the 'Semi Retired Foamer' YouTube channel for your enjoyment.
I hope you enjoy, hate, or are even indifferent, to the footage I have put uponeth this blogsite. 

A look at the former mainline bridge over Petrie Creek (Saltwater Bridge) just to the west of Nambour.
Plus a squiz at the rail operations at the 'Buderim Ginger Factory' in Yandina. This also includes a brief look at non rail stuff in this popular tourist location.

Celebrating the life of Robert Fry.
Prototype trains in the Hunter and Footscray.
Model trains back home on his Kyneton layout.

Soon To Come!

A look at the thrilling 2018 rail operations around Helensvale.
That is in Queensland should you be scratching your head.
Strap yourselves in for this roller coaster type joyride.

MELBOURNE Ws

The first in a series looking at the Melbourne W type trams in 1987.
  While now mostly disappeared from Melbourne street, they were always the heart and soul of the city.

Withdrawn 1988 - In Bendigo

Believed Stored at Newport Workshops

Preserved in Perth (Western Australia)

Converted back to W1 431 for Heritage Fleet.

Currently stored at Newport Workshops.

Believed to now be stored in Newport Workshops.

Believed to be at Bylands.

One of only a few two door W5 trams.

Believe to be stored at Newport Workshops.

Believe stored at Newport Workshops.

Believe stored at Newport Workshops.

Preston Tramway Workshops

Cafe tram in Bendigo.

Stored in Newport Workshops.

Preserved at Bylands

Believed to have gone to Newport Workshops and used as a cafe by DERMPAV.

Information courtesy of VicSig.

Updates are welcome.

More trams will be forthcoming when the motivation strikes.

ESSENDON DEPOT TRAMS

1987

A selection of tram shots from 1987. All trams were allocated to Essendon Depot at the time.

Notes are mostly from VicSig and represents the 'believed' status of each is today. 

VicSig says stored at Newport.
Have been told that it went to San Francisco. 

Sold two years later in 1989 to private buyer in Templestowe.
Situation currently unknown.

716 - Stored Newport
916 - San Francisco
85 - Withdrawn 2003 at Glenhuntly. Situation unknown

127 still in service at Essendon.
172 in service at Glenhuntly

169 - Still in service at Essendon.

849 - Under restoration at Haddon (Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Society)

916 - Believed to be in San Francisco 

W5-817 again.

It and 916 appear to have been stalking me.