FROLICKING FRANK - SEASON 1

 

This year I was lucky enough to have my ol mate Frank Kirk offer to let me put his Victorian (and elsewhere) videos on YouTube.
While I have a little big of Victorian footage to go up, the majority of the VHS tape collection had deteriorated well beyond what could be used, even on my low-quality channel.

The first season, seen below, was primarily taken around the Bendigo (Victoria) area, and has a wide variety of locomotive types.
Technical issues gave us a few dramas, the most obvious is the timing details at the bottom of a number of videos. 
While this is going to continue into season 2, Frank tells me he has worked out how to remove it, so it should be resolved down the track.
Anyway, nothing can detract from the wonderful Victorian goodness in each episode.

Please Enjoy.

Part 1 - Bendigo, Bendigo and Bendigo.

Part 2 - Yep, even more Bendigo.

Part 3 - Frankie vertures to Adelaide.

Part 4 - Back To Bendigo.

Part 5 - Frankie takes a look around Bendigo.

Part 6 - Love those C class things?

Frank removes himself from Bendigo, in an effort to see some of these strangely popular beasts in action.

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A huge thank you to my mate Frank Kirk for giving us the opportunity to see his rail videos.

Season two will be a mixture of model, and real, train action. While he assures me that the future holds some pretty awesome older train operations.

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Builders #: 3275-9/77-051
Built: 9/1977

Built for the former BHP steelworks in Newcastle, BHP55 was sold to Austrac at Junee following closure of primary steelmaking in this location.

It, along with sister BHP57,  were moved down to the Riverina town, where BHP55 was returned to service as the depot shunter and named FOLLY.
She is often attributed with the number 104, next in line after ALCOs 101-103, but I am unaware of any time that she has actually carried this number.
As for BHP57, I have heard two differing names that were supposedly to be allocated to her. 'FOLLY 2' and 'FILLY'.

Given the reasoning behind the FOLLY name, the former seems more likely.

However, I am not aware of any plans to restore her, so either name is likely never to happen.

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MEMORABILIA THEFT FROM JUNEE.

Can You Help Kev Shultz Find 

His Collection?

Junee Police: 0269241144

***Announcement****

  Sometime between the hours of 18:00 Sunday night the 08-09-2019 and 09:00 Monday morning the 09-09-2019, my double garage/man cave was broken into, resulting in many tools, cherished and valuable items go missing, including different railway memorabilia which I have collected over many years. Unfortunately, due to the high on going cost of insurance, there was no insurance to cover the items, so as you could imagine I’m devastated...

  Entry was forced through one of the two roller doors, backing on to the back lane in my street, and because of the nature of the items that have been stolen, it looks to be a targeted attack????

Obviously I have spoke to the police and investigations are continuing.

So,.....I send a shout out to everyone, especially my fellow railway comrades and collectors, could you please be on the look out on any social media pages, eBay, Gumtree, private collectors etc, for any of the following more unique and valued items:

*Any C class Locomotive memorabilia. (Except for HO scale locomotive models.)
*5 inch gauge 1/12th scale “C” class V/Line liveried “Live” locomotives.
*Clyde Engineering oval makers plates, with model/serial numbers from 76-825 to 77-833.
*C class cab side number plates, C504, C502, C507.
*Copy/replica C501 plates.
*5 chime Leslie Supertyfon S5t Horns x 2.
*Any ATN Access/Australian Transport Network memorabilia.
*Light blue and yellow Locomotive front headlight assembly with globes.
*C class “back lighted” front and rear number boards.
*HSV (Holden Special Vehicle) tool chest and socket sets.
*Lincoln Air compressor, 50 litre V twin, light blue in colour.

  If you see any of these items arise and you are not sure of the ownership etc, could you please contact Junee Police on 0269241144 or myself directly on 0459760276, where the item can be checked against the full list of items on mine or the police data base.

Thanks Guys.
Kev

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Lets all keep our eyes open on all online sales sites (Marketplace, Feebay and Gumtree) 

as well as hobby forums.

Let's reclaim this stuff for Kev.

Let's Go Sliding!