Latest Videos

Just in case you have, even the most minuscule, interest in transport videos, I include some of my more recent ones below.
Don't mention it....

A short video looking at U15C locomotive hauled passenger trains at Yuseco level crossing in Manila, Philippines.

Historic Aircraft Restoration Society

A look at the group's amazing aircraft collection, and even better restoration work.

Historic Aircraft Restoration Society
A look through the museum's Boeing 747.
VH-OJA

 Cringila Footbridge
A look at the comings and going of this busy Bluescope steelworks exchange sidings at Port Kembla.
Including a rare English Electric sighting.

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Coming Soon

Fiji Cane Trains 2006
Richmond Steam 1988
Illawarra Steam 1988

Semi-Retired Foamer Travel Blog

PHILIPPINE AIR FORCE MUSEUM

MANILA - DECEMBER 2018

A thrilling video covering a visit to the 'Philippine Air Force Museum' in Pasay City (Manila, Philippines).
While now somewhat run down, it is still very much worth a visit should you have an interest in the topic. My interests are more Philippine history related than air force, but the kids really enjoyed it and, I must admit, so did I.

New Videos From The

Semi Retired Foamer

A random selection of new videos for your viewing displeasure.

Mascot Level Crossing
A chance encounter with a train near midnight.
In coming months this crossing will be replaced by a new road
underbridge and will be closed.

Late 80s view of  a  lovely sounding ALCo 44 class passing Demondrille
signalbox on an up wheat train.
Riverina region of New South Wales.

MRT3 at Mandaluyong (near Boni station).

A short ride on the MRT3 from Boni to Ortigas.
Enjoy the video that has caused offence to one person who believes people should not be in railway videos. No easy task in Manila.
Videos that cause offence - Those are my favourite kind.

Tutuban Station in Manila.
If you love GE locomotives, you will love this (maybe).
Actually, odds are something may offend you, maybe the leaves are too green, or the sounds too great. Who knows what offends people in 2019.

Enjoy.......or not, it is your choice. :-)

Philippine Railway Historical Society

20th Anniversary 
 

  To celebrate our 20th anniversary of our sister group, the Semi Retired Foamer published a special anniversary magazine for railway management and railfans in the Philippines.
  I have been in Manila and busy handing it out to both.
  Twenty years of being part of this wonderful country. It has had it's ups and downs, but has always been an oasis away from the stupidity of the hobby back in Australia.
  I thank everyone here for welcoming me. There will be a series of videos coming in 2019 on our YouTube channel.

  Below are just some of the people I was lucky to catch up with on the recent visit. Some old friends of many years, many meeting for the first time. It was certainly an interesting trip and made the 20th anniversary the best year yet.

Happy 20th Anniversary PRHS and Happy New Year.

Meeting with PNR GM Sir Junn Magno

Tutuban HQ, Manila

Finally times a visit with that of Graham Corry from the UK.
Think we could have had a 24 hour marathon chatting seesion :-)

Romy (PNR Naga, Bicol Region)

Eng Regulto, a very long term employee of the PNR.

Atty Lauta who helped make my official visits possible.

JC Anthony

Philippines 2018

Tutuban / Tayuman Yard

A hive of delicious GE action.

Philippine National Railways

903
Tayuman/Tutuban Locoshed 1999
U15C (Despite what Wikipedia says :-) )
GE 39240 of 1973
1999

By 2004 she was being stripped in Caloocan Workshops.
She had disappeared by 2007.

SOLIS SIGNALBOX

The railway signalbox is an endangered species in Manila, with only two still standing (Solis and Abad Santos). Another two (Yuseco and Caloocan) have existed since my first visit in 1999, but both have since been destroyed.

Solis is located on the north fork of the main junction for the south and the former north lines.

With Abad Santos (a RIHSPI) in a very bad state of repair, it is hoped that work can shortly start on saving it from further decay.

In recent years there have been proposals to preserve this very historic structure, primarily from the 'Manila Railroad Club', an offshoot of the former RIHSPI group.

Stay tuned and please consider subscribing if you like what you see here.

Shortly we shall look at Abad Santos box today, before heading south to Quezon and Laguna Provinces for more railway adventure.

TUTUBAN YARD - APRIL 2018

With some massive changes planned for the railways of the Philippines, I set about covering a lot of the current scene around Manila.

 Thank you to the 'Philippine National Railways' for their help in granting permission to get a historical record for the future.

  A lot more to come as we visit more yards and depots, long closed historic stations and a few old signalboxes.

Stay tuned

PHILIPPINE RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

The sister group to this one, looking at the railway (and other) hobby in the Philippines.
There are still railways in the Philipines and expansion seems likely.
Railfanning there is not the fun experience it once was, the growing numbers of security guard, and paranoia, has made it a little bit harder to conduct our pastime.
However, at least they are paid minions, unlike the self-appointed railfan nazis we ut up within Australia.
Better still, most seem horrified by the prospect of telling a foreigner what to do.

If bored, come and look at our PRHS blog, you may find yourself enticed enough to go argue with moronic security guard as a change from moronic foamers, and the groups about them. Hiya Greg.

PHRS Blogsite

MANILA LRT - MRT TRAIN STATUS

Vehicle Status-Updates-Photos-Operations-Diagrams

STATUS UPDATE HERE

PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RAILWAYS

ROLLINGSTOCK UPDATE

2004-2016

  For anyone interested in rollingstock overseas, I have completed a new Philippine National Railways rollingstock update as of April 2016.

Loco Hauled Stock 

DMU

EMU

Freight and Perway

Rollingstock Numbers Back To 2004.

23 pages - pdf file.

                           PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RAILWAYS ROLLINGSTOCK