PLARIDEL - PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY

December 5th 2019

  Earlier this year I was privileged to gain permission to access all railway locations on the south line of the Philippines to photograph them for historical purposes.  The future of the main south is unclear, with massive changes coming through the President's 'Build Build Build' program. Part of this includes a new electrified railway to Bicol, totally grade separated from roads and with far less curvature.  It has been said that the narrow gauge system will be retained for freight usage. However, only time will tell if this will be the case. The country does badly need it's rail freight back, while it would make sense to have it separated from the new, higher speed, standard gauge system.
  I, for one, look forward to seeing all this unfold.

PLARIDEL - Photographic Survey

Still handing out the last of my latest 'Along Da Riles' magazine.
Plans are afoot for another that will be very much railway modelling based as a bit of a test for such a type of magazine in the Philippines.
This magazine was printed in Australia and handed out for free in the Philippines to help promote the hobby there.

Philippine Railway Historical Society

PRHS Blog

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

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

After more than a decade, it has been decided that it was time to renew the logo.