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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Tuesday, December 10, 2024

SUGAR RAILS ALBUM - PART 1



Howdy folks!

One major drawback of years of neglecting to catalogue over 300,000 photos is that I'm now playing catch-up. While I've managed to organize thousands of images on this blog across various themes, there are still countless others sitting around waiting for their moment.

To tackle this backlog, I'm embarking on a mission to sort through and categorize a substantial number of these photos in the coming months. Expect to see posts dedicated to locomotives, carriages, infrastructure, trams, and buses, catering to those with even a passing interest in these subjects.

This series will cover the various Aussie Sugarmill rail systems and equipment that I have photographed over the years.
These will all be primarily around Queensland, however, preserved items will appear in other states.
If you're interested in sugarcane railway items in the Philippines feel free to check out my other website and forum.

Prepare for the approaching tsunami of photographs from the 80s till today.
Corrections are welcome.

You're welcome.

If you have an interest in aviation and other guff, check out my
Travel and Aviation Blog.

Check our new Linktree site above for piles of dreary transport entertainment. 


ISIS No11 - EMB 10130.1 6.82 of 1982
Isis Mill
Photo: Brad Peadon


FELIN-HEN - Baldwin 46828 of 1917.
Seen stored at the Qunaba Mill site.
Has since been sold to a preservation group in France and has been restored to operation.
Photo: Brad Peadon


5804 - Walkers 589 of 1969 
(ex Mt Isa Mines 5804, ex DH-7)
Isis Mill
It is believed to still be sitting there today.
Photo: Brad Peadon


ISIS No5 - Walkers 617 of 1969 (ex DH-35)
Isis Mill
Photo: Brad Peadon


Ruston - 4wDM b/n. 371959/1953
Formerly from the CSR Condong Mill
Preserved by the Illawarra Light Railway Museum.
Photo: Brad Peadon


ALEXANDRA - Clyde 61-235  of 1961
Macknade Mill
Photo: Brad Peadon



MKD14 - EMB 6/2490.1 7.68  of 1968
Macknade Mill
Photo: Brad Peadon


Above and two below
DOUGLAS - Com-Eng AL2562  of 1963
IVY - Com-Eng AL4181 of 1965
FAUGH-A-BALAUGH - Com-Eng AL4190 of 1965
It was recently reported on the 'Light Railways of Australia' group that most of the Mossman fleet has been sold to MSF Sugar and transferred to the former Mourilyan Mill yard.
All three seen here are believed to have made the move.
Photo: Brad Peadon




GARGETT - Marian Mill
Eimco - L255 of 1990
Photo: Brad Peadon


MKD19 - EMB 6/1446.1 9.65  of 1965
Macknade Mill
Photo: Brad Peadon


CROMARTY - Com-Eng CA1040 of 1960
STRATHALBYN - Westfalia  13863.1 8.91 of 1991
Invicta Mill
Photo: Brad Peadon


TEGEGE - Former Bingera Mill
Com-Eng - FD4799 of 1966
Believed to now be at Millaquin Mill.
Photo: Brad Peadon


Brake Wagon 18 - Mulgrave Mill System
Photo: Brad Peadon


TULLY 3 - Tully Mill System
EMB - 6-1082-1-2-65 of 1965
Photo: Brad Peadon


Mourilyan 14 - Clyde 63-288 of 1963.
Seen inside the former Mourilyan Mill
Photo: Brad Peadon


NYLETA - Prof Engineering for EIMCO. 
P.S.L.25.01 of 1990
South Johnstone Mill
Photo: Brad Peadon


Mourilyan 12 - Clyde 55-60 of 1955.
Mourilyan 18 - Clyde 56-83 of 1956.
Seen inside the former Mourilyan Mill
Photo: Brad Peadon


CROMARTY - Com-Eng CA1040 of 1960
Invicta Mill
Photo: Brad Peadon


11 - John Fowler 17110 of 1927.
Australian Narrow Gauge Railway Museum Society.
ex Innisfail Tramway.
Photo: Brad Peadon


AIRDMILLIAN - John Fowler 20763 of 1935
Australian Narrow Gauge Railway Museum Society.
ex Kalamia Mill.
Photo: Brad Peadon


7 - Decauville 247 of 1897
Australian Narrow Gauge Railway Museum Society.
ex Invicta Mill, ex Mulgrave Mill.
Photo: Brad Peadon


Mourilyan 15 - Clyde 66-491 of 1966.
Mourilyan 8 - Com-Eng AA1543 of 1960.
Mourilyan 11 - Clyde 55-64 of 1955.
Seen inside the former Mourilyan Mill
Photo: Brad Peadon


Proserpine 2 - Clyde 56-91 of 1956.
Outside Proserpine Mill.
Photo: Brad Peadon


ISIS No1 - Walkers 602 of 1969 (ex DH-20)
Isis Mill
Photo: Brad Peadon


ISIS No4 - Walkers 656 of 1970 (ex DH-69)
Isis Mill
Photo: Brad Peadon


Goondi #1 stored at the former Goondi Mill site.
Has since been preserved by the Illawarra Light Railway Museum.
Photo: Brad Peadon


LIVERPOOL - EMB 10385.1 8.82 of 1982.
Liverpool Creek on the South Johnstone system.
Photo: Brad Peadon

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All who joined me on my 2ft adventures.

Brian Bouchardt, William Thomson

Light Railways of Australia Group
Australian Sugar Cane Trains/Navvy Pics 2ft group.

 

Australian Locomotive Rosters

Maroochy Shire Tramways

Light Railways Research Society of Australia

Australian Railways Past & Present

Negros/Panay (Philippines) Sugar Tramways

Australian Narrow Gauge Railway Museum

Check our new Linktree site above for piles of dreary transport entertainment.
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Dad: Look at that flock of cows!
Kid: Herd of cows.
Dad: Of course I heard of cows! There's a flock of them over there! 


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Thursday, May 4, 2023

MORETON MILL - RANDOM GUFF

 

As is often the case, I find myself with another large selection of scanned photos to place on the interwebs.

This time it is a collection of shots of the now closed Moreton Mill in Nambour (Queensland).
Not all the dates have been worked out as yet, but they would be from between 1994 and the mill closure in 2003.


The lift span has been dropped down and JAMAICA makes her way across the Maroochy River.
Photo: Brad Peadon


DUNETHIN has just crossed the David Low Bridge and is destined for the Finland Road (North Punt if you wish) line with a rake of empty bins.
Photo: Brad Peadon


BLI BLI arrives at Howard Street yard in Nambour.
Photo: Brad Peadon


BLI BLI climbing up towards Bli Bli Cutting in Bli Bli.
Photo: Brad Peadon


BLI BLI passing through the beautiful Dunethin Rock Picnic Grounds..
Photo: Brad Peadon


Sprinkler wagon. Now preserved at Woodford.
Photo: Brad Peadon


PETRIE busy shunting the mill.
Photo: Brad Peadon




BLI BLI and MORETON entering the Howard Street yard.
Photo: Brad Peadon



One of the few times I got COOLUM outside of Nambour.
Seen here passing under the Bruce Highway at Rosemount, it will now drop down to the Racetrack.
Photo: Brad Peadon


JOE at the mill in the final year of operation.
Photo: Brad Peadon


The Twins MAROOCHY and VALDORA also having a rest in the Moreton Mill loco shed.
MAROOCHY is privately preserved locally, while VALDORA is preserved operational by the Australian Sugar Cane Railway in Bundaberg.
Photo: Brad Peadon


Comeng locomotives JAMAICA and DUNETHIN also having a rest in the Moreton Mill loco shed.
Photo: Brad Peadon



COOLUM shunting inside the Moreton Mill yard.
Photo: Brad Peadon



BLI BLI approaching River Depot.
Photo: Brad Peadon


JAMAICA on the Maroochy River lift bridge.
Today the locomotive is privately preserved around the Bundaberg region.
Photo: Brad Peadon


The lesser known lift bridge across Petrie Creek on the Clarks line.
It is thought this was removed in the later half of the 90s.
There are a few remains surviving, these appearing in the link above.
Photo: Brad Peadon


Safeworking for sugar trains crossing the David Low Bridge at Bli Bli.
Photo: Brad Peadon


The exit from Howard Street yard, onto the street of the same name.
Photo: Brad Peadon


Maroochy River lift span bridge a year after closure.
The lift span section has thankfully been saved by the Nambour Historical Museum, while the majority of the rest was washed away in a flood.
Photo: Brad Peadon


With demolition work commencing at Moreton Mill, locomotives JOE and DUNETHIN take shelter in the loco shed.
DUNETHIN is now based in Lautoka (FIJI), while JOE made a shorter move to the nearby Nambour Historical Museum where it has been preserved.
Photo: Brad Peadon


One of the two road/rail bridges on the Coolum line.
Photo: Brad Peadon


Maroochy River lift span bridge during the last year of regular operation.
It would still see use during the removal of the system.
Photo: Brad Peadon


The sun rises over Nambour as COOLUM hauls a rake of cane down Howard Street.
Photo: Brad Peadon


The main reason for this photo was the tractor, well part of a tractor, in the background.
It met up with locomotive PETRIE in a nearby cane field and was split in two.
Photo: Brad Peadon


COOLUM  with another rake of fulls destined for the mill.
Photo: Brad Peadon


The old shed at River Depot.
The old lift bridge (see above) was just behind the trees to the left of the above shot.
Photo: Brad Peadon




Junction for the Punt line, just north of Bli Bli cutting (in background).
The mainline is at right, the Punt line on the left.
Photo: Brad Peadon


BLI BLI at Colley Bros (139) at the very end of the Fischers Line.
Photo: Brad Peadon


Search 'Moreton Mill' on this site to find much more content taken over the years.

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Video: PETRIE On The Punt Line.


Video: PETRIE @ Bli Bli.


Video: Bisinella (100) in 2018.


Video: Moreton Mill Farewell BBQ (2003).
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See us on stand #15 (Trains For Kids With Cancer) 
at this weekends model railway exhibition at Rosehill Racecourse.


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