PTERC Train Clean

A few members of my 'Philippine Railway Historical Society' (sister group to my SMUT group), were recently involved in a train clean in Manila.

Organised by my friend Mark Chua, congratulations for helping raise the profile of the railfan hobby in the country. 

MRT3 Depot at Trinoma, taken during an official RHS visit. 

Former Japanese DMU donated to the Philippines.
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5001 shunting a former Japanese sleeping car. These carriages are used on the long distance 'Bicol Express' service to Legaspi when it is operating. At the current time, the line is being reaired again.

Asistio Avenue station on the rebuilt, but never used by passenger trains, line to Caloocan station.

5005, 5010 and 911 all in various states of repair.
Caloocan Workshops.

This beautiful bird had only three more years ahead of her, being 

placed into storage in 2014.

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Kumusta, and welcome to the second part of our series on Manila in 2017.
Given that six years had elapsed between trips to the Philippines, I found myself catching up on both the situation there and the lack of photos over the years.
I also got to catch up with a number of old friends and met new ones at the same time. Some of these people will be seen in future instalments of this series.

Living along EDSA for a week is a dream come true for any bus fan.
No matter what time of day, EDSA is chock full of them, coming from parts of southern Manila, or further afield out in the provinces.
While I have long believed the provincial buses should not enter so far into Manila itself, preferring the idea of a bus/rail intermodal hub at Calamba, they do make for a busy couple of hours for one's camera.

Pasig River view from the GO Hotel.
Alas the ferries do not currently ply the route, however their return

 is regularly discussed.

MRT spotting near Boni station. 

Chaos, as only EDSA can deliver.
Boni Station (MRT3)

Stay tuned for Part 3.
Another exciting installment in the series.