Panay Island Adventure Part 3

 

Hello and welcome to part three of my 'Panay 2017' series.

Unfortunately, this part starts on a bit of a sad note, having recently learnt of the passing of my friend Eduard Labadia from Iloilo City.

Eduard (far left in photo) was a local area historian, with a particularly strong interest in the Panay Railway. He was also a big supporter of the railway being rebuilt.

I first met him through his 'Rehabilitate Panay Railways' Facebook group which is a great mix of history and latest news on the push to rebuild this line. It was my 2017 trip that we first met in person, first for dinner, then later for a guided tour of the line to Passi.

It was this guided tour that starts to be covered in part 4 of this series.

Eduard's friendship, and immense Panay Railway knowledge, will be painfully missed. However, I am greatly honoured to have been entrusted with keeping his 'Rehabilitate Panay Railways' group running as a tribute to a very kind and good man.

Miss you Kuya Ed.

Brad Peadon (PRHS)

August 8th 2017 was my 'first ever' full day in Iloilo City and the plan was to try to photograph as much as I could possibly fit into the one day.

Not surprisingly, a large chunk of the day was spent photographing the local jeepney types. While far removed from the classic jeepney design, which appears quite uncommon in the city area, they do have an interesting character of their own.

However, despite their rarity, we did find a few classic designs.

It is worth mentioning that, for whatever reason, the classic jeepney seem most common in the rural parts of Panay that were visited.

This seemed a bit unusual, especially given we were told that the locally produced ones seen around Iloilo City were much cheaper to purchase. 

In between jeepney photos, we visited Plaza Libertad, Iloilo Museum, SM Iloilo to visit my ol friend Sydney (his name as well as the city in which we first met him) and the harbour for a few water based craft.

I took plenty of non-transport photos during this visit and they will all eventually appear on my 'Semi-Retired Foamer' Travel Blog.

Outside the Iloilo Museum. The large building in the background is the 'Doane Baptist Church'.

Certainly one of the stranger designs getting around Iloilo. Only saw two of them, the second being a few more photos down.

Museo Iloilo (Museum)
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We then wandered forth to the waterfront.

M/V LAYSON, the history of which I have not been able to find.

OCEAN JET 9 - Built in 1997.
Formerly the M/V Paras Sea Cat.

This boat has no identifying marks, however members of 'Old Iloilo' tell me that they were originally used as ferryboats to places like Guimaras, but nowadays more commonly carry fruit and other goods.

A beautiful looking craft that quickly caught my eye.

CAPT JOHN B LACSON was originally built as a container ship, but was purchased for use as a training ship. 
Check out Google Streetscape for a look at her appearance today.

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Thank you to:

Ricky Remirez and Boy Tolentino

Members of the 'Old Iloilo' Facebook group.

Previous Articles

Panay 2017 - Part 1

Panay 2017 - Part 2

For Further Information

Philippine Transportation

Rehabilitate Panay Railways

Worldwide Transport Fans

Old Iloilo 

Locomotive Update October 2020

 

CLASS	#	YEAR	MODEL	LIVERY	DATE	NOTES
900	902	1973	U15C	Blue/Red	5/2020	Desco Engineering - Rebuild Ongoing
	906	1979	U14C	Blue/Red	4/2019	Beyond Economical Repair - Caloocan
	911	1979	U14C	Blue/Red	4/2019	Beyond Economical Repair - Caloocan
	913	1979	U14C	Blue/Red	5/2020	Desco Engineering - Rebuild Ongoing
	914	1979	U14C	Blue/Red	4/2019	Await repair - Caloocan
	915	1979	U14C	Blue/Red	4/2019	Await Repair - Caloocan
	916	1979	U14C	Blue/Red		In Service
	917	1991	U15C	Orange	4/2020	In Service
	918	1991	U15C	Blue/Red	6/2020	In Service (17th - sleeper 1428 transfer)
	919	1991	U15C	Blue/Red	06/2020	In Service (16th - stripped paint EMU set transfer)
	920	1991	U15C	Blue/Red	10/2020	Beyond Economical Repair - Caloocan
	921	1991	U15C	Blue/Red	10/2020	In Service
	922	1991	U15C	Blue/Red	8/2020	In Service - Manila to Bicol with EMUs P/P 5009
2500	2535	1979	U10B	Blue/Red		Non-Operational - Manila. Expected to be the first 2500 in orange.
	2538	1979	U10B	Blue/Gold	5/2020	Transfered from Naga to Caloocan
	2540	1979	U10B	Blue	6/2020	In Service-Operated to Caloocan (17th)
5000	5001	1992	U6B	Blue/Red		Allocated Naga - In Service
	5002	1992	U6B	Blue/Red		Non-Operational
	5003	1992	U6B	Blue/Red		Allocated Naga - Non-Operational
	5004	1992	U6B	Blue/Red	1-5-2020	Non-Operational - Manila
	5005	1992	U6B	Blue/Red	1-5-2020	Non-Operational - Manila
	5006	1992	U6B	Blue/Red	1-5-2020	Non-Operational- Manila
	5007	1992	U6B	Orange	1-9-2020	Non-Operational - Manila. First 5000 in orange livery
					10-2020	Utilized to haul KiHa set.
	5008	1992	U6B	Blue/Red	1-5-2020	Non-Operational - Manila
	5009	1992	U6B	Blue/Red	10/2020	In Service - Gumaca on train that derailed.
	5010	1992	U6B	Red/Yellow		Beyond Economical Repair, Heavily stripped
6000-	TBC	2019	LM250	Orange	4/2020	Tutuban 1905903-1
7000	TBC	2019	LM250	Orange	4/2020	Tutuban 1905903-2
TBC	TBC	2020	CC300	Orange	6/2020	Testing 21/6/2020 - INKA Indonesia - CC300 20 01
	TBC	2020	CC300	Orange	6/2020	Testing Commenced - INKA Indonesia - CC300 20 02
	TBC	2020	CC300	Orange	6/2020	Testing Commenced - INKA Indonesia - CC300 20 03
						Limited services due to Coronavirus.
						Thanks: Mark Chua (PNR/PRHS), MJching23
						Date Column-Date of most recent update (New)
						Compiled: Brad Peadon (October 2020)
						Philippine Railway Historical Society
						Corrections/Additions Are Welcome.

5007 become the first 5000 class to wear the new PNR orange livery, and the fifth locomotive overall.

A subscriber to the PRHS TV channel has informed us the 2535 is the next locomotive in line for the livery.

Photo taken by Mark Chua.

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This listing is kept updated through the members of the:

Philippine Railway Historical Society

and

Philippine Association of Rail Enthusiasts

Lucena Rail Heritage Commitee

Meycauayan Heritage Precinct

PRHS Spotlight: Sucat Railway Station

San Fernando Station Museum

Panay Island Adventure Part 2

 

Howdee, part two of his series starts my journey 
to Panay back in 2017.

The whole series will primarily cover the transport parts of our trip, while the bulk of the coverage will be the former railway from Iloilo to Roxas, it will also showcase a small selection of the planes, jeepneys, taxis and other transport related items noted along the way.

For less transport, and more tourist/scenery orientated posts, please drop by my 'Semi-Retired Foamer Travel Blog' which showcases many parts of the Philippines and elsewhere.

If you're here for train content, there is a little at the end of this entry. It will mostly start in part 4, when we visit Lapaz station and follow the old railway alignment through to Roxas City.

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To start, we find ourselves at 'Ninoy Aquino International Airport' with hours to spare before our flight.

Here is a small selection from three hours of endless plane photography. They don't make photography easy at NAIA, but, with a little effort, some great shots can be got from Terminal 3.

Cebu Pacific - Airbus A320-214 - RP-C4108

Plane has been parked since August 2020

PAL Express - Airbus A320-214 - RP-C8393
Plane has been parked since September 2020.

PAL Express - Airbus A320-214 - RP-C8398
Plane is active at time of posting.

Air Asia Philippines - Airbus A320-216 - RP-C8971

Plane has been parked since March 2020.

Air Asia Philippines - Airbus A320-216 - RP-C8974

Plane has been parked since March 2020.

Air Asia Philippines - Airbus A320-214 - RP-C8975

Plane has been parked since June 2020.

Cebu Pacific - Airbus A330-343E - RP-C3341

Plane has been stored since March 2020
I've no idea what the Cebu Pacific bus is now doing, but suspect it is 

unchanged in it's status.

Cebu Pacific - Airbus A320-214 - RP-C3277

Believed to currently be in traffic.

This was our bird to Iloilo City.

Thankfully a short journey, short trips are the only way to endure this airline.

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Iloilo City has a large amount of non-traditional looking Jeepneys plying the streets. In fact, it took quite an effort to actual capture a traditional one, I think the only time being the day we were leaving for Roxas.

Of course, soon after we checked into the Go Hotel, I was back outside capturing the local Jeepney action.
The following shots were all taken on the corner of Ledesma and Mabini Streets, outside the Go Hotel.

Again, I took a lot of shots of the local Jeepneys.
I don't wish to inflict all of them upon readers here, so, if your interested in photos and news of Jeepneys, we invite you to the Philippine Jeepney group. 

While I did photograph a couple of taxis, I really have no real interest in them.

 I do believe there is a hobby interest in them. Each to their own I guess.

To finish off part 2, we headed forth to Plaza Libertad to photograph the only locomotive believed to still exist on Panay Island.
Number 888 is a former canefields locomotive, which is sometimes promoted, incorrectly, as being from the Panay Railway.
The last genuine Panay Railway locomotive was 114 (ex 3503) which was semi-preserved at Lapaz Station. It was seen there in 2007, but had been scrapped by 2017.
Lapaz station will be covered in a future installment. 

Sources: Airfleets.net

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Panay 2017 Posting - Part 1
Philippine Railway Historical Society Website

Philippine Railway Historical Society Group

Philippine Railway Historical Society Page

PRHS - Philippine Transportation

PRHS - Philippine/Australia Aviation Fans

PRHS - Philippine Jeepney

SPOTLIGHT ON THE CMC/CTC

 

Brad Peadon (PRHS)

A brief look at the once numerous CMC/CTC railcars that were once so common on the Philippine National Railways.
Back in 1999, when I first visited the Philippines, there was one remaining operational set being used around Manila. I got to see it, but sadly not photograph, at Espana station, having terminated there on a run from Caloocan (2nd station, north side of Samson Road).
At this same time, they were very commonly seen on loco hauled services to Alabang and, quite likely, Calamba and Carmona as well.

At this stage they were in their declining years and, by the time I returned in 2004, had started to drop greatly in numbers of serviceable units. They were all locomotive hauled by this time.

By 2010, all that remained were some examples in perway use (dormitories, rerailments) and a few ones that were well beyond economical repair.

CMC-201 was one of only two of her type built.
This being in 1976.
Tayuman locomotive depot - Brad Peadon

In 2020, it is only the perway use ones that have survived.

CMC-201 - Manila

CMC-366 - Naga

CMC-382- Hondagua

Of these, CMC-201 is the sole remaining double ended motor car, of which there were two, while CMC-382 appears to spend its time in Manila nowadays.
If you would like to learn more about Philippine rollingstock, the PRHS occasionally publishes free updates covering the subject 'HERE'.

CMC-386 sits off her bogies in Tutuban Yard 

Brad Peadon

CMC-372 Espana, enroute to Tayuman.

Brad Peadon

CMC-380 Caloocan Workshops.

Brad Peadon

CMC-387 Tutuban Yard.

The last CMC to be built, delivered in 1980.

Brad Peadon

CTC-153 Tutuban Yard.

This CTC is one of the earlier batch from 1976

Brad Peadon

CMC-372 Tutuban Yard.

Brad Peadon

CTC-176 Tutuban Yard.

Brad Peadon

CTC-168 Laon Laan, enroute to Tayuman.

Brad Peadon

CMC-369 Laon Laan, enroute to Tayuman.

Brad Peadon

CTC-167 Tutuban Yard.

'Manila Shed - Rerailment Gang'

Brad Peadon

CMC-372 Laon Laan, enroute to Tayuman.

Brad Peadon

CLASS	NUMBERS	BUILT	BUILDER
CTC	151-164	1976	Toyu Trading Co - Japan
CTC	165-176	1980	Mitsui & Co - Japan
CMC	201-202	1976	Toyu Trading Co - Japan
CMC	343-348	1974	C. Itoh & Co - Japan
CMC	352-364	1976	Toyu Trading Co - Japan
CMC	365-387	1980	Tokyu Car Mfg Co - Japan

CMC-370 at Tutuban.
Photo: John Ward

CMC-374 was noted derelict at Caloocan in 2010 and believed to have been scrapped by 2011.
Photo: John Ward

CMC-376 at Buendia.
Photo: John Ward

CMC-382 at Caloocan.

The number on the side is incorrect, with the '2' 

somehow having gone missing.
Photo: John Ward

CMC-383 at Caloocan.
Photo: John Ward

Can you help?
We are seeking photographs of CMC cars from the first two batches, that's CMC-364 and lower in number, for a bigger rollingstock project.
Please email us if you can help.

Thanks to: Mark Chua and John Ward.