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Welcome one and all to the 'Philippine Railway Historical Society' blogsite. This site was set up to share photos, historical pieces, comment and virtually anything else pertaining to transportation in the Philippines, with a special emphasis on rail. Occasional we vary from topic, but this is the less serious side of the hobby shining through - cause sometimes, in this miserable and uptight world, we just take ourselves a little too seriously.
Since 1999, the Philippine Railway Historical Society has regularly published items, FOR FREE, of railway interest on our PRHS Website. These include locomotive, rollingstock and transit updates, as well as our occasional magazine, 'Along Da Riles'.
 Our interest base has grown over the years with our main Facebook railway group expanding to include groups interested in other Philippine Transport, modelling of Philippine transport and even a group for Philippine railfans interested in overseas railways.
 If it sounds interesting, come join in the fun of the oldest, and most diverse, group dedicated to Philippine railways and other transport.
 We look forward to meeting you.

If you have a question Philippine railway related, just drop us a line, maybe we can help.
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Thursday, October 13, 2022

RANDOM LOCOMOTIVES 2009

 

G'day regular readers, and those who may have stumbled here completely by mistake.

I am currently partaking in the mammoth task of going through and cataloguing all my Philippine photos from 2009 and 2010. This is part of a much larger task to get through 80,00+ shots taken from 1999 until recently in 2022.

While many shots form a theme in blog posts, there are also many that really just don't lend themselves to that. However, I would still like to share them with people who have an interest. After all, that's what the 'Philippine Railway Historical Society' has always been about.

So, while going through this process, all these photos have been getting placed into three different categories on the site.

Locomotives - Rollingstock - Infrastructure/Other

All three will likely be multi-part, due to the sheer amount of times I pushed my poor old worn-out shutter buttons.

Ultimately, I just hope they are of interest.




Builders plate off U14C locomotive 914.
One of many plates Engineer Besmonte has preserved in his office at the time.
Photo: Brad Peadon


U15C 908 (originally 904) sure had seen better days when I captured here at Caloocan Workshops.
Below she is seen on one of the former tracks outside the main workshop, stripped of anything that can be reused and waiting for the gas axe which was very near in her future.
Photos: Brad Peadon




 Poor ol U14C 906 looks a bit unbecoming without her nose.
Photos: Brad Peadon


U15C (GE 39240 of 1973) 903 at Caloocan Workshops was the last locomotive to still wear (sort of) the 'Philippines 2000' version of the red/yellow livery.
In 1999 she was noted as out of use at Tayuman shed. Soon after she was hauled to the workshops and be gradually stripped prior to scrapping.
Photos: Brad Peadon




Some detail shots of U14C (GE 41855 of 1979) 913 at Caloocan Workshops.
Photos: Brad Peadon






U14C 911 awaiting some TLC at Caloocan.
She is still waiting in 2022.
Photos: Brad Peadon



U6B 5005 (4754.5 of 1992) rests in Tayuman locoshed (Manila).
Photos: Brad Peadon



Shunting around Tutuban yard in Manila.
5009 (GE 4754.9 of 1992)
5002 (GE 4754.2 of 1992)
Photos: Brad Peadon






A wee bit moist in Tutuban yard.
Photo: Brad Peadon



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Philippine National Railways

Mark Chua

900 Class Appreciation Group

Semi-Retired Foamer: Travel & Aviation Blog

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