Wednesday, November 29, 2023

SPOTLIGHT ON: BACOLOD'S UNIDENTIFIED BALDWIN

 


This locomotive is located in the middle of a roundabout on the road from the local airport to Bacolod City proper.

While it has not been possible to identify the exact locomotive, it is believed to be from Central Azucarera de Bais in Bais City.
Either 58780 (#6) or 58779 (#7) of 1925.
Baldwin Locomotive Works.

Photo: Brad Peadon




Located: Circumferential Road (entrance to La Herencia Subd).
Photo: Brad Peadon






Located: Circumferential Road (entrance to La Herencia Subd).
Photo: Brad Peadon













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Video: Central Azucarera de Bias 6 or 7



Video: Hawaiian-Philippine Sugar Trucks.


Video: La Carlotta #108 in Bacolod

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Thank You:

Nigel Menzies, Nhing, Virls & whoever that taxi driver was.

Philippine Railway Historical Society

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Sunday, November 26, 2023

2009: RANDOM ROLLINGSTOCK / RAILCARS FINALE

 



Hello, again viewers.

This post marks three milestones.
Firstly, we finally find ourselves at the end of our 2009 coverage and have started preparing to move into 2010. Given the continuing wide variety of topics photographed, we will be mostly continuing the random guff-type posts both here, and on our travel blog
Also, the site passed 320,000 views while I was partaking in my 14th Philippine trip in September. An amazing achievement and I thank everyone who has visited over 25 years.

On a less happy note, Blogger is being even worse than its usual demented self, with some changes about to be placed on either some or all, of my sites.
While an explanation was issued, it was in that sort of language only these tech companies seem to understand.
So, while for now I still have some posts set to appear here, I am on the lookout for a viable replacement for Blogger. Something it seems many are in the process of doing :-(



A number of shots of then new DMR-01 ITR-01 DMR-02 at Tutuban before we departed for some test runs on the south line just beyond Pasay Road station.
Photos: Brad Peadon




The ROTEM railcars were all delivered with traditional PNR logos.
Photos: Brad Peadon



A few underneath detail photographs for those interested, or wishing to detail their Philippine National Railways models.
Photos: Brad Peadon






I've no idea who this lovely lady was, but she was somehow related to the Rotem sets and these tests.
Photos: Brad Peadon





 Still so new that the seats and floor remained covered in plastic, and the air-conditioning purely awesome..
Photos: Brad Peadon


 View from the drivers cab towards Tayuman Avenue.
Photos: Brad Peadon


No idea who this guy was either. :-)
Tutuban
Photos: Brad Peadon



This looks like fun.



There she is again.
Photos: Brad Peadon


Baggage car 7B-40 has seen better days.
Tutuban yard (Manila)
Photos: Brad Peadon




7BP-7 (Baggage / Power Car)
Tutuban yard (Manila)
Photos: Brad Peadon



Baggage car 7B-41.
A former Japanese louver van.
Tutuban yard (Manila)
Photos: Brad Peadon


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A look around the now scrapped 7A-129.
Photos: Brad Peadon






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A look underneath 7A-2018 for the modellers.
Photos: Brad Peadon





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Thank you

Dennis Estrella & Winter Lain





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We will shortly move into my 2010 trip, the locomotives, the rollingstock, the infrastructure, the elevated railways, from Manila down to Legaspi.

Along with Philippine scenery and aviation in