Howdee, and welcome to the 26th year of the 'Philippine Railway Historical Society', a celebration of a quarter century of existence.
We will be looking back on those 26 years later on in the year, but most of 2026 will be spent looking back on our massive 2010 visit.
Due to the huge variety of photos taken during the 2010 trip, we will be separating the different subjects into various posts over the next 12 months.
Locomotives - Rollingstock - Infrastructure
Railcars
This post marks the second installment of random rolling stock photographs taken in 2010. Interestingly, while back in Australia I've always been more interested in locomotives, infrastructure, and to some extent railcars, my time in the Philippines has sparked a growing fascination with rolling stock. I've set myself the goal of capturing photos of every surviving piece since 2004.
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7A-2007 being taken back to the carriage shed at Tutuban Yard.
This was the Tutuban - Biñan set.
This carriage is stored at Caloocan as of January 2025.
Photo: Brad Peadon
7A-2006 also being taken back to the carriage shed at Tutuban Yard.
This was the Tutuban - Biñan set.
Carriage is now scrapped.
Photo: Brad Peadon
7A-2019 being taken back to the carriage shed at Tutuban Yard.
This was the Tutuban - Biñan set.
Carriage is now scrapped.
Photo: Brad Peadon
7A-2015 as with the above shots.
Carriage is now scrapped.
Photo: Brad Peadon
7A-2014 as with the above shots.
This carriage is stored at Tutuban as of January 2025.
Photo: Brad Peadon
A couple of near new Rotem sets in the carriage shed as the Biñan set joins them.
Photo: Brad Peadon
7C-114.
Sitting in Tutuban yard.
This carriage is stored at Tutuban as of January 2025.
Photo: Brad Peadon
NR-09.
Sitting in Tutuban yard.
This carriage is stored at Tutuban as of January 2025.
Photo: Brad Peadon
7A class carriages sitting at Tutuban station.
Photo: Brad Peadon
7A-2029 sitting at Tutuban station.
Carriage is now scrapped.
Photo: Brad Peadon
Inside 7A-2007 looking out onto PNR heritage loco 902.
About to depart on that evenings Biñan service.
Photo: Brad Peadon
Now scrapped 7A-2006 sitting at Tutuban station.
Photo: Brad Peadon
Biñan service about to depart Tutuban.
The service would operate to Biñan then stable overnight to operate back in the morning.
Photo: Brad Peadon
7A-2014 at Tutuban station.
Photo: Brad Peadon
Fuel tanker TF-71 in Tutuban yard.
Photo: Brad Peadon
Flat FL-472 in Tutuban yard.
Photo: Brad Peadon
Boxcar BC-583 in Tutuban yard.
Photo: Brad Peadon
Flat FL-255 in Tutuban yard.
Photo: Brad Peadon
Flat FL-1 (type leader) in Tutuban yard.
Photo: Brad Peadon
Tutuban yard.
Photo: Brad Peadon
7A-2014 at Tutuban station.
Photo: Brad Peadon
Now scrapped 7A-2029 at Tutuban station.
Photo: Brad Peadon
Now scrapped 7A-2006 at Tutuban station.
Photo: Brad Peadon
Recently restored CAR-4s bogie at Ligao (Bicol).
Photo: Brad Peadon
Inside carriage CAR-4 at Ligao (Bicol).
Photo: Brad Peadon
Recently restored CAR-1s bogie at Ligao (Bicol).
Photo: Brad Peadon
Above and below.
Inside carriage CAR-1 at Ligao (Bicol).
Photo: Brad Peadon
Recently restored CAR-3s bogie at Ligao (Bicol).
Photo: Brad Peadon
Inside carriage CAR-3 at Ligao (Bicol).
Photo: Brad Peadon
The videos above showcase the old Caloocan Workshops, an integral part of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) infrastructure, which first opened its doors in 1906. Since its inception, this facility has played a pivotal role in the maintenance, repair, and construction of rolling stock, crucially supporting the operations of the railway network in the Philippines, especially in the greater Manila area.
Over the years, the workshops have adapted to meet the evolving needs of the PNR, making significant contributions to the development and upkeep of the country's railway infrastructure. However, with the gradual reduction of the railway system's scale, the prominence of the Caloocan Workshops has also diminished.
Note that despite the thumbnails, it was not to be our last coverage of the Caloocan Workshops.
We would return for one last time in 2023 to historically cover it just prior to the Manila system closing (they like to say temporarily, but we'll see).
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