LRT2 DEPOT VISIT - 2010 - PART 1

 

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Again we return to 2010 as the process of going through all the photos of that trip continues.

During this trip, the PRHS was lucky to have been granted permission to inspect the LRT2 depot in Santolan (Pasig, Metro Manila).

The inspection took us through the yard, workshop, and control room. It was a very interesting look behind the scenes of this busy elevated Manila railway.

This is the first of a two part series looking at this important location on the day of our visit.

The LRT2 opened from Santolan to Recto in 2003, the extended to Antipolo in 2001.
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Entrance to the workshops.

Photo: Brad Peadon

Stabling yard for sets awaiting their turn to run.

Photo: Brad Peadon

LRT2 Yard area.

Photo: Brad Peadon

We now venture inside the workshop.

Photo: Brad Peadon

LRT2 Set 12 inside workshops.

Photo: Brad Peadon

Suspect this is a wheel lathe inside the workshops.

Photo: Brad Peadon

Thanks to the management of the LRT2 for allowing us a close look at the workings inside the workshops.

Photo: Brad Peadon

LRT2 Control Room

Probably one of the bigger highlights of the visit was being allowed the cover the control room.

Highly interesting to observe where the magic happens.

Photos: Brad Peadon

Part 2 Coming Soonish.

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Thanks To:

Lyn Paragas

LRT2 Management and Staff.

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Further Reading.

LRT2 - Wikipedia

LRT2 Website

PRHS: Website/Publications

PRHS: Blogsite

PRHS: Facebook Group

Love The Philippines - Friendship Group

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Photo Competition August People

 

A disappointing show of votes this month sadly, however it did give us a number of winners with six votes each.
A big thank you to everyone who took a second to vote for their favourite shots.

Inside the new INKA DMU - Dirk Paul Celoso

INKA and EMU At Tutuban - Dirk Paul Celoso

ROTEM and INKA DMUs at Tutuban - Jared Isaiah Jimena

917 crosses ROTEM at Blumentritt - Maverick Ocampo

Kogane and crossing keeper - Maverick Ocampo

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Second place goes to Jared Isaiah Jimena for his shot of 921 at Tutuban station which received 5 votes.

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Congratulations to this months winners. Our next competition will be in October, the topic still to be decided.

As always, the following are a selection of other photos that were entered into the competition.

Mark Chua was the winner of the inaugural photo competition.

Here he is seen with the first day of the reopened extension  of the Metro North Commuter.

This was taken between Sangandaan and Gov. Pascual.

I love this shot of boom gate repairs being undertaken.
I think it is at Espana station.
Mark Leus Masangcay

Great shot that not only shows the little photographed FTI station, but captures all the passengers off a recently stopped train.
Rhonor Rae Arasula

Another historic shot from Mark Chua.
Showing Mark with Sir Junn Magno upon the arrival of new DMU sets from INKA Indonesia.

Finally, a photo from our resident artist Fremel Bernal.

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Thank you to everyone who contributed to the latest competition. I am looking forward to our next one.

Did you know that we are now responsible for the Facebook page of the

Lucena Rail Heritage Committee?

Come check the page out.

We also have started the first of our 

location spotlight pages.
Spotlight: Sucat station

 

Tutuban Station - 2009

Tutuban 2009 - William 'Bill' Sullivan

Below is a photographic look at the new Tutuban station (Manila) during trackwork in 2009.
The original station, now 'Tutuban Centermall', was located some distance beyond the 'Philippine National Railways' offices seen in the background. For some year, passengers had to board at the temporary Tayuman station, located at the north end of the yard.

All photos were taken by the late Bill Sullivan (PRHS VP) and remain the copywrite of him. Please contact us if you wish to make use of any of these images.

Image: Copywrite of Google.

Above: An interesting collection of rollingstock sitting at the far west end of the station.
From left to right, a rake of near extinct CMC/CTC railcar stock, a GC open wagon, two fuel tankers and the 7A class coaches that were then dwindling in number due to the arriving ROTEM railcars.

Interesting to note that another track, to the left of the CMC/CTC railcars, used to lead down to Manila North Port and, much earlier, the Pasig River. While the line still exists, much of it has been covered and is not visible.

Above: An NR class coach sits at one of the platforms. This view is looking east across the station.

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