CTC-154 - CALOOCAN 3-2-2010

 

This blog entry is a little bit different.

Back in 2010, during a visit in February, we visited Caloocan Workshops and found a mass amount of scrapping going on. The last of the 7E type cars were gone, the last MCBP as well, and even the very last PNR-owned bus was in pieces.

Sadly, we were a bit late to cover much of this stock, and CTC-154 looked to be the last in the current rollingstock massacre.

For history's sake, below are some photos of CTC-154 in her final hours, followed by a couple of other shots taken the same day.

Photos: Brad Peadon

Removing the pitched 'anti-garbage' roof off the top of the car.

Can only just read the number here.

Thanks to Mark Chua for confirming.

Parts of CTC-154, and other carriages, awaiting disposal.

The famous MrX partaking in some local gunzelling.

Twas pretty faded here also.

Always a sad scene to see. After years of faithful service to the country, CTC-154 starts the journey toward becoming a Kia.

A bogie off one of the three surviving 7E class carriages.

Earlier, we had identified these for heritage preservation.

But alas, it was not to be.

The only identifiable remains of PNR's last bus.

See Bus article here.

A sad pile of parts from goodness knows what carriages.

Was too hot to spend too much time looking for identifiable parts.

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7B-40

7A-130

7C-98

MC-6366 - Photo Dave Carson

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Thank you to Enrico Aquino, Dave Carson and Bob Lyons for photos and documents appearing in this part of the series.
We have had many more similar documents donated to the PRHS. If there is any interest, we shall add them in future parts. Let me know.

7A-2019 (Japan - 12-325)

Photos: Tutuban Station 

Built in 18-3-1977 (Japan)
Type: Oha 12

Withdrawn from service in 21-12-1999
Donated to the Philippines.

Situation- Scrapped in 2015

Thanks to PRHS moderator, and special roving reporter, Mark Chua for his help with this posting.

Mark was able to cover the scrapping of 7A-2019 back in 2015. Some of these photos appear below.
Salamat Mark.

All the photos below remain the copywrite of Mark Chua.

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Photo by Happosai taken in July!

THE SEARCH FOR BLUE OCTOBER

As a rollingstock researcher I was very interested in Happ's piccies the other day of PNR rollingstock being violated by scrappers torches, missing their chances at preservation.

The question now arises as to which they were.As of June, when I was there, the following 7A types still existed.

It is believed that 7A members were the basis of this violation, which is surprising as the CMC/CTC were next in line (unless of course all these have already been done).

In coming days I shall be narrowing the list of suspects - if anyone else can help, please email me.

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UPDATED 27-07-2009 (11.53, 12.25, 12.36, 13.49)

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2001 - Believed to be one of the current scrappings!

2002 - Likely being scrapped.

2004 - AR Caloocan.

2005 - Believed to be one of the current scrappings!

2006 - In service

2007 - In service

2008 - In service

2009 - In service

2010 - SCRAPPED

2012 - AR Caloocan

2013 - AR Caloocan

2014 - In service

2015 - In service

2016 - In service

2017 - Believed slated for repair at Manila.

2018 - AR Caloocan

2019 - In service

2020 - Likely being scrapped.

2022 - AR Caloocan

2023 - AR Caloocan

2024 - AR Caloocan

2025 - In service

2026 - Likely being scrapped.

2027 - Believed scrapped in July before inaugeration.

2028 - AR Caloocan

2029 - In service

2030 - Believed slated for repair at Tayuman.