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Showing posts with label The Big Change. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Big Change. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

BLOG: THE BIG CHANGE

 


Whether or not you are happy about 'the big change', it has started and the coming years are going to see massive differences along the traditional 'Philippine National Railways' line from Manila to Calamba.

In 2023 we saw the section from Alabang to Calamba close and the removal process began. This action strangely left the system around Manila isolated, resulting in no way to rail out all the locomotives and rolling stock for use south of Calamba now that it has closed.

The closure has now taken place and reports of track removal are being made by members of the PRHS forum.

We would like to cover this change, for the benefit of historians in the future, using our site to post occasional updates.
We are after photos and information covering:
1) The transferring of trains after closure.
2) Tracks following the closure.
3) The removal of tracks, stations, and other infrastructure from Manila to Calamba.
4) The construction of the new elevated railway.


You will be acknowledged for your work, and contributions can be either sent by email or posted on the 'PRHS Group'.

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CMC-201 has undergone yet another livery transformation, it now wearing the orange livery of the locomotives, but with the more attractive addition of white striping. 
The white stripe does a lot to improve the plain orange.
Photos: Mark Chua





It seems that the locomotives are also undergoing a bit of a repaint in preparation for their move south.
Other examples can be found in Roberto Go's photos below.
Photo: Mark Chua


913 and 902 in the revised livery at Tayuman shed..
Photo: Roberto Go


5001 at Tayuman shed.
Photo: Roberto Go


5007 913 902 at Tayuman shed..
Photo: Roberto Go


5001 913 5007 at Tayuman shed.
All have had their paint restored before their road trip south to
rejoin what's left of the Philippine National Railways narrow gauge system.
Photo: Roberto Go



914 at Tayuman shed..
Photo: Roberto Go


921 at Tayuman shed..
Photo: Roberto Go


5003 made an interesting arrival from Caloocan Workshops, wearing a hybrid livery of the old dark blue
 with red lining, plus the new orange livery along the hood.
Photos: Roberto Go




INKA DMU sitting at Tutuban station.
Photo: Mark Chua



Transportation Secretary (Department of Transport of the Philippines) Jaime Bautista inspects the 'Hybrid Train' in Calamba.
Photos: Department of Transport.




Transportation Secretary (Department of Transport of the Philippines) Jaime Bautista inspects the 'Hybrid Train' in Calamba.
Photos: Department of Transport.



Correction: Should be San Pedro on the photo captions.
Similarly sounding San Pablo being still open
San Pedro (Laguna) with the tracks all removed.
Hopefully the promised ground based tracks will return once the elevated line is constructed.
Photo: Alldrich Jay Augustin.




San Pedro (Laguna) with the tracks all removed.
Hopefully the promised ground based tracks will return once the elevated line is constructed.
Photo: Alldrich Jay Augustin.



San Pedro (Laguna) with the tracks all removed.
Hopefully the promised ground based tracks will return once the elevated line is constructed.
Photo: Alldrich Jay Augustin.



Commex Shed in Tutuban yard.
Rotem set #5
Inka sets 8102 and 8104.
Photo: Mark Chua.


Three photos taken just south of FTI and showing the local track removal progress.
Photos: John Gabriel Ibay.




Above & Below.
While not part of the recently closed section from Tutuban to Manila, it does show work alongside the former Antipolo line near Guadalupe.
The yellow squares show some surviving railway telegraph poles that appear in danger of disappearing with the nearby development.
Hopefully the right of way itself will not be obliterated by this work. 
Photos: Rafael Serapio.




CAR-2 sitting at Tutuban station.
Since putting this post together it now turns out this is a 2014 photo. But shall add it anyway :-)
Photo: Joel Tulario.

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Rafael Serapio

20-6-2024
Update : Bicutan Station to FTI Station segment rail dismantling started yesterday, June 19.
Forgot to take photos as we passed by yesterday. A lot of equipments and PNR vehicles along the aforementioned segment.

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Neil Allen Ancheta, Alldrich Jay Augustin, Mark Chua, Roberto Go, John Gabriel Ibay, Rafael Serapio and Joel Tulario.

Department of Transport (Philippines)
Calamba Station Commuter Group
Philippine National Railways (PR Department)

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

THE BIG CHANGE - PT 1 - 2024



Whether or not you are happy about 'the big change', it has started and the coming years are going to see massive differences along the traditional 'Philippine National Railways' line from Manila to Calamba.

In 2023 we saw the section from Alabang to Calamba close and the removal process began. This action strangely left the system around Manila isolated, resulting in no way to rail out all the locomotives and rolling stock for use south of Calamba when that section closes at the end of March.

With April 1st (ironically) now looking like being the date the lines in Manila close, any items needed to be used for provincial services will have to be road-hauled south. This will be a mammoth undertaking.

We would like to cover this change, for the benefit of historians in the future, using our site to post occasional updates.
We are after photos and information covering:
1) Trains from January 1st 2024 to closure.
2) The transferring of trains after closure.
3) The removal of tracks, stations, and other infrastructure from Manila to Calamba.
4) The construction of the new elevated railway.

You will be acknowledged for your work, and contributions can be either sent by email or posted on the 'PRHS Group'.



 Operations are continuing in Manila, at a much reduced frequency, but after numerous false dates, the end of March is now looking to be the ultimate end.




Above and Below: PNR flagship 902 (U15C despite what others would try to have you believe) around the Triangulo / Blumentritt area.



Above: So much of this scene is expected to soon be gone.
The two rollingstock sheds, along with the control tower (signal box if you wish) will soon be eradicated in favour of the new railway.


Above: 9001 sitting in Tutuban yard, around the same spot I saw it back in September 2023.
It is believed that she has not seen use for some time. The reasons for this are not currently known.


Above: PNRs oldest locomotive at the southernmost station on the current system in Manila.
Alabang station is not all that old, having replaced the original station (around those trees in the background) as recently as 2010.


Above: The rear of Set 6 at Tutuban station.


Above: The rear of Set 2 as it negotiates the curve at Triangulo.


Above: A beautiful night shot of a scene soon to be no more.


Above: The new kids on the block will soon be no more a thing around the Manila railway scene,


Painting the PNR logo on the side of an EMU set.


INKA built DMU 8103 at Triangulo.
The changes in this area are already extreme, and are set to get worse.




Above: I was particularly taken by this lovely glint shot taken by Roberto Go. I am definitely looking forward to more photos from him in the future.



Correction Above: This photo was actually taken in Naga yard. Opps!


Above: A freshly painted Set 7 waiting at Tutuban station for its next turn of duty.



I would love to hear from anyone who has taken photos in the Alabang to Calamba section recently.


Sta Rosa station with the track already removed.




Now to be on April 1st.



Our PRHS Roving Reporter Mark Chua

John Lawrence Andaleon, Roberto Go, Guillermo Karlo Angelo Juan III, Marc Edmund Khe, 
JJay Montesa, Peter Jiro Estaville Padila and Jay-Ian Carlos A. Panacol


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