PNR FLEET UPDATE - AT MANILA CLOSURE

						PNR NARROW GAUGE
						NOTE: PNR Manila Passenger Operations Suspended On March 27th.
						Manila Locomotives Still Seeing Limited Use.
CLASS	#	YEAR	MODEL	LIVERY	DATE	NOTES
900	902	1973	U15C	Orange	4/2024	Operational, Allocated Manila.
	906	1979	U14C	Blue/Red	4/2019	Beyond Economical Repair - Caloocan
	911	1979	U14C	Orange	4/2024	Repairs nearing completion.. - Caloocan
	913	1979	U14C	Orange	4/2024	In Service.
	914	1979	U14C	Blue/Red	3/2024	Returned to service in Manila.
	915	1979	U14C	Blue/Red	2/2024	Next for repair. (Possibly not going to happen) - Caloocan
	916	1979	U14C	Blue/Red	3/2024	Returned to service in Manila.
	917	1991	U15C	Orange	10/2023	Operational, Allocated Calamba
	918	1991	U15C	Orange	4/2024	Operational, Allocated Manila.
	919	1991	U15C	Blue/Red	10/2023	Caloocan Workshops
	920	1991	U15C	Blue/Red	10/2022	Beyond Economical Repair - Caloocan (Bent frame)
	921	1991	U15C	Orange	04/2024	Operational, Allocated Manila.
	922	1991	U15C	Orange	04/2024	Operational, Allocated Manila.
2500	2535	1979	U10B	Blue/Red		Manila
	2538	1979	U10B	Blue/Gold	5/2020	Transferred from Naga to Caloocan
	2540	1979	U10B	Orange	7/2021	In Service - Bicol Commuter and DMT use.
						Recently operated to Ligao to pick up the Buda car.
5000	5001	1992	U6B	Orange		Caloocan shunter. Receent orange repaint
	5002	1992	U6B	Blue/Red		Non-Operational
	5003	1992	U6B	Blue/Red		Caloocan
	5004	1992	U6B	Blue/Red	0-5-2020	Non-Operational - Manila
	5005	1992	U6B	Blue/Red	0-5-2020	Non-Operational - Manila
	5006	1992	U6B	Blue/Red	05/2020	Non-Operational- Manila
	5007	1992	U6B	Orange	04/2024	Operational Manila, transfer of 922 to Caloocan (7-10)
	5008	1992	U6B	Blue/Red	0-5-2020	Non-Operational - Manila
	5009	1992	U6B	Blue/Red	11/2021	In Service - Bicol Commuter and DMT use
	5010	1992	U6B	Red/Yellow	10/2023	Beyond Economical Repair, Heavily stripped
TMC	1	2019	LM250	Orange	12/2021	Lucena
	2	2019	LM250	Orange	3/2024	Allocated to Lucena as shunter. 1905903-2
9000	9001	2020	CC300	Orange	4/2024	Allocated Manila - CC300 20 01 - Unused for some time.
	9002	2020	CC300	Orange	4/2024	Allocated to Lucena, - CC300 20 02
	9003	2020	CC300	Orange	4/2024	Legaspi (4/2024) - CC300 20 03
			System:	Passenger:		Calamba - Lucena
						Sipocot - Legaspi
				Available		Tutuban - Gov Pascual and Alabang
						Calamba - Ligao
				Closed		Tutuban - Gov Pascual / Calamba (for building elevated railway)
				Pending:		Lucena - Southwards
				Notes:		Locomotive transfers from Manila to South Line expected.
						Brad Peadon, Mark Chua, Paul Nicholas Domingo Cabalhin
						Danganan Avim, Reynante Bulaon
						Date Column-Date of most recent update (New)
						Updated: Brad Peadon (1st April 2024) - Manila System Closed
						Philippine Railway Historical Society
						Corrections/Additions Are Welcome.

 

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Nearing the End Of PNR Manila.

Above and below.

916 (ex 908) sitting in Tayuman shed on the last day of PNR (original) passenger operations in Manila.

Photos: Reynante Bulaon

Tayuman shed on the last day of Manila passenger operations.

Photos: Reynante Bulaon

918 and 922 sit side by side at Alabang station as services get close to finishing forever.

That is local rail legend Mark Chua up front.

Photos: Mark Chua

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2010 - PNR Manila.

Interesting little Caloocan Workshop shunter inside the workshop.

Photos: Brad Peadon

911 inside Caloocan Workshop. Today she is nearing the end of her refurbishment, and is looking grat in the current orange livery.

Photos have appeared in the PRHS forum.

Photos: Brad Peadon

Accident damaged, and heavily stripped, 920 sits in Caloocan Workshop..

Photos: Brad Peadon

Above and below.

Now stored 915 sits around a very moist Tayuman shed in Manila.

Photos: Brad Peadon

916 sitting in Lucena station back during 2010.

A good comparison can be had with the 2024 photo seen back in this post.

Photos: Brad Peadon

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PNR Fleetlist - May 2020

CLASS	#	YEAR	MODEL	LIVERY	DATE	NOTES
900	902	1973	U15C	Blue/Red	5/2020	Desco Engineering - Rebuild Ongoing
	906	1979	U14C	Blue/Red	4/2019	Beyond Economical Repair - Caloocan
	911	1979	U14C	Blue/Red	4/2019	Beyond Economical Repair - Caloocan
	913	1979	U14C	Blue/Red	5/2020	Desco Engineering - Rebuild Ongoing
	914	1979	U14C	Blue/Red	4/2019	Await repair - Caloocan
	915	1979	U14C	Blue/Red	4/2019	Await Repair - Caloocan
	916	1979	U14C	Blue/Red		In Service
	917	1991	U15C	Orange	4/2020	In Service
	918	1991	U15C	Blue/Red		In Service
	919	1991	U15C	Blue/Red		In Service
	920	1991	U15C	Blue/Red	4/2019	Beyond Economical Repair - Caloocan
	921	1991	U15C	Blue/Red		In Service
	922	1991	U15C	Blue/Red	5/2020	In Service
2500	2535	1979	U10B	Blue/Red		Non-Operational - Manila
	2538	1979	U10B	Blue/Gold	5/2020	Transfered from Naga to Caloocan
	2540	1979	U10B	Blue	5/2000	Operational - Tutuban shunter (Now with poly carb glass installed)
5000	5001	1992	U6B	Blue/Red		Allocated Naga - In Service
	5002	1992	U6B	Blue/Red		Non-Operational
	5003	1992	U6B	Blue/Red		Allocated Naga - Non-Operational
	5004	1992	U6B	Blue/Red		Non-Operational - Manila
	5005	1992	U6B	Blue/Red		Non-Operational - Manila
	5006	1992	U6B	Blue/Red		Non-Operational- Manila
	5007	1992	U6B	Blue/Red		Non-Operational - Manila
	5008	1992	U6B	Blue/Red		Non-Operational - Manila
	5009	1992	U6B	Blue/Red	5/2020	In Service, Allocate To Manila
	5010	1992	U6B	Red/Yellow		Beyond Economical Repair, Heavily stripped
6000-	TBC	2019	LM250	Orange	4/2020	Tutuban 1905903-1
7000	TBC	2019	LM250	Orange	4/2020	Tutuban 1905903-2
TBC	TBC	2020	?	Orange	4/2020	Under Construction - INKA Indonesia
	TBC	2020	?	Orange	4/2020	Under Construction - INKA Indonesia
	TBC	2020	?	Orange	4/2020	Under Construction - INKA Indonesia
						Limited services due to Coronavirus.
						Thanks: Mark Chua (PNR/PRHS)
						Date Column-Date of most recent update (New)
						Compiled: Brad Peadon (April 2020)
						Philippine Railway Historical Society
						Corrections/Additions Are Welcome.

Now scrapped General Electric U15C locomotive, 909, is seen sitting outside the locomotive shed at Tayuman (Manila, Philippines).

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The compiling of this listing is thanks to the help of many 'Philippine Railway Historical Society' members.
Special thanks to Mark Chua for his tireless help.

Thanks also to members of our sister group

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ARTWORK - FREMEL BERNAL

Anyone who spends a lot of time in the Philippines, and is dragged around endless malls and markets, have probably been witness to some incredibly outstanding examples of local artistic talent.

I was so taken my by it in 1999, that we purchased a large painting back in 1999, one that has taken pride of place in the kitchen wherever we have lived since then. It still does today.

This painting was purchased from a small shop on Cortada Street in Ermita (Manila). It was owned by a Filipino lady who actually lived here in Sydney, however, the artists were all local.

I remember her telling me that they could do paintings to order at, back then, was a very good price.

Sadly, when I returned in 2004, along with a photo I wanted painted, the shop was gone and the painting never got done :-( .

  Over the years since, I have seen a lot of artwork, ranging from charcoal to watercolors, all quite amazing and well beyond my talent level.
Early last year I become aware of local artist 'Rufo Bong Sunga Jr' who paints some outstanding historical views and actually found some of my photos treated similarly (see example here). It is quite an honour when someone feels your photographic work that worthwhile.
  If interested, Mr Sunga Jr's photos are available for purchase.

  More recently, we had Fremel Bernal join the 'Philippine Railway Historical Society', and he soon started sharing his artwork with our members and myself.
I featured a little of it in an earlier blog post, but his subsequent offerings has inspired me to do a posting covering it more.
  An incredible talent does not describe Fremel sufficiently. I can't begin to imagine drawing anything anywhere near as good as he does it.
  Actually, anything I drawn looks more like the efforts of my daughter back when she was five :-)

  Please enjoy the selection of Fremel's work below. I am sure you will be as impressed as I am.

Fremel hard at work on a few more drawings.

Love seeing my favourite locomotive type in his drawings.

Just need to see my beloved 902 :-)

A lucky drawing recipient.

Fremel draws his friend with the two new arrivals from Indonesia.

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If you are interested in purchasing some of Freemel's artwork, or have a particular subject request, you can find him on Facebook, or phone him on 09569229662.
I think is work would look great on the wall of any railfan's home.

CALOOCAN RAILWAY WORKSHOPS

APRIL 2018

 A look at the fascinating Caloocan railway workshops in Manila.

 Taken during my visit in April, it is a bit rough as I mistakenly entrusted my son to do it while I took the still shots.

  However, after two days of editing, I have come up with something marginally acceptable (I think) and decided to show it on here.

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We look at historic stations north of Manila.

Manila's surviving signal boxes

Stations of Laguna and Quezon

A closer look at Tutuban/Tayuman yard & sheds.

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