For over four decades I have been a rail and bus photographer.
However, during this time I have aimed the lens at other subjects, be they different transportation, scenery, buildings and other bollocks.
Given these do not really fit the scope of my other sites, I felt compelled to set up a new site so as to inflict my other photographic garbage upon the world.
While primarily Philippine and Australian content, there will be the occasional forays into Fiji and Hong Kong. Perhaps other locations should the current pandemic ever allow it.
So sit back and enjoy, or hate, even be indifferent. That choice is purely up to you.

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Monday 21 March 2022

THE KING REVISITED.

 

I know, I know, I've been a bit hopeless with posts here of late. I've actually been spending most of my time cataloguing some 5000 shots from Philippine trips from 2007 till 2010.

Despite this, I've been attempting to keep up with the push to remove the iconic Jeepney from the streets of the Philippines. There are, of course, those who welcome this move, but then there are those like me that will greatly miss the heart and soul of Manila (and elsewhere).


DDS-313 (Built 1984) - This oldie was found down Sto Nino Street in Brgy Payatas A in Quezon City.
Photo: Brad Peadon

Having long felt this day would come, I have always endeavoured to capture as many of this on photo/video as I possibly could during my stays there.


DFF-293 (Built 1987) - At the Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City.
I am told that jeepneys used in the UP Campus have a colour coding system, the colours appearing on the roof. In this case the colour code is green.
Photo: Brad Peadon



TWA-526 PVF-616 - Brgy Holy Spirit (Commonwealth, Quezon City).
Photo: Brad Peadon


DHD-481 'Palibhasa 2000' (Built 1990) - Roaming around Ermita in 2007.
Photo: Brad Peadon


NXY-773 'Nene & Nestor'  - Roaming around Ermita in 2007.
Photo: Brad Peadon


DHD-481 - Roaming around Ermita in 2007.
Photo: Brad Peadon


NVW-682 'Dear Lord' - Roaming around Ermita in 2007.
No shortage of jeepney around Ermita back then.
Photo: Brad Peadon



NYA-592 'Johnny Jr'  - Somewhere in Manila back on my first visit.
Photo: Brad Peadon



PYS-734 'Crew Saver' - Roaming around Sta Cruz in 2007.
This was a particularly interesting jeepney for me, bringing together my interests in the jeepney, as well as the Titanic.
Photo: Brad Peadon


PYF-848 'D'Expert' - Roaming around Sta Cruz in 2007.
Photo: Brad Peadon


PYZ-684 'Acapulco' - Roaming around Ermita in 2009.
Photo: Brad Peadon


PYW-270 'Bing Bong' - Roaming around Ermita in a rather attractive green and yellow livery.
Photo: Brad Peadon



PYZ-744 'Tony Lyn' - Was another particularly stunning looking jeepney. Some of the artwork is truly spectacular, and I feel it will be greatly missed if replaced by those ghastly things that seem to be 'incorrectly' referred too as a jeepney. They are nothing like 'The King'.
Photo: Brad Peadon




TWA-976 'John Jet' - Brgy Holy Spirit (Commonwealth, Quezon City).
Photo: Brad Peadon


TWA-526 'Rising Sun' - Brgy Holy Spirit (Commonwealth, Quezon City).
Photo: Brad Peadon


TVX-753 'Ivan Don'?  - Brgy Holy Spirit (Commonwealth, Quezon City).
Photo: Brad Peadon


TVV-726 - Quezon Memorial Circle, Quezon City.
Photo: Brad Peadon




TWX-152 'Peter Gen Fox' - Ever Gotesco Mall, Commonwealth, Quezon City.
Our Aussie flag caught my attention on this one.
Photo: Brad Peadon


TWU-424 - Quezon Memorial Circle, Quezon City.
Photo: Brad Peadon


TWP-353 'Cassandra' - Ermita, Manila.
Photo: Brad Peadon


TWM-678 'Cristy Rey' - Ermita, Manila.
Photo: Brad Peadon


TWH-513 - Quezon Memorial Circle, Quezon City.
Photo: Brad Peadon




TVM-192 - Quezon Memorial Circle, Quezon City.
Photo: Brad Peadon


TVG-549 - Quezon Memorial Circle, Quezon City.
Photo: Brad Peadon


TVD-883 'Zirel' - Quezon Memorial Circle, Quezon City.
Photo: Brad Peadon


TYE-320 'Three Sisters' - Ermita, Manila.
Photo: Brad Peadon


TXG-170 'Pauline' - Ermita, Manila.
Photo: Brad Peadon


TWZ-859 - Quezon Memorial Circle .
Photo: Brad Peadon


Hope you enjoyed this latest look at the amazing Filipino jeepney.
There is no doubt that we will return the subject in the future.

Earlier post: Colourful Kings.

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A big thank you to:

Ernesto Lacson, Eric Lopez and A. N. Nimoz.
Gerry Recto (LTFRB)
Thanks also to the members of Philippine Jeepney who regularly help me learn new things about the jeepneys I have photographed.

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