Buchveröffentlichungen
Carter, Reg: Railways of the Philippines. Public, sugar, and industrial locomotive lists, S.l.: Reg Carter . 3rd rev. ed. 1999 – 41 p. : ill.; 29 cm .
Corpuz, Arturo Garcia: Railroads and regional development in the Philippines: views from the colonial iron horse, 1875-1935, Ann Arbor, Mich., 1992.
Small, Charles S: Rails to Doomsday. The U.S. Army’s Corregidor and Manila Bay Railroads, Greenwich, CT.: Railroad Monographs . 1980 – [4], 70, [6] pages, plus covers. Illustrations. Maps. Armament List. Equipment. Appendix. Supplement.; 28 cm – 2. Aufl. erschien 1998
A well illustrated study of the railroads and coast defense guns that the US Army placed on Corregidor Island and Manila Bay, prior to WW 2. Coverage of WW 2 operations and what many sites look like today. — It may come as a surprise to many that some tramways of the United States have evaded documentation. One of the least known electric systems outside the continental United States was also the west-most tramway in the Philippines. On the small island of Corregidor at the entrance of Manila Bay was located a strategic defence post of the U.S. Forces, known as „Fort Mills“. In 1907, the US Congress authorized the construction of a tramway to service the island batteries with foodstuffs and munitions, and to provide a means of internal communication. The tramway linked the north and south docks with the various batteries on high ground facing westwards to the open sea, and most of the system was opened in 1910. Traces the history of the U.S. Army’s Corregidor and Manila Bay Railroads. Includes over 70 maps, drawings and photos which illustrate the construction, operation and destruction of these narrow gauge lines that served America’s Far East Gibraltar. Presumed First Railroad Monographs edition, first printing. (abe) -.
Small, Charles S.: Rails to the setting sun, Tokyo: Kigei . 1971 – 188 pages : 228 Fotos (davon 11 farbig), 30 Karten und 12 Gleispläne ; 28,5 x 22 cm
One of the first books to cover some obscure narrow gauge railways around the world – includes Spain, Australia, Philippines, Greece, Malaysia, New Caledonia, Indonesia, Mozambique etc. — „Ein höchst faszinierendes Buch. Es ist auf gutem Kunstdruckpapier gedruckt und beschreibt mit Dampf betriebene Schmalspurbahnen in Spanien, Griechenland, Malaysia, Taiwan, Australien, Neu-Kaledonien, Indonesien, Mozambique, in der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik und auf den Philippinen. Die meisten der beschriebenen Bahnen haben eine Spurweite von weniger als drei Fuss (914 mm), und viele von ihnen bestehen berets nicht mehr. Heute müssen solche Bahnen oft auch auf Zuckerpiantagen, entfernten Kohlengebieten, in abgelegenen Wäldern oder Olivenhainen gesucht werden. Der Autor beschreibt sie in Wort und Bild und mit grosser Sachkenntnis. Die Illustrationen sind durchweg gut, und die Karten und Gleispläne sind alle sehr schön gezeichnet. Der Verfasser hat seine Studien an der Columbia University‘s School of Engineering absolviert und publizierte mit den Titeln «Far wheels« (1960) und «Rails to the rising sun» (1965) bereits früher zwei Bücher. (EA 2/1973, S. 71).
Small, Charles S. / Lanham, Jeffrey G.: Philippine sugar cane railroads, Honolulu, Hawaii; Canton, Ohio: C.S. Small ; Distributed by Railhead Publications . 1990 – 116 pages : illustrations, maps 28 cm Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Maps. Track diagrams.
Contents include History, American Mills, Effect of Central Mills, Japanese Occupation, Post-War Reconstruction, List of Mills, Steam Locomotives, Internal Combustion Locomotives, Engine Roster by Mills, and Panay’s Steam Locomotives.
The sugar mill railways of the Philippines with their surviving steam locomotives have been a popular destination for railfans for a decade or more, and the present situation has been weil documented. This book aims to provide the historical background which has previously been neglected. lt describes the development of the sugar industry, its various vicissitudes, and how it has arrived at its present status. The changes in motive power – principally the shift to internal combustion which started as early as 1923 – are also described and accompanied by lists of all known locomotives, compiled mainly from builders‘ records. Unfortunately there are numerous obvious small misprints in the text and photograph captions, which suggest there may be other less obvious errors in the figures and lists. Furthermore, no less than live pages of text are duplicated – with a different page number on the second occasion – and one photograph appears twice with two different (one incorrect) captions! The photographs are an interesting collection, reasonably reproduced, and mainly comprising loco builders‘ official pictures or recent scenes. Probably the best feature of the book is its clearly-drawn maps showing the field lines (many now gone) in detail, and track layout drawings for some of the mills themselves, these being the part of the book attributable to Mr Lanham. However, even here there is an obvious error in the scale of the map on page 27. Regrettably it must be said that this is one of the most slapdash productions the Journal has ever been invited to review and, at the equivalent of more than E11, cannot be recommended. The subject is worthy of better treatment, and it is to be hoped that the author/ publisher will produce an improved edition in due course. (CRJ No. 86, p. 504)
Aufsätze
- Bergmann, Uwe: The last surviving steam locomotives of the Philippine National Railway. LI 7 (1996) Nr. 35 (September), S. 14-15 [pictorial feature]
- Bergmann, Uwe: Lost treasures of the Philippines I: Pasudeco. LI (2015) Nr. 95 (April/May), S. 20-21 [mainly photographs]
- Bergmann, Uwe: Lost treasures of the Philippines 2: Tarlac. LI (2015) Nr. 96 (June/July), S. 58-59
- Dusik, Roland: Die „Eiserne Lady“ aus dem Zuckerland. Auf der philippinischen Insel Negros wird die Zuckerrohrernte alljährlich mit musealen Dampflokomotiven eingebracht. LM 25 (1986) Nr. 139, S. 294-299
- o. Verf.: Portrait Gallery – Philppine Steam from the collection of Louis A. Marre. LI ([2007]) Nr. 79, S. 14-15
- o. Verf.: Steam in the Philippines 1983. CRJ (1983) Nr. 55 (Autumn), S. 158-163 [m. Karte]
- ROFF, Gerald: Railways in the Philippines. RS (1975) Nr. 6, S. 144-150
- Seiler, Bernd: Eisenbahnen auf den Philippinen. LR 36 (2007) Nr. 1, S. 52-57 [Öffentliche u. Werkbahnen]
- Thornber, David: To the Pilippines for steam: Iclo, Negros Island, 1978. LI (2015) Nr. 94 (February/March), S. 6-10 [industrial railways]
- Tindall, Leslie: Steam in the Philippines. CRJ 3 (1978) Nr. 35 (Autumn), S. 299-303 [industrail railways, map]