Monthly Archives: March 2011

China Railways 25T class carriages

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Marcus Wong

Yesterday I posted a quick guide to Chinese railway carriages, today is a post about a specific class of carriage: the ’25T’ class. These carriages are used on longer distance trains in China, such as the overnight trains from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Beijing.

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A quick guide to Chinese railway carriages

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Marcus Wong

In my recent post about Hong Kong’s intercity through trains I mentioned the use of locomotive hauled carriages: here is a quick guide to identifying them…

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Hong Kong’s ‘Intercity Through Train’

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Marcus Wong

After taking a journey on a MTR train along the East Rail line, now it is time to see some real trains, and get a foreign language lesson in the process.

Southbound KTT between Fo Tan and Sha Tin stations

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Travelling ‘First Class’ on the MTR

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Marcus Wong

First Class travel by train can be found all over the world, but the MTR East Rail line in Hong Kong is one of the more interesting examples. For a start, the railway operates as a mass transit service…

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MTR East Rail Line: the trains

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Marcus Wong

Today the MTR trains used on the East Rail line are the longest in Hong Kong, being 12-cars long, while other lines only use train sets up to 8-cars long. But what else sets them apart from the rest of the fleet?

The two types of train on the East Rail line

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