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Monthly Archives: March 2011
China Railways 25T class carriages
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.
A quick guide to Chinese railway carriages
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…
Hong Kong’s ‘Intercity Through Train’
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.
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Tagged carriage, China Railways, East Rail, Hong Kong, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, railway, trains
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Travelling ‘First Class’ on the MTR
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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Tagged East Rail, first class, Hong Kong, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, railway, trains
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MTR East Rail Line: the trains
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?
Read on to find out! Continue reading
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Tagged East Rail, Hong Kong, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, railway, trains
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