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Underground Iron – Building the Hong Kong MTR
I’ve previously written a great deal about the MTR network of Hong Kong, but how was it built and constructed – the 1986 documentary titled Underground Iron – The Building of a Railway tells the entire story. Originally produced by the Mass Transit Railway Corporation, you can find the complete 30 minute film on YouTube – here is a synopsis of it.
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Tagged construction, documentaries, history, Hong Kong, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, railway
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