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- A Hong Kong taxi in Australia
- Going for a long walk at Mei Foo station
- Then, now and in between at Tsim Sha Tsui Exit A1
- KCR ‘Yellow Head’ train towing a KTT carriage
- Behind the scenes refurbishing the KCR Metro Cammell EMUs
- Garden Hill and the approach to Kai Tak Airport
- Living in a retired Hong Kong double-decker bus
- The MTR light rail ‘money train’
- KCR 60 arrives at the Hong Kong Railway Museum
- MTR’s rolling billboard – the ‘Spectacular Mobile Showcase’
Monthly Archives: October 2015
Photos from my 2013 trip to China
It has taken me almost two years, but I have finally finished uploading the photographs I took on my 2013 trip to China.
RTHK documentary featuring maintenance work on the MTR
Hong Kong public broadcaster RTHK has a series titled ‘香港衝線’ (‘HK – Crossing the Finish Line’) and the 13 October 2014 edition features the maintenance crews who come out after dark to keep the MTR running. Continue reading
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