Monthly Archives: September 2016

Yet another visit to Hong Kong

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Marcus Wong

Time flies as you get older, and for me it is no different – I’ve just returned from yet another visit to Hong Kong. This time around my young son was also along for the ride, with twelve days spent visiting family and sightseeing around Hong Kong, plus a short stopover on the way back home from somewhere else.

Looking down on the still to be completed West Kowloon Terminus of the Hong Kong Section of Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL) Continue reading →

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KCRC television commercial stylising track maintenance

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Marcus Wong

Continuing my theme of railway related Hong Kong television commercials found on YouTube, here is a Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation commercial from 1989 that stylises track maintenance.

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All aboard the Hong Kong Disneyland Railroad

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Marcus Wong

Walt Disney was known for his love of trains, which resulted in the ‘Disneyland Railroad’ being a feature of many Disney theme parks around the world – and Hong Kong Disneyland isn’t any different.

Locomotive #1 'Walter E. Disney' on the Hong Kong Disneyland Railroad Continue reading →

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