Monthly Archives: November 2016

Farewelling the first generation MTR trains

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Marcus Wong

The first trains ran on Hong Kong’s MTR network way back in 1979, and almost forty years later these trains still remain in service, albeit having been refurbished and upgraded a number of times.

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Fixing failed doors on the Hong Kong MTR

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Marcus Wong

Hong Kong’s MTR network is known for being a fast, efficient and reliable public transport system, but it doesn’t mean they are invulnerable to simple issues such as failed doors on trains. These videos capture how they deal with such issues.

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Coupled train sets on the Hong Kong MTR

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Marcus Wong

Trains on the Hong Kong MTR operate as fixed consist – each made up of a set of carriages coupled together, which never get broken apart except for inside the maintenance depot. However each train still has a coupler at each end, to allow for failed trains to be pushed out of the way, such as in this video.

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