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Monthly Archives: April 2017
Delay certificates on the Hong Kong MTR
An notable aspect of railways in Japan are ‘delay certificates’ – small slips of paper produced by rail operators when a scheduled train doesn’t arrive as timetabled, so that passengers can prove to their superiors at school or work why […]
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Tagged delays, disruptions, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, rail operations
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Trackwork on the Hong Kong Tramways
When riding the Hong Kong Tramways, I was quite surprised to see how they maintain their trackwork – by digging up the tracks while trams are still running over the top!