Monthly Archives: June 2019

Peak Tram car and the pantograph on the roof

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Marcus Wong

Looking back at old photos of the Peak Tram, there is something on the roof that stands out – a pantograph. Photo by USN, via Wikimedia Commons A pantograph is mounted on the roof of an electric train, tram or […]

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Hong Kong’s Peak Tram and the abandoned station

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Marcus Wong

On the way up to Victoria Peak on the Peak Tram there are four intermediate stations that trains seldom stop at, due to a lack of passengers. But there is also a fifth station that no longer exists – Bowen […]

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