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Monthly Archives: December 2019
MTR CKD0A diesel electric locomotives
The list of diesel locomotives in Hong Kong keeps on growing now that I’m digging into the MTR maintenances and work train fleet – the latest entry is the Chinese built CKD0A diesel electric locomotives. The units were ordered in […]
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Tagged depots, diesel locomotives, Hong Kong, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, locomotive, rail operations, West Rail
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KCRC JMY450 diesel hydraulic locomotives
I’ve written about the Kowloon Canton Railway’s fleet of diesel locomotives before, as well as the MTR’s fleet of battery electric and diesel locomotives, but turns out I was only scratching the surface – on the West Rail line there […]
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Tagged depots, diesel locomotives, Hong Kong, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, locomotive, rail operations, West Rail
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