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Monthly Archives: February 2020
A history of MTR train control centres
The MTR network has grown since the first train ran in 1979, and so has the systems used to control the network. The initial MTR system In 1979 the first part of the Mass Transit Railway system opened, between Kwun […]
Posted in Transport
Tagged Hong Kong, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, rail operations, railway, railway signalling, train, trains
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Fire training simulator at Hong Kong Airport
Hong Kong International Airport is located on the island of Chek Lap Kok, with the 12.48 square kilometres covered with everything needs to support operations at one of the world’s busiest airports – including a fire training simulator. Two fire […]
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Tagged Chek Lap Kok, emergency, firefighting, Hong Kong, Hong Kong International Airport
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