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Yearly Archives: 2022
Coupling new and old on the East Rail line
A few years ago I found a photo of an original KCR ‘Yellow Head’ EMU coupled up to a refurbished classmate, but here is a more modern example – coupling a Metro Cammell EMU up to a brand new Hyundai […]
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Tagged accident, coupling up, East Rail, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, rail operations, railway, trains, transferring trains
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MTR JMD1200FX diesel electric locomotives
I’ve written about MTR’s fleet of maintenance and work trains before, but it turns out there is one class of diesel electric locomotives I’ve missed – the JMD1200FX units used on the Hong Kong Express Rail Link. Jiangsu Jinchuang Vehicle […]
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Tagged China Railway High-speed, depots, diesel locomotives, Hong Kong, locomotive, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, rail operations
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Hong Kong taxi on the streets of Toronto
I’ve written before about Hong Kong double decker buses in Australia, but what about a Hong Kong taxi on the streets of Toronto? Michael Tsui photo Hong Kong’s red Toyota Crown Comfort taxis are just as much of the streetscape […]
Farewell to the MTR Phase 2 Light Rail Vehicles
As Hong Kong’s rail network ages, old rolling stock gets replaced by new, and so we now see the first retirements on the MTR Light Rail system – the Phase 2 Light Rail Vehicles. Kawasaki Heavy Industries photo The Phase […]
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Tagged Hong Kong, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, light rail, Mass Transit Railway, Metro Cammell, MTR, rail operations, scrapyard
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KCR ‘Yellow Head’ trains at the MTR Kowloon Bay Depot
I found an interesting photo recently – multiple KCR ‘yellow head’ trains lined up in the sheds at the MTR’s Kowloon Bay Depot. So what were they doing there? Heather Coulson photo Well, Chinese-language Wikipedia has come to the rescue. […]
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Tagged Hong Kong, KCR, Kowloon Bay Depot, Kowloon Canton Railway, Mass Transit Railway, Metro Cammell, MTR, rail operations, railway, trains, yellow head train
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