Traversers and turntables are a rare sight on the Hong Kong rail network, with Hung Hom station being one of the few examples. However I have since discovered that Kowloon Bay Depot goes one better – it has a traverser that also doubles as a turntable!
At first glance it looks like just a normal traverser.
Heather Coulson photo via HKU Library
But what is this circular piece of rail to the left of the traverser?
Heather Coulson photo via HKU Library
Turns out the traverser can rotate in the middle, just like a turntable.
Ingenious!
Footnote
The depot also has at least one smaller turntable.
Heather Coulson photo via HKU Library
Used to move bogies between tracks.
Also can be seen at around 2:30 in the excellent early 1990s documentary by MTR https://youtu.be/ru9uMkxmGyc
Thanks for the pickup – I’ve written about this documentary before, but had forgotten about it!
https://www.checkerboardhill.com/2012/03/underground-iron-building-the-hong-kong-mtr/
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