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Yearly Archives: 2023
Farewell to the MTR Intercity Through Train service
After being paused in January 2020 when the border was closed between Hong Kong and Mainland China, in January 2023 it was finally confirmed – the MTR Intercity Through Train service is no more. Rumours started swirling in 2022 about […]
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Tagged China, China Railways, East Rail, Hong Kong, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, mainland, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, MTR Intercity Through Train, Shenzhen
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35th anniversary of the MTR Light Rail
September 2023 marks the 35th anniversary of the opening of the Light Rail system in the New Territories, with the MTR Corporation marking the occasion with a ‘retro livery’ light rail vehicle, and a public open day at the Light […]
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Tagged depots, history, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, light rail, Mass Transit Railway, MTR
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Farewell to the MTR fleet of EMD diesel-electric locomotives
From their first unit acquired in the 1950s, the Kowloon Canton Railway eventually operated a fleet of 12 EMD diesel-electric locomotives – but following electrification of the line in the 1980s, and the demise of rail freight in 2010, they […]
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Tagged diesel locomotives, East Rail, Hong Kong, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, retirement, scrapping
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Hong Lok Yuen – suburbia in Hong Kong
This might look like a random slice of American suburbia. Photo by ‘Charles’ on Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) With streets of cookie-cutter Mediterranean-style detached houses. Photo by ‘Charles’ on Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) With no tall buildings in sight. Photo […]
Hong Kong – an air conditioner in every window
With an average temperatures of 30ºC with 80 percent humidity through the summer months, it is no surprise that air conditioning is a popular fixture all over Hong Kong, and has influenced the design of buildings. You’ll see air conditioning […]