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Monthly Archives: December 2024
Hong Kong experiments in concrete railway sleepers
Today concrete railway sleepers are a common sight on railways around the world, including Hong Kong, but recently I discovered that the Kowloon Canton Railway was involved in their early development. Down the rabbit hole Concrete sleepers are mentioned in […]
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Tagged concrete, concrete sleepers, Hong Kong, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, permanent way, rail operations, railway, railway sleepers
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Opening the third runway at Hong Kong International Airport
Hong Kong International Airport is currently being expanded with a third runway, with constructed started in 2016 and being completed in stages. Airport Authority Hong Kong photo In 2018 construction of the sea wall around the future northern runway commenced. […]
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Tagged airports, aviation, Hong Kong, Hong Kong International Airport, third runway
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