Category Archives: Transport

Trains, trams, buses, ferries – how does one get around in Hong Kong?

History of the Lo Wo railway bridge

Posted on May 10, 2023 by Marcus Wong

This is the story of the Lo Wo railway bridge, which has carried trains from Hong Kong into China since 1910. Hulton Archive Work on the first railway bridge at Lo Wu commenced in 1906 and was completed in 1909, […]

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Modernising the MTR M-Train fleet

Posted on April 26, 2023 by Marcus Wong

Hong Kong’s fleet of Metro Cammell build ‘M-Train’ EMUs formed the core of the Mass Transit Railway system from opening in 1979, but after two decades in service they were looking dated, so in 1996 the decision was made to […]

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More on my Hong Kong model railway

Posted on April 12, 2023 by Marcus Wong

I’ve spent the past few months working on my Hong Kong themed N scale model railway, and last week it made it’s first ‘proper’ public outing at Melbourne’s 2023 Easter Model Train Expo. The layout is in 1:160 N scale […]

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United Group Rail in Hong Kong

Posted on March 29, 2023 by Marcus Wong

United Group is an Australian rail engineering company, which has been involved in the Hong Kong market for a quarter century. The most noticeable project was the modernisation of the MTR Metro-Cammel ‘M-Train’ EMU fleet in 1999-2001. But they were […]

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My miniature slice of Hong Kong

Posted on March 15, 2023 by Marcus Wong

In case you haven’t noticed, I’ve been a little slack on updates to this side, and this is the reason – crafting a miniature version of Hong Kong from my home in Australia! My 1:160 scale slice of Hong Kong […]

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