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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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Building Telford Gardens atop the MTR depot at Kowloon Bay
This is the story of the MTR Kowloon Bay Depot: the main maintenance facility for the Mass Transit Railway system, main stabling yard for the Kwun Tong line, head office of the MTR Corporation, and basement level of the ‘Telford […]
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Tagged depots, Hong Kong, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon Bay Depot, maintenance, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, rail operations, railway, trains
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Traverser and a turntable at Kowloon Bay Depot
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 […]
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Tagged depots, Hong Kong, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon Bay Depot, maintenance, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, rail operations, railway, trains, traversers, turntables
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Abandoned tram track in Causeway Bay
On my recent trip to Hong Kong I found something interesting on the streets of Causeway Bay – an abandoned tram track branching off from the main route. So where did it lead, and why was it built? Following the […]
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Tagged Causeway Bay, depots, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Tramways, rail operations, railway archaeology, trams
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‘Emergency Tram Operation’ at Whitty Street Depot
Whitty Street Depot is the head office and main maintenance facility for the Hong Kong Tramways, located off Des Voeux Road West at the western end of Hong Kong Island. A friend of mine discovered an ‘Emergency Tram Operation’ sign […]
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Tagged depots, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Tramways, rail operations, railway archaeology, trams, Whitty Street Depot
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