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Tag Archives: Disneyland
Disneyland Resort Line trains elsewhere on the MTR
For trains on the Disneyland Resort Line the task is pretty simple – shuttle between Sunny Bay and Hong Kong Disneyland all day, with nobody in the driving cab, and the onboard computer doing all of the hard work. But on very rare occasions, they can be seen elsewhere in Hong Kong.
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Tagged Disneyland, Disneyland Resort Line, driverless train, Hong Kong, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, rail operations, railway, trains
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All aboard the Hong Kong Disneyland Railroad
Walt Disney was known for his love of trains, which resulted in the ‘Disneyland Railroad’ being a feature of many Disney theme parks around the world – and Hong Kong Disneyland isn’t any different.
Posted in Tourism, Transport
Tagged Disneyland, Hong Kong, Lantau Island, railway, trains
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Another Chinese copycat Disneyland castle
China is known for fakes – and even entire theme parks are not safe, if the Disneyland-style castle I saw was anything to go by.
Hong Kong railways *do* have level crossings
With the majority of Hong Kong’s railway network running either underground in tunnels or above ground on viaducts, you might be forgiven for thinking that it is a system without level crossings. However, as with anything in life there is always an exception, so let’s take a look at them.
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Tagged Disneyland, grade separation, Hong Kong, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, level crossings, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, New Territories, railway, railway signalling, trains
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Hong Kong Disneyland: not what I expected?
Another place I visited during my not-so-recent holiday was Hong Kong Disneyland: you don’t even need to leave the carpark to realise this theme park is a bit different…