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Tag Archives: East Rail
Travelling the ‘wrong’ way down the East Rail Line
Given the British influence on Hong Kong road and rail have one thing in common – traffic runs to the left. However for trains this isn’t always so, as this video shows. Filmed at University Station, we see a southbound […]
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Tagged East Rail, Hong Kong, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, rail operations
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Finding the last KCR ‘Yellow Head’ train
For almost two decades, the mainstay of the Kowloon Canton Railway was their fleet of Metro Cammell EMUs, nicknamed ‘Yellow Head’ (黃頭) for the colour of their driving cabs. Photo by Joseph K.K. Lee / gakei.com As originally built, each […]
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Tagged East Rail, Hong Kong, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, Metro Cammell, urban exploration, urbex, yellow head train
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1970s KCR proposal for double deck carriages
For decades the Kowloon–Canton Railway was a quiet single track railway, with a handful of passenger trains heading along the line linking the villages of the New Territories to the urban heart of Kowloon. But the development of the New […]
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Tagged Australia, Comeng, double decker, East Rail, Hong Kong, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, New Territories, rail operations
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MTR diesel transfers and double headed passenger trains
The “Intercity Through Train” service links Hong Kong to mainland China, running express across the border from Hung Hom station. Jointly operated by the MTR Corporation of Hong Kong and the Chinese Ministry of Railways, these trains are normally hauled […]
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Tagged China Railways, double headed, East Rail, Hong Kong, KCR, Kowloon, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, MTR Intercity Through Train, rail operations, railway, trains
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Interchange stations on the Hong Kong MTR
One thing the Hong Kong MTR is known for is the ease of navigating the network, with well designed stations making it simple to change between different lines on your way across the city. Here is a summary of the […]
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Tagged cross-platform interchange, East Rail, Hong Kong, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, rail operations, railway
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