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Tag Archives: East Rail
More on my Hong Kong model railway
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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Tagged 80M Bus Model Shop, China Railways, East Rail, Hong Kong, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, model buses, model trains, N scale, scale models
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My miniature slice of Hong Kong
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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Tagged 80M Bus Model Shop, China Railways, East Rail, Hong Kong, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, model buses, model trains, N scale, scale models
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The return of cross-boundary freight trains to Hong Kong
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world greatly in the past few years, and in March 2022 it saw the return of something gone for a decade – freight trains between Hong Kong and China. Hong Kong Government photo The […]
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Tagged China, China Railways, COVID-19 pandemic, East Rail, freight, Hong Kong, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, New Territories, rail operations, railway, trains
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When Hongkong Post rode the rails to China
There was once a time when Hongkong Post used the MTR East Rail line to transport mail across the border into Mainland China. This is the story of these trains. Photo by MJ2927 via hkrail.fandom.com Some history The completion of […]
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Tagged East Rail, freight, Hong Kong, Hongkong Post, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, rail operations, Shatin to Central Link
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Coupling new and old on the East Rail line
A few years ago I found a photo of an original KCR ‘Yellow Head’ EMU coupled up to a refurbished classmate, but here is a more modern example – coupling a Metro Cammell EMU up to a brand new Hyundai […]
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Tagged accident, coupling up, East Rail, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, rail operations, railway, trains, transferring trains
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