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Hong Kong’s road-rail fire trucks
Hong Kong’s Fire Services Department has a diverse fleet of firefighting apparatus that can handle any situation, and today I’m looking at their ‘Road Rail Fire Appliances’. Photo by 廣九直通車, via Wikimedia Commons This pair of fire trucks can operate […] Continue reading
Posted in Everyday Life
Tagged emergency, Fire Services Department, firefighting, Hong Kong, MTR, rail operations, railway, tunnels
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Rescue training for Hong Kong cable cars
The last thing you want to happen when riding a cable car is getting stuck in the air – but luckily for anyone in Hong Kong, the Fire Services Department are ready for any contingency, thanks to a variety of […]
Posted in Transport
Tagged cable car, emergency, Fire Services Department, firefighting, Hong Kong, Lantau Island, Ngong Ping 360, Ocean Park
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Firefighters and a fake MTR station
Near the Hong Kong district of Tseung Kwan O is a MTR stop that you can’t catch a train to – Pak Shing Kok station at the Fire and Ambulance Services Academy. Photo by Exploringlife, via Wikimedia Commons When the […]
Posted in Transport
Tagged emergency, Fire Services Department, firefighting, Hong Kong, MTR, rail operations, railway
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A fire door for trains in the Tai Lam tunnel
I’ve written about the heavy steel gates used to protect the MTR cross harbour tunnels from flooding – but how about even bigger sets of gates used to protect them from fire? The longest railway tunnel in Hong Kong is […]
Posted in Transport
Tagged crossovers, firefighting, Hong Kong, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, MTR, rail operations, railway, railway signalling, tunnels, underground, West Rail
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Fire training simulator at Hong Kong Airport
Hong Kong International Airport is located on the island of Chek Lap Kok, with the 12.48 square kilometres covered with everything needs to support operations at one of the world’s busiest airports – including a fire training simulator. Two fire […]