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‘The Queen Was Here’ plaque at Hung Hom station

Posted on September 14, 2022 by Marcus Wong

A few years ago I visited Hung Hom station, and found a curious plaque in a forgotten corner of the concourse, the text on it stating “This plaque was unveiled by Her Majesty The Queen on 5th Mary 1975 to […]

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“Pretty as a postcard” at Hung Hom station

Posted on August 3, 2022 by Marcus Wong

When you think picture postcard scenes of Hong Kong, you’d usually think of the view from Victoria Peak across Hong Kong Island to Kowloon, and the reverse view from Tsim Sha Tsui across the harbour to the Hong Kong skyline. […]

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The evolution of MTR network maps over time

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Marcus Wong

Recently I got an interesting question from a reader – “do you have a photo that shows the MTR network map on a station concourse during the mid-late 1980s”. Unfortunately I didn’t have one on hand, but it led me […]

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Testing MTR trains in the green fields of England

Posted on September 16, 2020 by Marcus Wong

Hong Kong’s MTR trains usually spend their days running back and forth through dark tunnels, but for one early train it experienced something quite different – the green fields of England. 1978: A Hong Kong Metro pictured while being tested […]

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1970s trip on the pre-electrification Kowloon Canton Railway

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Marcus Wong

Over the years I’ve found a few YouTube videos featuring the Kowloon Canton Railway pre-electrification, and here is another one – a 3 minute long journey along the line in 1971. A timeline of what there is to see: 00:00 […]

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