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Tag Archives: Hong Kong
Behind the scenes refurbishing the KCR Metro Cammell EMUs
Over on Bilibili I found something interesting dating back to 1999 – a video by Alstom covering the refurbishment of the KCR Metro Cammell EMU fleet. Here is a quick synopsis: 00:00: Introduction to Hong Kong 00:40: Introduction to the […]
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Tagged depots, East Rail, Hong Kong, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, Metro Cammell, refurbishment, yellow head train
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KCR 60 arrives at the Hong Kong Railway Museum
2023 saw a new arrival to the Hong Kong Railway Museum – retired ex-Kowloon Canton Railway EMD diesel locomotive #60 “Peter Quick”. Photo via Sing Tao Daily The retired EMD diesel locomotive was transferred to the Lo Wu locomotive running […]
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Tagged diesel locomotives, heritage, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Railway Museum, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, museums
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MTR’s rolling billboard – the ‘Spectacular Mobile Showcase’
Back in 2005 the MTR unveiled an unusual train to their network – the ‘Spectacular Mobile Showcase’. MTR photo Their media release described it as: Innovative 3D advertising to liven up MTR tracks 2 October 2005 It’s a train. It’s […]
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Tagged advertising, Hong Kong, locomotive, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, trains
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A short history of the KTT
Today, a short history of the recently retired ‘KTT’ train once used on the MTR Intercity Through Train service. In the 1990s patronage on the cross-border train service between Hong Kong and China was growing, thanks to the introduction of […]
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Tagged East Rail, Goninan, Hong Kong, KCR, Kowloon, Kowloon Canton Railway, locomotive, railway electrification, scale models
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Farewell to the MTR Intercity Through Train service
After being paused in January 2020 when the border was closed between Hong Kong and Mainland China, in January 2023 it was finally confirmed – the MTR Intercity Through Train service is no more. Rumours started swirling in 2022 about […]
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Tagged China, China Railways, East Rail, Hong Kong, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, mainland, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, MTR Intercity Through Train, Shenzhen
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