Tag Archives: Hong Kong

Farewell to the MTR fleet of EMD diesel-electric locomotives

Posted on September 13, 2023 by Marcus Wong

From their first unit acquired in the 1950s, the Kowloon Canton Railway eventually operated a fleet of 12 EMD diesel-electric locomotives – but following electrification of the line in the 1980s, and the demise of rail freight in 2010, they […]

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Hong Lok Yuen – suburbia in Hong Kong

Posted on August 30, 2023 by Marcus Wong

This might look like a random slice of American suburbia. Photo by ‘Charles’ on Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) With streets of cookie-cutter Mediterranean-style detached houses. Photo by ‘Charles’ on Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) With no tall buildings in sight. Photo […]

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Hong Kong – an air conditioner in every window

Posted on August 16, 2023 by Marcus Wong

With an average temperatures of 30ºC with 80 percent humidity through the summer months, it is no surprise that air conditioning is a popular fixture all over Hong Kong, and has influenced the design of buildings. You’ll see air conditioning […]

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Hong Kong 1:150 scale dioramas by AC Studio

Posted on August 2, 2023 by Marcus Wong

I’ve done quite a lot of my own 1:150 scale modelling over the years, but these Hong Kong dioramas by ‘AC Studio’ on Flickr are next level. There’s a scratchbuilt ‘Tong Lau’ tenement building. A model of an old style […]

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More MTR network track diagrams

Posted on June 21, 2023 by Marcus Wong

The Mass Transit Railway network weaves a complicated web of tracks leading all over Hong Kong. The full extent of the system can be seen in this set of diagrams released on the ‘Riders’ Facebook page a few months ago. […]

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