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Standard metro trains of China

Posted on April 27, 2022 by Marcus Wong

With the past 20 years having seen an explosion in new metro systems being built in cities across China, a number of standards have developed for the trains that run their tracks. Here is a quick summary of the different […]

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Hong Kong buses with doors on both sides

Posted on April 13, 2022 by Marcus Wong

I’ve written before about traffic in Hong Kong and Macau that drives on the left, vehicles in mainland China drive on the right, and how vehicles on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge switch from one side to the other – but […]

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Railfan’s guide to Shanghai, China

Posted on March 16, 2022 by Marcus Wong

My 2013 visit to Shanghai was only for a few days, so I didn’t get much time to look around the city. None the less, here are a few suggested places for a railfan to visit. The obvious The Shanghai […]

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Exploring the Beijing Subway

Posted on February 2, 2022 by Marcus Wong

Time for something a little different from my usual Hong Kong content – a trip over to the ‘Mainland’ to tour the Beijing Subway. The old The first section of the Beijing Subway opened in 1971, with 10 stations along […]

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Switching from left to right on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge

Posted on October 13, 2021 by Marcus Wong

Traffic in Hong Kong and Macau drive on the left, while vehicles in mainland China drive on the right – so what side does traffic on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge travel on? The answer – on the right side, just […]

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