Tag Archives: maritime

KCR ‘Yellow Head’ trains in the UK

Posted on July 5, 2023 by Marcus Wong

The KCR fleet of ‘Yellow Head’ electric multiple unit trains were built by Metro-Cammell then shipped across the world to Hong Kong. Here we see one fresh out of the factory in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Photo by Metro-Cammell, via Wikimedia […]

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Posted in Transport | Tagged 1980s, Britain, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, maritime, Metro Cammell, on the water, rail operations, railway, trucks | 2 Comments

Transferring from land to sea at Hong Kong International Airport

Posted on August 5, 2020 by Marcus Wong

Transferring from land to air transport is the reason airports exist, but Hong Kong International Airport offers a different mode of onward transport – sea. The airport is located on reclaimed land at Chek Lap Kok. With the ‘SkyPier’ ferry […]

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Posted in Transport | Tagged aviation, ferries, Hong Kong, Hong Kong International Airport, maritime, on the water, SkyPier | 2 Comments

An Australian ship in Hong Kong

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Marcus Wong

Hong Kong has been the home of the busiest container port in the world for many years, seeing vessels from many countries. Here we see the Australian National Line’s “Australian Enterprise” underway on Victoria Harbour, with a 1970s Hong Kong […]

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The Hong Kong ferry that came to Australia

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Marcus Wong

This is the story of a Hong Kong vehicular ferry called 民安（Man On）that once carried cars across Victoria Harbour, but ended up reconnecting the Australia city of Hobart. Photo by John Craike; via the Maritime Museum of Tasmania collection Double […]

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