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Tag Archives: museums
Hong Kong double decker buses in Australia
How is this for an unusual sight – a Kowloon Motor Bus double decker driving along the shores of Sydney Harbour! The story of how this bus, along with two more from Hong Kong, ended up in Australia is thanks […]
Posted in Transport
Tagged Australia, buses, heritage, Hong Kong, museums, preservation, Sydney
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Railway museums aren’t just for railfans
Of the railway museums that I have visited in Australia, the vast majority of them are only patronised by railway enthusiasts looking at the pretty trains. By comparison, the Hong Kong Railway Museum at Tai Po is rather different. So what else do they have to see?
Posted in Tourism, Transport
Tagged KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, museums, New Territories, trains
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