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Looking back at Hong Kong’s pig trains
One of Hong Kong’s most infamous stench was that of the pig trains, leaving a stinky trail as they made their way from mainland China along the Kowloon Canton Railway to Hung Hom, to feed a local population hungry for […]
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Tagged East Rail, freight, Hong Kong, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, livestock, New Territories, pigs, rail operations, railway, slaughterhouse
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