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Scale model of a MTR works train
Found over at Wikipedia – a scale model of a MTR works train, located in their head office in Kowloon Bay.
Photo by TeaLaiumens, via Wikimedia Commons
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Tagged Hong Kong, locomotive, maintenance, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, rail operations, railway
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MTR freight train across the border at Shenzhen
Here is an interesting find from Wikipedia – a MTR diesel locomotive hauling a freight train on the Chinese side of the border at Shenzhen, photographed by Baycrest back in February 2010.
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Tagged China, freight, Hong Kong, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, mainland, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, rail operations, railway, Shenzhen, trains
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MTR train cliffhanger?
Browsing the South China Morning Post website recently I came across a strange sight – what looked to be a MTR train overhanging a building!
Temporary depot at Mei Foo for the Airport Railway
Building a new railway is a complex operation, involving large quantities of raw materials, and a fleet of heavy construction equipment. All of these need to come from somewhere, which presented difficulties for the MTR when building the Lantau Airport Railway in the 1990s through West Kowloon. The solution – a temporary railway depot at Mei Foo.
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Tagged Airport Railway, Hong Kong, Kowloon, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, property development, rail operations, railway
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Delay certificates on the Hong Kong MTR
An notable aspect of railways in Japan are ‘delay certificates’ – small slips of paper produced by rail operators when a scheduled train doesn’t arrive as timetabled, so that passengers can prove to their superiors at school or work why … Continue reading
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Tagged delays, disruptions, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, rail operations
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