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Tag Archives: rail operations
Going for a long walk at Mei Foo station
There are many interchange stations on Hong Kong’s MTR and most offer a convenient connection between trains, but there is one notable exception – that between the Tuen Ma and Tsuen Wan lines at Mei Foo. We start our journey […]
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Tagged Hong Kong, interchange stations, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, Mass Transit Railway, Mei Foo, MTR, rail operations
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KCR ‘Yellow Head’ train towing a KTT carriage
I’ve come across photos of many oddball KCR train consists over the years, such as a ‘mixed’ KCR Metro Cammell train , but this one takes the cake – an original ‘Yellow Head’ train towing a double deck KTT carriage. […]
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Tagged coupling up, East Rail, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, rail operations, railway, trains, transferring trains
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KCR ‘Yellow Head’ trains in the UK
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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Tagged 1980s, Britain, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, maritime, Metro Cammell, on the water, rail operations, railway, trucks
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More MTR network track diagrams
The Mass Transit Railway network weaves a complicated web of tracks leading all over Hong Kong. The full extent of the system can be seen in this set of diagrams released on the ‘Riders’ Facebook page a few months ago. […]
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Tagged Hong Kong, interchange stations, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, maintenance, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, mystery, network maps, rail operations, railway, track diagrams, trains
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Trailer cars on the MTR Light Rail
Out in the New Territories of Hong Kong the MTR Light Rail system operates a relatively homogeneous fleet of light rail vehicles, split up into five ‘Phases’ delivered between 1988 and 2022. But there is one oddity in the fleet […]
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Tagged Hong Kong, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, light rail, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, New Territories, rail operations
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