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Tag Archives: trains
Coupling new and old on the East Rail line
A few years ago I found a photo of an original KCR ‘Yellow Head’ EMU coupled up to a refurbished classmate, but here is a more modern example – coupling a Metro Cammell EMU up to a brand new Hyundai […]
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Tagged accident, coupling up, East Rail, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, rail operations, railway, trains, transferring trains
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KCR ‘Yellow Head’ trains at the MTR Kowloon Bay Depot
I found an interesting photo recently – multiple KCR ‘yellow head’ trains lined up in the sheds at the MTR’s Kowloon Bay Depot. So what were they doing there? Heather Coulson photo Well, Chinese-language Wikipedia has come to the rescue. […]
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Tagged Hong Kong, KCR, Kowloon Bay Depot, Kowloon Canton Railway, Mass Transit Railway, Metro Cammell, MTR, rail operations, railway, trains, yellow head train
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Building Telford Gardens atop the MTR depot at Kowloon Bay
This is the story of the MTR Kowloon Bay Depot: the main maintenance facility for the Mass Transit Railway system, main stabling yard for the Kwun Tong line, head office of the MTR Corporation, and basement level of the ‘Telford […]
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Tagged depots, Hong Kong, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon Bay Depot, maintenance, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, rail operations, railway, trains
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Traverser and a turntable at Kowloon Bay Depot
Traversers and turntables are a rare sight on the Hong Kong rail network, with Hung Hom station being one of the few examples. However I have since discovered that Kowloon Bay Depot goes one better – it has a traverser […]
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Tagged depots, Hong Kong, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon Bay Depot, maintenance, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, rail operations, railway, trains, traversers, turntables
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‘The Queen Was Here’ plaque at Hung Hom station
A few years ago I visited Hung Hom station, and found a curious plaque in a forgotten corner of the concourse, the text on it stating “This plaque was unveiled by Her Majesty The Queen on 5th Mary 1975 to […]
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Tagged history, Hong Kong, Hung Hom, KCR, Kowloon, Kowloon Canton Railway, Queen Elizabeth II, railway, royal visit, trains
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