Tag Archives: Victoria Peak

How does the Peak Tram cross in the middle?

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Marcus Wong

Hong Kong’s Peak Tram has two tramcars, but only one track – so how do they pass each other on the way up Victoria Peak? Going for a ride The Peak Tram is a funicular system with two trams in […]

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Peak Tram car and the pantograph on the roof

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Marcus Wong

Looking back at old photos of the Peak Tram, there is something on the roof that stands out – a pantograph. Photo by USN, via Wikimedia Commons A pantograph is mounted on the roof of an electric train, tram or […]

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Hong Kong’s Peak Tram and the abandoned station

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Marcus Wong

On the way up to Victoria Peak on the Peak Tram there are four intermediate stations that trains seldom stop at, due to a lack of passengers. But there is also a fifth station that no longer exists – Bowen […]

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The Peak Tram (trainspotters edition)

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Marcus Wong

The Peak Tram is one way to reach Victoria Peak, but how does it manage to climb a hill at a 27 degrees? For a start, the name “tram” is a misnomer once you find out how it actually works…

Tram departing the top station

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Victoria Peak (and the tram to the top)

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Marcus Wong

I mentioned Victoria Peak in passing in a recent post about places to see the Hong Kong skyline: but how do you actually get up there? It turns out you have a few options: the Peak Tram is just one of them.

Only part way up the hill
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