Tag Archives: West Rail

Swapping left and right on the Tuen Ma Line

Posted on August 17, 2022 by Marcus Wong

Road and rail traffic in Hong Kong usually moves on the left, but the recently completed Tuen Ma Line is a little different, with the eastern section running on the right, and switching back over to the left in the […]

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Extending West Rail line trains from 7 to 8 cars

Posted on April 29, 2020 by Marcus Wong

Hong Kong’s rail network is being transformed by the Shatin to Central Link project, with one of those changes being the expansion of trains on the West Rail line from 7 to 8 cars. Some history The story of West […]

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A fire door for trains in the Tai Lam tunnel

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Marcus Wong

I’ve written about the heavy steel gates used to protect the MTR cross harbour tunnels from flooding – but how about even bigger sets of gates used to protect them from fire? The longest railway tunnel in Hong Kong is […]

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MTR CKD0A diesel electric locomotives

Posted on December 25, 2019 by Marcus Wong

The list of diesel locomotives in Hong Kong keeps on growing now that I’m digging into the MTR maintenances and work train fleet – the latest entry is the Chinese built CKD0A diesel electric locomotives. The units were ordered in […]

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KCRC JMY450 diesel hydraulic locomotives

Posted on December 11, 2019 by Marcus Wong

I’ve written about the Kowloon Canton Railway’s fleet of diesel locomotives before, as well as the MTR’s fleet of battery electric and diesel locomotives, but turns out I was only scratching the surface – on the West Rail line there […]

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