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Hong Kong – Riding East Rail

On New Year’s Day I worked in my hotel for the morning, but spent the afternoon exploring.  A five minute walk from the hotel took me to Ngau Tau Kok MTR line.  An investment of HK$55 (about £4.50) gave me a … Continue reading

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Hong Kong – Dr Beeching in reverse

Hong Kong just can’t get enough railways….  Here’s a brief potted history so far. The beginning of the present day railway network in Hong Kong goes back over one hundred years. The idea of connecting Hong Kong and China with … Continue reading

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Hong Kong – Tram Jam

Today’s title is blatently stolen from an excellent 1984 collection of photographs of trams in HK.  It tended towards the artistic, rather than the boring railway enthusiast album, but was none the worse for that.  (And it is still available second-hand from Amazon … Continue reading

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Hong Kong – Home of International Superstars?

I’ve a few posts to finish about Hong Kong, but I have been out and about on the trains today, visiting a few old haunts and catching up with an old friend.  I need to edit some of my photographs before … Continue reading

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Happy New (English) year

And a Happy New Year from Hong Kong!  It’s not Kung Hei Fat Choi for another six weeks or so, but Hong Kong being a practical sort of place, the Christmas lights might as well stay up for both the … Continue reading

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“This could be painful, Mr Bond”

Today’s modelling challenge comes, of all places, from the Metro free newspaper: Zap leaves on the line with lasers Train companies are testing lasers as a way of clearing leaves from the paths of high-speed trains. Trials to zap slippery … Continue reading

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Jon’s modules – I hate wiring and a new train

Yes, I truly hate wiring.  I finished wiring up the third module on Christmas Eve.  It all seemed so straightforward.  I got the basic feeds in place, and wired up the plug sockets at each end of the board.  I … Continue reading

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Christmas greetings

Wishing you a blessed and peaceful Christmas 2014, in a pretty random world. Redhill doesn’t look like this – yet.  I like how the point heaters are working perfectly – pity about the rest of the railway. “A friend of … Continue reading

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Jon’s modules – The 4th board

Good progress on the modules this week.  It’s been on the principle of, “If you want a job done, give it to a busy man.”  It’s been busy at work, we’ve had the usual church build up to Christmas, and … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 17 December 2014

What is it about Christmas and work?  Everyone seems to have to work three times as hard just to get a little time off over the holiday.  So today, I was half asleep at the meeting, having been rushing around … Continue reading

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