Re: Questions, Answers and Tips

["Hubert Lam" <hubert@imap4.com>]

All of KCRC's fleet has now been upgraded, just like our non-Tangara rolling stock; only we call it
"Citydeckering". They nearly rebuilt the whole body and the interiors. Now the interior is modified
to all sideways seating (like the MTR) to cram the extra people into the carriage. All the poles are
now red and the exterior is red and blue. The First Class carriage remaing in 4th position towards
Hung Hom Station. In addition to that there are also new types of rolling stock being introduced
(and I think they're from Italy).

The MTR fleet is gradually being upgraded ("Citydeckered") and features an interactive network map:
there are lights on the network map and the lights change according to the location you are at (this
was already the case with the Tung Chung Line fleet, but is now being introduced across the network)
and also platform screen doors are being installed, particularly at Choi Hung and soon Prince
Edward.


Also the HK government has now sold MTR (by a public float) and is expected to lose $HKD163b (or
approx $AUD37.9b in profits each year (the government's losing the profit, not MTR
Corporation--bearing in mind MTR was corporatised from its inception)

Hubert

PS. surprise surprise...guess who built the Tung Chung Line fleet? AdTranz, the same people that
built the Metro Light Rail cars for Sydney!

PPS. Sorry for not talking about Australian rail. Please don't flame me :-)

"James C." <james_ccj@my-deja.com> wrote in message news:<8d1dk0$u89$1@nnrp1.deja.com>...
>
> > > Q) Have you photographed overseas trains?
> > > A) Hong Kong doens't let u photograph their MTR (mass transit
> railway) trains, even though i'd
> > love to
> Really?? I took a few back in 1989, it was ok to take pics back then.
> their rolling stocks aren't very fancy anyway, the usual commuter
> trains with no attractive look, I guess they are more concerning how to
> carry more people , running trains at great frequency and keeping fare
> cheap rather then the look. KCR trains looked even worst, with most of
> the rollingstock looked sooo out of dated.
>
>
> --
> Cheers
>
> James
>
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