Re: Questions, Answers and Tips

["James C." <james_ccj@my-deja.com>]

In article <38f5773d$0$17341@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au>,
  "Hubert Lam" <hubert@imap4.com> wrote:
> 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 :-)

Goninah also built a couple of LRT for Hong kong...




> "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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>
>

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Cheers

James


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