The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 25,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 9 sold-out performances for that many… [Read more…]
十一月 29, 2011
by Joseph Tse
New 171, being re-used the same number of the air-conditioned car, launched by 28 November 2011. It featured similar to 168, except a breakthrough on electricity fed back by AC motor. The current wooden tramcars, as scheduled, will vanish in turn. The cost saving in using aluminium structure lead to vanishing of our heritage! Take… [Read more…]
八月 25, 2011
by Joseph Tse
I’m very impressed on the following Hong Kong Models in John Prentice’s Collection, admired his dedication on recurring the typical views with trams. 我十分欣賞John花了不少心血鑽研電車類模型和場景製作，尤以重現昔日的香港街景的功夫更是一絕。 This model was built in 00 scale (1:76 – 4mm to 1ft) by John Prentice, modifying a Tramalan white metal kit of a 1950s style tram with scratch built parts.… [Read more…]
八月 21, 2011
by Joseph Tse
The current 1987 cars have been serving for two decades, their duties will be near to the end soonest after the new features were built. The first car is #99. 現役於1987-91年全新建造的電車，不經不覺已服務二十年，隨著新電車的面世，很快亦會步入歷史。99號成為第一架。 HKT 99: Lars F. Richter Photo (LOREN SEBO, 20-FEB-1991, Whitty Street junction) Duties ended – goodbye, and thank you.
八月 19, 2011
by Joseph Tse
http://gwulo.com/node/4101 An interesting photo in 1920s commonly find in books showing two double-deck tramcars, one with canvas roof and the other one fully enclosed passed by the “bridge”, with a pair of tracks laid underneath. Most Hong Kongers named it “Ngo Geng Kiu 鵝頸橋” (formerly named Bowrington Bridge, In Cantonese “Ngo Geng” means “the goose’s… [Read more…]
八月 11, 2011
by Joseph Tse
A superb angle capturing the tram encircled by the barges and row of lorries – The vanished coastal tramline at Kennedy Town Praya recalls me most. You can hear the frequent “ding ding” sounds but the workers often neglect the sounds, rushing to load their goods on the tramlines and quickly remove them before trams passed by1. (T.V.… [Read more…]
七月 27, 2011
by Joseph Tse
Airlines regularly advertised on trams, from small panels to the whole bodies being hand-painted by the masters, another superb moving billboards. The stunning airplanes with scenes are recalling, you can’t wait to take a trip immediately! 1975年，西北航空成為披上電車的第一個航空公司全車身廣告。不論是偌大的飛機還是陽光與海灘，豈能不讓你心動，給自己放個假嗎? HKT 22: Michael Rokitta Photo / Lasr F. Richter Collection (Thai, 6-JAN-1994, Western Street) HKT 113: T.V. Runnacles Photo… [Read more…]
七月 25, 2011
by Joseph Tse
The partial redundant tracks outside the depot and along the main lane are still visible today. Back to the Past… 今天在電車廠外及主線旁仍然可以見到部分廢棄路軌的痕跡。讓我帶大家回到過去… The vanished junction of Whitty Street (Shek Tong Tsui) Loop in the late 1990s. Trams go straight when bound to Kennedy Town same as today, and enter the junction laid to the north, either go… [Read more…]
七月 3, 2011
by Joseph Tse
This might be the ever first time to closing a street for filming. An unidentified tram masqueraded as “Shanghai Tramways car 22″ for the film Shanghai Surprise, starring Madonna and Sean Penn by Shaw Brothers Studios. Initially it was planned to close Catchick Street for filming early in the morning on 12 February 1986, the… [Read more…]
六月 16, 2011
by Joseph Tse
Hongkong Tramways’ original main depot was situated at Russell Street, in the heart of Causeway Bay. Russell Street Depot was an 11-lane depot, of which 4-lanes served the main workshop. As the tram fleet expanded, a smaller five-lane was opened in North Point in 1938. This depot’s entrance was in Tin Chiu Street. However, North… [Read more…]
一月 1, 2012
by LFR
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