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Fanling railway station in the New Territories

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Fanling railway station in the New Territories
Submitted by Dibsy
Authors: 
Chris Addison
Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Tuesday, January 1, 1957
Gallery: 
1950s Bullock family's photos
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Submitted by moddsey on Sat, 2022-04-23 15:34.

Looking at the hill in the distance, appears to be Sheung Shui Railway Station. Comparison here The signposts for the Station appear on either side of the railway tracks but are too blurry to confirm.

Submitted by Dibsy on Sat, 2022-04-23 15:44.

Thank you - the comparison photos do look similar. These photos must have been taken in the early days of our arrival in Hong Kong before my Dad bought his new camera. I have inspected the original closely and can't make out any letters.

Submitted by philk on Sat, 2022-04-23 16:49.

Moddsey is correct, it's Crest Hill in the background so it must be Sheung Shui.

Submitted by eurasian_david on Sat, 2022-04-23 17:41.

On the photo zoom function the train station sign says Fanling. Do we have comparison views of Fanling train station? 

Submitted by philk on Sat, 2022-04-23 18:32.

You're right. If it says Fanling then it must be Fanling. I guess the track is straight enough (and close enough) for the background of both stations to be the same.

Submitted by Dibsy on Sat, 2022-04-23 19:06.

I hadn't noticed that facility - thank you.

Submitted by moddsey on Sat, 2022-04-23 22:08.

Fanling it is. Absolutely right. It is interesting to note that the zoom function works better for clarity than the iPad photo enlargement!