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New swap Old - duties ended for the old wooden trams

New swap Old - duties ended for the old wooden trams
Submitted by Joseph

Since 2011 HK trams are receiving new-built bodies and taking the numbers of those withdrawn - the final retention of the old trams is unknown.

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Submitted by tngan on Mon, 2013-03-25 10:14.

Hi there,

I have a faint impression from the news that the new French management would only retain two or three such old trams with wooden frame and seats.

Best Regards,

T

Submitted by 80sKid on Mon, 2013-03-25 14:00.

here's details of the new generation of trams here:
http://www.hktramways.com/files/factsheet-tram168-e.pdf

did seem archaic to still be rebuilding trams every four years out of wood