Although this image is captioned as "Engines for China"- they appear to be the same type that were operated on the KCR in the 1940s. China or Hong Kong would be all the same to the caption write ie Far Away!
From the numbers on the locomotives it may be possible to follow their history.
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Steam Locos for KCR
Steam Locos for KCR
Here's a history of the ex WD Austerity stem locos supplied to the KCR.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KCR_ex-WD_Austerity_2-8-0