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KCR Steam Locmotive No.23 passing under Chatham Road Bridge

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1948

KCR No. 23 was one of twelve ( Nos 21-32 ) ex  British War Department locomotives shipped to Hong Kong between December 1946 and March 1948 to alleviate the acute shortage of  engines following the end of the 2nd world war. They were phased  out progressively between 1957 and 63 being replaced by twelve diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering and General Motors.

KCR Steam Locmotive No.26 on Turntable at Hung Hom

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1947

KCR No. 26 was one of twelve ( Nos 21-32 ) ex  British War Department locomotives shipped to Hong Kong between December 1946 and March 1948 to alleviate the acute shortage of  engines following the end of the 2nd world war. They were phased  out progressively between 1957 and 63 being replaced by twelve diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering and General Motors.

KCR Steam Locmotive No.23 leaving Kowloon with mixed local train.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1948

KCR No. 23 was one of twelve ( Nos 21-32 ) ex  British War Department locomotives shipped to Hong Kong between December 1946 and March 1948 to alleviate the acute shortage of  engines following the end of the 2nd world war. They were phased  out progressively between 1957 and 63 being replaced by twelve diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering and General Motors.

 

Canton Belle crossing between Kowloon Wharf Co. & KCR terminus-circa 1936-37

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1937

This low resolution image came off the internet some years ago.

If this is the rail-crossing noted in the title I can only assume that the railcar may be picking up passengers directly from a Liner and taking them to Fanling for golf or directly to Canton

Kowloon Wharves exit gate-railway tracks in place-POWs exiting

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1945

This screen grab from an IWM film shows Japanese POWs being marched out of Kowloon Wharves gates.

Of interest on the ground are the railway tracks connecting the wharves with the KCR terminus.

Kowloon-KCR mixed freight & passenger train leaving TST terminus

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1959

Hong Kong 1953

Hong Kong 1953

1964 HK 42 Kowloon to Canton Railway.jpg

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1964

KCR-1945-29 Sept-first-train-after liberation

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1945

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