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Tai Po approaches

Submitted by IDJ on Sat, 2012-04-28 17:07
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1948
Places shown in this photo: 
Tai Po [????- ]

South of Tai Po. KCR rail line on the shoreline. Building on the hill at the left. From a magazine dated 1948

 

War material to Canton: trucks of barbed wire

Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2012-03-16 12:49
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1937
Places shown in this photo: 
Holt's Wharf [1910-c.1971]

Photo taken from Signal Hill.

Canton-Kowloon Railway poster

Submitted by IDJ on Fri, 2012-01-27 23:11
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1935
Places shown in this photo: 
KCR Terminus, TST [1916-1978]

The railway's title in the poster is the reverse to that with it was commonly known in Hong Kong until its takeover by the MTR in recent years. One building depicted looks more Japanese/Korean than Chinese so the poster designer may have been from overseas and never set foot in China.

Lo Wu border crossing [????- ]

Submitted by Admin on Thu, 2012-01-12 21:25
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War material to Canton, inc Armoured cars. HMS Eagle Aircraft Carrier in distance

Submitted by Admin on Sat, 2011-12-24 11:09
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1937
Places shown in this photo: 
Holt's Wharf [1910-c.1971]

Taken from Signal Hill in TST

Taipo Belle: The fastest motor coach in China

Submitted by Admin on Thu, 2011-12-15 09:56
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1935
Places shown in this photo: 
Holt's Wharf [1910-c.1971]

One of several shots of the railway that James took from the top of Signal Hill.

University Station, 1967

Submitted by Susan B-K on Wed, 2011-04-06 07:31
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1967
Places shown in this photo: 
Ma Liu Shui / University Station [1956- ]

I found these before and after shots of the old Ma Liu Shui/new University KCR station in the latest Chinese University alumni magazine. These photos were taken on January 1, 1967. 

1980 KCR Clocktower

Submitted by Admin on Thu, 2011-01-13 03:35
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Looking rather lonely after all the station buildings had been demolished.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1981
Places shown in this photo: 
Clock Tower of KCR Terminus [????- ]
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1920s KCR Steam Train

Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2010-12-08 21:40
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Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1920
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1940s KCR Train near Chatham Road

Submitted by moddsey on Sat, 2010-06-26 10:56
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Likely the photo was taken after WWII. Looks like a Comet tank on the flat-bed wagon.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1949
Places shown in this photo: 
Chatham Road Camp [1946-1977]
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