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1936
Extracts from the "Hong Kong Daily Press" dated 15 September 1936. Reports that the first through train from Wuchang to Canton on the newly completed Yuehan Railway had reached Canton on 6th September after a 48 hours journey. Another article reports how Professor Forster rode this train, becoming the first person ever to complete the Overland Roite from London to Hong Kong entirely by rail. . <Read more ...>
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1910
Map illustrating the various options of travelling by rail from Hong Kong and China to Europe in the early 20th Century, following the completion of the Trans-Siberian and Chinese Eastern railways in 1903.
This map is based upon a Thoams Cook & Son's "Peking and the Overland route" published in1917. <Read more ...>
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1935
Russian 4-6-0 locomotive no. Г3656 pictured at Harbin station heading up the Trans-Siberian train. This locomotive was built by Kharkov in 1901-1902 and was originally no. Г656 of the Chinese Eastern Railway. in 1935 it was renumbered and transferred to Manchoukuo National Railways to work in the Northern Railway.<Read more ...>
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1910
Passengers enroute from China to Europe by the Chinese Eastern Railway & rans-Siberian Railway standing on the platform at Changchun. The man (just visible behind the Cossack) and seen with his wife, was a British railway engineer working for the Peking-Mukden Railway. <Read more ...>
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1910
Passengers enroute from China to Europe by the Chinese Eastern Railway & Trans-Siberian Railway standing at Changchun. The Eurpean man was a British railway engineer working for the Peking-Mukden Railway. <Read more ...>
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1909
This advertisement published in the November, 1909 edition of "The Far Eastern Review" highlights the railway's connection with the Trans-Siberian Railway to Europe. Passengers are invited to contact Thomas Cook & Son, the Internationale Wagons-Lits Company or the railway company directly for information . <Read more ...>
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1909
This advertisement published in the November, 1909 edition of "The Far Eastern Review" highlights the South Manchuria Railways' Railway's connection with the Trans-Siberian Railway to Europe. Passengers are advised that this is the "shortest and quickest route" to Euope by way of Dairen. (Dalian) <Read more ...>
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1909
This extract from the April 1909 edition of The Far Eastern Review gives examples of the available fares and travel times for the overland rail route between China and Europe. <Read more ...>
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1935
Rail workers of the South Manchuria Railway changing the Russian 5ft.- gauge track to ‘standard gauge’ between Hsinking ( Changchun) and Harbin on 31 st August 1935. <Read more ...>
