Hong Kong Trams by junge1
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Description
The Hong Kong trams are a travel bargain. They are tall, narrow, double-decker streetcars and cost about 15 cents to ride.
The lines were built in 1904 on what was then the shoreline of Hong Kong Island. They are now operating along the northern side of Hong Kong Island several blocks away from the shoreline due to land reclamation over the past century.
There are eight lines and the cars in use now were built during the 1950s and 1960s.
On each route they run with a frequency from two to seven minutes and operate from 6AM to 1AM. This picture was taken in January 1996 and was later scanned.
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Comments (16)
artaddict2
You keep pulling these stunning images out of the bag Sig. I lovr this one! Amazing POV and splendid colour. Another favourite ! As always thanks for the background information.
mark.spooner
Excellent work.
DukeNukem2005
This is a very compelling photo!
kenwas
Awesome shot!
bebert
not similar to french tram LOL !! excellent shot !
kimariehere
WOW they sure are crammed in with not much more room for cars to get thru ... wonderful citycape !
durleybeachbum
Super shot! I'm definitely beginning to feel I've been there
cameraobscura2
Greetings Siegfried, Love these travel images of yours, including the one yesterday with the sign posts in Chinese, for I love typography and it made me want to take those home, even though they appear to have been about 3 x 5 feet in size. Thank you for sharing. egmont
jocko500
wow i like to ride on that. cool looking
timtripp
marvelous pov
MrsLubner
a really great shot with the pov bringing out that feeling of immense city living.
Cosine
Excellent shot, Sig. This is definitely a multi-use street, although I'm surprised it's not busier.
junge1
@Cosine. This is mid-morning. During rush hour the place explodes. In certain areas there are 5 or 6 bus stops next to each other to accomodate all the different lines that stop there. During rush hour, double-deck busses stop 4 deep to discharge or take on passengers. I attempted to count the busses that are stopped at the same time and always came up with 50+ busses, but never with an exact count since they were constantly comming and going.
ledwolorz
Excellent pov and colors.Great shot.
Richardphotos
very colorful city and exceptional capture
billcody
Wow, railroads! Street railrods, much better! Excellent shot, and thanks for your information!