Finno's Train Hopping Pix

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I mentioned one more thing in Hong Kong. Trams.

Hong Kong's  dainty double decker trams.

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(This post was last modified: 05-18-2019, 03:28 PM by Super.)
Across the border from Hong Kong on the China mainland is Shenzhen. 30 years ago this was a small market town. Today it is an impressive city of nearly 13 million people. One of the fastest growing in the world.

You need a decent metro to get that many people moving and they have a modern above and underground system that is almost as good as the Hong Kong MTR (but not quite). But it is bigger and cheaper!

A typical station in Shenzhen

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Train arriving at a Shenzhen metro station.



After riding the Shenzhen metro we're going to take a different type of train. Here's a clue:

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Yes believe it or not this toy not only has 'pop music fetching lights' but also projects the image of an army tank from the nose cone. Note: the real life version doesn't do this.
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Why does the Super Train have a picture of an Army Tank on it?
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It has a light in it that projects a picture of a tank from the nose. Your guess is as good as mine!  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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That is weird.
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CRH (China Rail High-Speed) is an intercity train service connecting many Chinese cities.

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Following was a journey between Shenzhen and Gaungzhou beginning at Shenzhen North railway station. The big intercity railway stations in China sometimes remind me more of an airport.

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The Plarail CRH is CRH2. This one in the picture is a later model CRH380A.

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Have a look inside the cabin and check the internal speed indicator when we are travelling at over 300kmph.

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Lastly, here's a little video looking outside the window of CRH, you can hear the on-board announcements in Chinese and English.

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That station reminds me more of a stadium. Is it open air?
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Yes the platforms are open at the sides.
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Cool breezes. Smile
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there is a new Railway express network that connects Hong Kong and China. I cannot remember the name of it at the moment.
(This post was last modified: 05-25-2019, 11:26 PM by Super.)
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