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Hong Kong tramcar test run in 1904
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Hong Kong tramcar test run in 1904
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Whitty Street Tram Terminus (1st Location) [????-1989]

Submitted by Klaus on Fri, 04/12/2024 - 20:51

Terminal loop located at the junction of Connaught Road, Des Voeux Road and Hill Road. Probably not yet built when the tram started its operation in 1904. In the late 1920's, Petrol stations in Shek Tong Tsui [c.1929-c.1989] were built inside the loop.

Because the area was reconstructed - construction of the elevated Shing Sai Road - the loop was demolished in early 1989.

It was relocated further to the north-west in 1996, partly built on reclaimed land.

Fares - Tram and Ferry

Submitted by JohnA on Mon, 02/11/2019 - 08:07

I should know this but can't remember.

What were the upper and lower deck fares on the trams? Did childrem pay half fares? I presume there were conductors on both decks.

When were the conductors replaced by cash receptacles?

Same questions for the Star Ferry - except of course there were no conductors. When did tokens replace cash?

Was the Yaumati Ferry fare the same as the Star Ferry?

Thanks

John

1910s photos along the tram line

Submitted by David on Sun, 01/14/2018 - 11:00

We'll take a tram ride from west to east, looking out at 1910s Hong Kong as we go.

A couple of things to watch for. First, notice how the trams change shape. They start the decade with just a single deck, then later add an open upper deck, and finally acquire a canvas roof. This view catches the first transition from single- to double-deck:

Views along the tram line in the 1950s

Submitted by David on Thu, 02/26/2009 - 09:00

In chapter 9 of Martin Booth's book, he describes a tram ride from Kennedy Town to Shau Kei Wan.

Here are the photos we've been sent that show the views he'd have seen along that route.

Many thanks to the people who have shared their photographs with us.

(You can click any of the photos below to see other readers' comments, and / or leave your own.)

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