Finno's Train Hopping Pix

I mentioned one more thing in Hong Kong. Trams.

Hong Kong's  dainty double decker trams.

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



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:


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?

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.

CRH (China Rail High-Speed) is an intercity train service connecting many Chinese cities.



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.







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



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





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?

Yes the platforms are open at the sides.

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Cool breezes.

there is a new Railway express network that connects Hong Kong and China. I cannot remember the name of it at the moment.