Everything about The Sha Tau Kok Railway totally explained
The
Sha Tau Kok Railway (
Chinese: 沙頭角鐵路) was a gauge
narrow gauge railway running from
Fanling to
Sha Tau Kok in the northern
New Territories of
Hong Kong. It was built with the
narrow gauge tracks of the
Kowloon-Canton Railway when the latter was converted to
standard gauge. It ceased operation on
April 1,
1928 when the
Sha Tau Kok Road, a highway parallel to the railway, came into service. Some of the old rails and a tunnel can still be traced through the dense foliage of the countryside today.
After the closure of the line, two
locomotives used on the railway were sold to the
Philippines, where they were used in sugar mills. Subsequently they were repurchased and brought back to Hong Kong, where one is now on display in the
Hong Kong Railway Museum. The other is reported to be undergoing restoration.
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