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Written by: Huang Weilun
2020-11-01 13:36
Last update date: 2020-11-01 13:36
At the end of May this year, the steam train card No. 313, which is nearly 20 meters long, nearly 5 meters high, and weighs 32 tons, was successfully transported from the Changsha Bay Shipyard to the Dapu Railway Museum at the end of May this year.
“Government News” today (November 1) described the transportation process. Xie Zhiyuan, Director of the Cultural Relics Restoration Office, said that this transportation is a Hong Kong museum and the largest land transportation project in history. During the period, it is necessary to consider whether each corner is There is enough space to turn, whether the street width is enough, etc., the route needs to be specially arranged, and it cannot be transported through the tunnel. It will eventually travel about 60 kilometers to reach the railway museum.
Zeng Zhixiong, the first-level assistant curator of the Cultural Museum, also said that the No. 313 train card has witnessed two different power eras, first driven by steam locomotives, and then driven by diesel, which is considered a collective memory of Hong Kong people.
Changsha Bay Shipyard has experience in repairing large iron artifacts and was once handed over to repair
The No. 313 train card was put into service in 1921. It is a third-class train card. It has a history of nearly a hundred years. It was mainly used for the section between Tsim Sha Tsui and Luohu. In the early 1980s, the Kowloon-Canton Railway was fully electrified and No. 313 was officially decommissioned.
Xie Zhiyuan said that No. 313 is the second-oldest train card in Hong Kong. It has been stored outdoors for more than ten years after being retired. There are many damages. Because the shipyard has always had experience in repairing large iron artifacts, the area is relatively large. Therefore, the car card was repaired at the Changsha Bay Shipyard, such as removing the rusty parts, repainting, etc., before sending it to the museum.
Xie Zhiyuan said that this transport project is the largest land transport in the history of Hong Kong's museum transporting cultural relics. The train card is nearly 20 meters long, equivalent to nearly two double-decker buses, and is four to five meters high and weighs 32 tons.
He continued that when transporting, it is necessary to carefully consider whether each corner of the road is sufficient for turning, whether the street is wide enough, etc., and conceive different scenarios and risks to formulate a transport plan.
The 60-kilometer transportation process attracts many “railway fans” waiting
As for the transportation route, Tse Zhiyuan pointed out that with the approval of the Transport Department, it departed at 1 am, but the truck was too large to be transported through the tunnel. It eventually passed through Tsing Kwai Highway, Tuen Mun Highway, San Tin Highway, Sheung Shui and Fanling , Arrived at Tai Po, about 60 kilometers in length.
He also said that on the short road before arriving at the museum, due to the narrow road and many "railway fans" waiting, the staff had to be very careful; when finally arrived, they had to connect the car card to the steering wheel sent in advance. , Placed in the exhibition location.
Zeng Zhixiong, the first-level assistant curator of the Cultural Museum, said that the No. 313 train card has witnessed two different power generations. First, the steam locomotive driven the card, and then the diesel fuel. It was not until the early 1980s that the KCRC was fully electrified. It is believed that many elderly people also I once took the No. 313 train card. I think it is a collective memory of Hong Kong people, "I can tell my grandchildren and people and things that happened in the past."
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