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Written by: District Licheng
2021-04-11 16:04
Last update date: 2021-04-11 16:04
The 100-year-old steam train card No. 313 was repaired last year by the government at a cost of 6 million yuan. Recently, when the epidemic eased, it was publicly displayed at the Tai Po Railway Museum at the beginning of this month, but after a visit, some citizens discovered that the card has been significantly altered , Including adding a split air-conditioner on the roof of the car, dismantling the seats to add a TV broadcasting hall, and transforming the fan seats into speakers, etc., like a "modern train card", which was criticized by a large number of netizens. Some railway concern groups and conservation groups expressed their opinions on the incident. Concerned about it, thinking that minimal changes should be made to avoid distortion of the cultural relics.
The steam train card No. 313, described as Hong Kong’s "successful steam train card", was known to have been in service from 1921 to 1959. The Kowloon-Canton Railway Company donated the carriages to the Urban Council in 1989, and the Urban Council accepted it. Put it on display in Tsim Sha Tsui Science Museum Park.
By 1996, due to the need to build a history museum on the park’s land, the No. 313 car card was transported to the side of the Cha Kwo Ling road for ten years in the sun and rain. A few years ago, the government spent 6 million yuan to repair it. The project was completed last year. It was completed and transported into the Railway Museum for testing on New Year’s Eve last year. However, due to the epidemic, it has not been publicly displayed. Until the 2nd of this month, all venues of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department were allowed to reopen and the steam train card No. 313 could be seen again.
The administrator of the Facebook group "Tai Po Transportation" posted that the steam train card No. 313 was recently boarded at the Railway Museum and found that a large number of details have been artificially altered. For example, a row of split air-conditioners was installed in the car. All windows are equipped with modern curtains, the original fan on the ceiling becomes a horn, and several rows of seats are forcibly removed in order to install a TV cabinet in the front of the car, like a "modern train."
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The manager quoted the reaction of visitors at that time, saying that when parents brought their children on the train, they explained to their children that "the previous train should not be air-conditioned", and believed that even if modern facilities were added, the authenticity of the cultural relics would not be compromised ( Authenticity) is the principle. However, the major changes made this time make him question "313 ended up like this, and I do not agree that the public money was used properly."
He also worked with the Hong Kong Railway Development Research Group HKRDG, Train Not Arriving and Alternative HK, and other groups concerned about railway development and conservation, to express concern about the addition of a large number of modern facilities to the 313 steam train card by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, and urged The museum restored the original appearance of the carriages as soon as possible, and emphasized that if it is necessary to use historical vehicle cards to set up screening rooms and other facilities, it should also find other methods and equipment that are more compatible with the value of century-old vehicle cards. In the long run, a larger museum should also be built to highlight Hong Kong traffic. Unique status in the history of transportation development, properly storing transportation cultural relics and classic vehicles.
As soon as the post came out, it caused a heated discussion among netizens. Most people criticized the Leisure and Cultural Services Department for not repairing but destroying cultural relics. Some netizens left a message saying: "This is about nostalgia or retro. "Zhengshui" What to do?" Some people pointed out that the whole change was too big and unacceptable. The most exaggerated was "to install speakers and forcefully demolish classic ceiling fans." Some people also threatened: "A century-old car will just go wrong." "
HK01 is enquiring about the incident with the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
Netizens leave a message:
Ronald Tang: The whole change is totally unacceptable, but the most acceptable is not to install the horn, and demolish the classic ceiling fan.
Michael Cheung: a genius designer
William HO: I'm really disappointed. A hundred years of car jams just went wrong
Brian KC Tang: Actually, the location of the railway museum is very windy. As long as you open the window, it won't get too hot at all.
Let me talk about it again, what is called the historical train card?
At that moment, I don't want to connect anymore...
Harry Mak: Which one is about nostalgia/retro, how about "coloring and watering"?
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[One Hundred Years Train Card] The No. 313 train card was completed and transferred to the Railway Museum on New Year’s Eve, and the test failed
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