June 28, 2021
Hongkongers queue in their droves for the last chance to ride the city’s fifth generation of Peak Tram carriages before they are taken out of service.
South China Morning Post
Hongkongers queued for hours on Sunday (June 27) to take a final ride on the iconic burgundy carriages of the city s iconic funicular railway before the attraction s six-month closure as part of a HK$700 million (S$121 million) upgrade.
The Peak Tramways Company s fifth generation of carriages are being retired on Monday (June 28) after ferrying nearly 140 million passengers up and down Victoria Peak since coming into service in 1989.
The lower terminus at Garden Road in Central was swamped from Sunday morning with local families, tram fans and amateur photographers taking pictures of almost everything bearing the Peak Tram logo.
May 21, 2021
The 133-year-old Peak Tram is one of the world’s oldest funicular railways and rises to 396 metres above sea level.
South China Morning Post
Hong Kong will bid farewell to the classic burgundy carriages of the Peak Tram next month, with the famed tourist attraction to close temporarily for the completion of a delayed facelift costing more than HK$700 million (S$120 million).
The Peak Tramways Company announced on Thursday (May 20) the fifth generation of carriages would be retired and services suspended for about six months from June 28, with new cars set to be launched later this year.
Company general manager May Tsang Ying-mei said the elderly would be able to enjoy discounted fares for the next few weeks.