Wongm's Rail Gallery

I've just launched my page on Patreon

I've just launched my page on Patreon! In case you’re wondering, Patreon is a simple way for you to contribute to the running of my photo gallery every month, and you get a sneak peek at what's coming up on my other websites in return!

Head over to https://www.patreon.com/wongm to find out more.

Back in the saddle!

After two weeks on holiday in Hong Kong I'm finally back online and uploading new photos from back home - you can find my overseas stuff over on my other site, Checkerboard Hill.

Reorganising my bus photos

When I first launched this site over a decade ago, any photos I happened to take of buses ended up in a single album titled 'buses'. Fast forward to now, and there are now 1500+ photos across 60+ pages in that album!

 

To make life easier I've sorted them into albums by bus operator - you can find the full set here, along with a feed of just newly uploaded bus photos.

 

 

Finally for those you you not interested in buses or trams, I've got a page of just the latest train photos.

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As well as taking photos I occasionally switch my camera over to video mode - you can find the results on my YouTube channel

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Get more updates via Facebook and Twitter

You might have noticed the gaps between updates at Wongm's Rail Gallery are getting longer - life sure gets busy! If you have, then follow me on Facebook or Twitter you'll get early access to photos of newsworthy events, as well as peek into the archives with my daily 'on this day' posts, and take a deeper look back in time with my 'photos from ten years ago' series each month.

Photos from my 2016 trip to Hong Kong

It has taken me almost 18 months, but I have finally finished uploading the photographs I took on my 2016 trip to Hong Kong.

My itinerary.

• Day 1: arrival
• Day 2: Kowloon
• Day 3: Peng Chau and Kowloon
• Day 4: Kowloon and Hong Kong Island
• Day 5: Lamma Island and Tai O
• Day 6: Shek O
• Day 7: MTR Light Rail
• Day 8: Hong Kong Island
• Day 9: Sha Tin and Ma On Shan
• Day 10: Macau
• Day 11: Mong Kok
• Day 12: Hong Kong Airport

I also spent another 24 hours in Hong Kong, staying overnight at the Regal Airport Hotel overlooking Hong (...)

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1000 likes on Facebook

It has taken a few years, but the Wongm's Rail Gallery page on Facebook has hit 1000 likes.

(And if you take a really close look at the image, you might see a few familiar photos)

Follow me on Facebook and Twitter

If you haven't already, now is the perfect time to follow Wongm's Rail Gallery on Facebook or Twitter.  Find out when new photos are uploaded to the site, peek into the archives with my daily 'on this day' posts, and take a deeper look back in time with my 'photos from ten years ago' series each month.

Unusual workings for the V/Line P class locomotives

Over the years V/Line's fleet of P class locomotives have been seen on some unusual workings. Here is a selection.

Freight Australia liveried P23 on hire to V/Line, leading an eight car push-pull H set out of Geelong on a Commonwealth Games special (March 24, 2006)

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This website is now mobile friendly

If you've tried to visit this using using your mobile phone before now, you've probably had to do lots of scrolling around in order to see the photos.

But scroll no more - I've updated the look and feel of this site so it automatically resizes for smaller screens, so that it doesn't matter what device you are using.