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So my Facebook Page got Zuckered

Tuesday 23 February 2021 11:37 AM

I'm not sure what Facebook is up to right now, but it seems that single photo I've ever posted to the Facebook page for this site has disappeared, and I'm no longer able to create new posts, with links or without. I guess they think I'm a news website!

But no problem - you can still find everything right here on my website, including new uploads, and the "On this day" series.

And an update...

And now everything it back to normal - phew!

2000 likes on Facebook

Tuesday 17 November 2020 09:22 AM

Another milestone for me - Wongm's Rail Gallery page on Facebook has hit 2000 likes. Thanks to everyone - it took eight years to get the first 1000 likes, but only two years to get the next 1000!

2000 likes on Facebook

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

Photos from my 2019 trip to Hong Kong

Wednesday 3 June 2020 07:00 AM

It has taken me a bit over a year, but I have finally finished uploading the photographs I took on my 2019 trip to Hong Kong.

Passing the 'west' tramcar at the crossing loop

My itinerary.

  • Day 1: arrival and Airport Express train
  • Day 2: Wong Tai Sin and Tsim Sha Tsui, MTR Island Line and Admiralty interchange
  • Day 3: Tsz Shan Monastery, Tai Po Market and Hong Kong Railway Museum
  • Day 4: Hong Kong Island trams and Wan Chai
  • Day 5: Repulse Bay, Mong Kok, MTR South Island and East Rail lines
  • Day 6: Hong Kong Dolphin Watch tour off Tung Chung, Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge, Central-Mid-Levels escalators,
  • Day 7: Hong Kong Observation Wheel, MTR Hung Hom station
  • Day 8: Lamma Island, MTR Kwun Tong line extension
  • Day 9: Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences, MTR Sai Ying Pun station, Kwun Tong, Ma On (...)

Why the lack of new photos?

Monday 18 May 2020 09:35 AM

As you might have noticed I haven't uploaded many photos recently - this graph really shows the decline.

Photos taken per month, until April 2020

The last time I uploaded so few photos was when I went overseas!

But luckily for you I haven't been wasting the Coronavirus lockdown - I've been still regularly updating my main blog, my Hong Kong transport and European rail spinoffs, along with uploading my backlog of non-train photos to Flickr.

You can also head over to https://www.patreon.com/wongm to get a sneak peek at what's coming soon on my blogs.

Finally back up to date!

Sunday 24 November 2019 21:38 PM

After a busy few weeks, I've finally caught up with my backlog of photo uploads - that's what happens after spending a few weekend riding trains instead of sorting out photos!

On a side note, I've got page on Patreon! 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!

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

Photos from my 2019 visit to Adelaide

Wednesday 9 October 2019 18:06 PM

I've just returned from another trip to Adelaide on The Overland to ride trains trams, and buses.

A-City train 4015 heads for the city at Goodwood

Along the way I saw:

  • Day 1: The Overland from Melbourne to Adelaide,
  • Day 2: trains to Bowden then Cloverley Park, trams on the new extension to the Botanic Gardens, and buses through the new O-Bahn tunnel,
  • Day 3: train to Port Adelaide, and a visit to the National Railway Museum,
  • Day 4: returning to Melbourne on The Overland

I've just launched my page on Patreon

Monday 29 April 2019 16:24 PM

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!

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

Back in the saddle!

Monday 18 March 2019 20:27 PM

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

Friday 4 January 2019 12:28 PM
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.
 
X'Trapolis 5M departs Keon Park station, with a route 902 bus waiting at the level crossing
 
Finally for those you you not interested in buses or trams, I've got a page of just the latest train photos.

Subscribe on YouTube

Wednesday 19 December 2018 18:21 PM

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

aussiewongm on YouTube.