Projects
Due to constant increasing volume of commuters, the authorities are considering replacing most double decker stocks with single decker articulated modern stocks, very much like trams of Istanbul and Dalian. Some double deckers will be kept mainly for old charm and as a tourist attraction, but most will be replaced by articulated trams.
Hong Kong Tramways is proposing to build its first new line in decades – a route for tourists along the waterfront from Sheung Wan to Wan Chai. The company has launched a technical feasibility study for a loop line that would serve the new Star Ferry pier and breathe new life into tram services. It is also drawing up plans for new metal-framed trams to replace the wood-framed ones that ply its existing routes. The new design could go into production as early as 2011. Both proposals would first need the backing of the company's board.
Hong Kong Tramways Company are to advise the Government that they would like to train into the Kai Tak Development Area and the West Kowloon Cultural District. Bruno Charrade, Managing Director, said the new line can be connected with the Hong Kong Island tram or in a new shape, depending on the Government's discretion.
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