This Year marks the 105 Years on the tracks for the Iconic Double Decker Trams in Hong Kong. This takes me back 5 years back when I became part of a group of Photographers who took to the streets to Photograph these Trams around Hong Kong in order to be featured on an article as part of the CNN I-Report. The Article can be further read on the following Link:
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-841904
Fast Forward, 5 years have passed since then and now and a lot has happened in Hong Kong in terms of Politics, Infrastructure & certainly its weather. However, the Iconic Double-Decker trams still strolls the Streets of Hong Kong with a fleet of 163 Trams and 120 stations, it is the only exclusively Double-Decker tram system operated in the world.Â
No matter how modern the city becomes with State of the Art Architecture, the Double Decker tram still manages at times to blend in perfectly with Hong Kong's busy street scenes.
Although, heavy advertising's taken over the Exterior of the trams over the years due to the commercialism of the city and the world around us, the main Exterior Body design retains true to the classic and Iconic image of the Hong Kong Trams.Â
The Upper level of the Trams provides great views of the city's streets and architecture, and many people, including tourists take a ride to experience these views or to photograph them.
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Stop sign placed on top of the roof of a Tram Stop for one of the stop at the western end of the City, which is also one of the locations for the Tram Depot where these Trams are stored.Â
Although the city has multiple other very modern and consistent modes of transportation such as the MTR and Buses, many people from all walks of life still prefer to catch one of these Trams to get to various places that they need to go to.Â
As rapid modernisation and urbanisation is taking place all over the world at the moment, there are still room for the "Classics" in our society and around us, and the Iconic Hong Kong Double Decker Tram is a proof of that and I hope that it still runs through the streets of Hong Kong in the many years to come.Â