MTR ‘white-head train’ replica in service

A themed train featuring decorative elements of a first-generation MTR passenger train - known as the "white-head train” - will run on selected urban lines until the end of the year, after it was showcased in Choi Hung station this morning.

The eight-car "white-head train," which was modified from a British-made Modernization Train, was on display at platform 2 of Choi Hung station from 10.45 am to 12 pm on Saturday.

The move was part of a celebration campaign of the MTR's 45th anniversary. The train features a red-and-white front, ball-shaped straphangers, an orange-yellow ceiling and old-school lighting.

First-generation trains were put into operation in 1979 and later replaced by M-trains in the late 1990s.
 

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