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IRSE(HK) Newsletter – Issue #4, 2011/2012

Mrs Claire Porter (Left-7), President of IRSE, presenting IRSE Membership Certificates to

5 outstanding China railway professionals on 26 March 2012 at Beijing Jiaotong University

– a fruitful contribution of IRSE(HK)

A new mission of IRSE(HK):

Linking IRSE to China Railway Community


IRSE(HK) Newsletter – Issue #4, 2011/2012

Editors’ Messages

Please feel free to give us your comment and suggestions.

Contact the Editors

E-mail: [email protected]

IRSE(HK)

Address:

10/F MTR Headquarters Building,

Telford Plaza, Kowloon Bay,

Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Website: http://www.irse.org.hk

Administration: [email protected]

Advertising Information

Welcome to publish

Advertisements on IRSE(HK)

Website or Newsletter

Email: [email protected]

Editorial Team

� Charles LUNG

Vice-Chairman

� Y F SUNG

Secretary

� Alex WONG

Committee Member

� Anthea NGAI

Executive Member

� Kenny NG

Executive Member

� K P LEUNG

Executive Member

� Stephen CHAN

Executive Member

Contents

I. Notices to IRSE(HK) Members P. 3 - 5

II. Activities Report P. 6 - 17

� Half-Day Seminar on Railway Signalling

� IRSE(HK) Technical Forum - The Challenges of SHW 54 Hours

� 北京交通大學「交通運輸專業」專升本學士學位課程 - 2011 級開學典禮

� Seminar on “Safety Management and Risk Assessment in Railway

Operations”

� IRSE(HK) Technical Visit - Shenzhen Line 4

� 武漢長江三峽七天參觀交流團

III. Upcoming Activities P. 18

IV. Technical Corner P. 19 - 25

� Train Ready To Start (TRTS) and Approach Locking

By Mr. Y F SUNG

� Membership Promotion in Mainland China

By Mr. Charles LUNG

V. Interesting View P. 26 - 29

� 中國高鐵開通日期

� “One Name Three Stations, One Station Three Names”

MTR Station Names – An Interesting Review

VI. Membership & Registrations P. 30

VII. Riddle P. 31

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© Institution of Railway Signal Engineers Hong Kong

The Institution accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of the articles in this

newsletter, which are received from many sources in good faith.


IRSE(HK) Election Exercise for Session 2012/2014

The Hong Kong Section is undertaking an election exercise to elect the office bearers of Committee for Session

2012/2014. A task group led by Mr. LUNG Chun Pong, Vice-Chairman, and Mr. SUNG Yuen Fat, Secretary, has

started the preparation work in late-December 2011. The election exercise has been launched according to the

planned schedule. The whole exercise will be successfully implemented through 5 phases of operations.

(1) 7/1/2012 – 15/2/2012 Preparation and mailing of Pre-election Notice to all current IRSE(HK) members for

update of contact details and renewal of membership.

(2) 17/2/2012 – 25/2/2012 Update of members’ personal records in IRSE(HK) and mailing official notice of 2012

Election and nomination forms to all IRSE(HK) members

(3) 26/3/2012 – 14/4/2012 Consolidation of nomination list and preparation of ballot

(Note: There was nil nomination received for the 2012 Election up to the closing date of 26 March 2012,

therefore no voting will be required. The candidates recommended by the Hong Kong Section

Committee will be automatically elected to the vacancies in the Committee for Session 2012/2014.)

(4) 16/4/2012 – 28/4/2012 Preparation of AGM formalities and mailing Notice of 17th Annual General Meeting

to all current IRSE(HK) members

(5) 1/6/2012 Holding the 17th AGM and confirming the composition of Hong Kong Section

Committee for Session 2012/2014

All current IRSE(HK) members are invited to attend the 17th Annual General Meeting.

A QUORUM of 50 valid members other than Student Members

is required to hold the AGM.


Promoting CPD to Railway Professionals

致力推動持續進修 - 為鐵路運輸專業培訓人材

BJTU Top-up Degree Programme – now open for application

The Bachelor of Engineering in Traffic and Transportation Programme (Top–up

Programme) offered by the Beijing Jiaotong University, China, is an award-bearing

programme designed for IRSE(HK) members. The local renowned educational

institution – China Universal Education Limited, is appointed as the programme

co-organizer to administer the programme.

The programme is now open for application for admission to the 2012 class. The

current intake number is limited to 30 and the closing date of application is 31/5/2012.

For details, please visit the IRSE(HK) website (URL: www.irse.org.hk) or contact Mr.

NG Tim Yau, Kenny, Programme Coordinator, through E-mail: [email protected].

「北京交通大學」延續開辦「專升本」學士學位課程

「北京交通大學」為「鐵路信號工程師學會香港分會」會員開辦的 2012 級「交通運輸專

業工學學士學位課程(專升本課程)」，指定交由本地著名教育機構 - 「中國教育研究院」

作為校方之協辦機構。課程現接受本會會員申請報讀，學額限三十名，報名截止日期為

2012 年 5 月 31 日。

相關詳情，請查閱本學會網頁 (URLURLURLURL: www.irse.org.hk)

或向課程聯絡主任伍添有先生查詢 (電郵：[email protected])。


2012 IRSE Professional Examination

Members aiming to sit the 2012 IRSE Examination are

reminded of the following important dates:

� 01/07/2012 Closing date for submission of applications

to sit the 2012 IRSE Examination

� 06/10/2012 2012 IRSE Examination Day - Various

centres throughout the world.

Further information are available at IRSE website:

URL: http://www.irse.org/membership/public/irseexam.aspx

Two Engineering Professionals Appointed as

Executive Members of IRSE(HK)

Two outstanding engineering professionals were appointed as Executive Members of Hong Kong Section

Committee in early December 2011. They would contribute to promote IRSE(HK) to railway and engineering sectors

and provide operational support to local activities.

� Mr. TAI Yin Tung, Timothy

Mr. Y T TAI is currently working in MTR Corporation Limited as a Signalling & Electronic Control Engineering

Manager. He has extensive experiences in signaling design and project management. To promote the training

of young signalling engineers, he has served as a facilitator in an IRSE Examination Study Group and a Visiting

Lecturer in a part-time MSc Programme in Railway Systems offered by PolyU.

� Mr. WONG Man Fai, Frederick

Mr. M F WONG is currently serving as a Lecturer in a local tertiary institute. He has extensive working and

teaching experiences in Analog & Power Electronics. His recent research interest is in Railway Signalling and

Solid-state Lighting areas. He is assigned the Membership Officer duties in IRSE(HK) to handle the

membership application and renewal processes.


Half-Day Seminar on Railway Signalling

Editorial Team

The IRSE(HK) teamed up with The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Hong Kong to offer a

half-day seminar on railway signaling on 12/11/2011 (Sat). It was the first technical event that IRSE(HK) made

collaboration with IET HK. The coordination with IET HK and logistic support for the event were handled by Mr.

PANG Kwok Wai, Committee Member, and Mr. CHAN Yuet Wing, Executive Member, of IRSE(HK).

Four technical papers in the areas of railway signaling, projects and accidents were presented:

(1) CBTC – from APM to Metro and from HK to Vietnam

- by Mr. C S CHANG

(2) High Speed Railway Signalling Systems: The European, Japanese and Chinese Solutions

- by Mr. Henry CHEUNG

(3) Migration of East Rail and West Rail OCC to Tsing Yi

- by Mr. John CHAU

(4) Railway Accidents Possibly Caused or Prevented by Signalling

- by Mr. K W PANG

The half-day seminar was a very successful event and had attracted over 100 audience.


IRSE(HK)Technical Forum - The Challenges of SHW 54 Hours

Editorial Team

A Group Photo with the speaker – Mr. Charles LUNG (L,

Vice-Chairman), Mr. Gary LAM (M - Speaker) and

Mr. Y F SUNG (R, Secretary)

On 12/1/2012 (Thu), Mr. LAM Chi Kin, Gary, Design Engineer

of MTRC, was invited to deliver a technical presentation to

IRSE(HK) members about the changeover works in Sheung

Wan Station (SHW) carried out on 8/8/2011. The changeover

work made a historical record in Hong Kong for which the SHW

was closed for 54 hours.

The changeover works in SHW was the 3rd stage of a 7-stage

re-signalling work designed for interfacing the Western Island

Line. The planned jobs to be completed in the 54 hours of

outage included moving a turnout 15m backward to SHW and

re-allocation of track circuits, ATC, beacons, current Loops and

radio Loops.

Mr. LAM illustrated his presentation with a number of photos

taken on-site. He particularly highlighted the various

engineering challenges faced by the work team and shared the

successful experience in the planning and execution of the

works. Finally, he concluded his presentation with the lesson

learnt.


北京交通大學北京交通大學北京交通大學北京交通大學「「「「交通運輸專業交通運輸專業交通運輸專業交通運輸專業」」」」專升本學士學位課程專升本學士學位課程專升本學士學位課程專升本學士學位課程

---- 2011 2011 2011 2011 級開學典禮級開學典禮級開學典禮級開學典禮

編輯組報導

「北京交通大學北京交通大學北京交通大學北京交通大學」為本會會員開辦的2011級「交通運交通運交通運交通運

輸專輸專輸專輸專業工學學士學位課程業工學學士學位課程業工學學士學位課程業工學學士學位課程((((專升本課程專升本課程專升本課程專升本課程))))」，於2011年

12月3日舉行了開學禮。開學禮活動由本會副主席龍龍龍龍

鎮邦先生鎮邦先生鎮邦先生鎮邦先生及秘書宋原發先生宋原發先生宋原發先生宋原發先生領導統籌，理事黃德志先黃德志先黃德志先黃德志先

生生生生担任典禮司儀，而執行委員伍添有先生伍添有先生伍添有先生伍添有先生則負責場地

佈置及安排學員進場次序。

本會理事黃德志先生担任典禮司儀

是次開學禮活動安排周詳，場面既熱鬧又隆重。本會

地區副會長地區副會長地區副會長地區副會長((((中國香港中國香港中國香港中國香港))))陸鑑明先生陸鑑明先生陸鑑明先生陸鑑明先生及多位理事/執行

委員皆撥冗出席，支持盛典。本會更同時邀得多位北

京交通大學及港鐵公司高層要員出席，出任主禮嘉賓

- 包括:

� 司銀濤教授司銀濤教授司銀濤教授司銀濤教授北京交通大學

遠程與繼續學院院長

� 鄭健偉先生鄭健偉先生鄭健偉先生鄭健偉先生香港鐵路有限公司

總經理−技術及工程事務

� 蔡德贊先生蔡德贊先生蔡德贊先生蔡德贊先生香港鐵路有限公司

車務主管−車務控制及東面網絡

本會副主席龍鎮邦先生(中)及秘書宋原發先生(右)

與主禮嘉賓鄭健偉先生(左)的合照

開學禮開啓，由本會副主席龍鎮邦先生致歡迎詞，簡

介本會與北京交通大學的合作歷程。而各主禮嘉賓亦

先後向所有學員致訓勉詞，鼓勵他門努力學習，貢獻

香港的鐵路事業。

北京交通大學遠程與繼續學院院長司銀濤教授

向學員頒發入學証書


致詞完畢，開學禮即時進入高潮環節，由主禮嘉賓先

後向各學員頒授入學証書。學員們都滿懷信心，準備

迎接三年的學習挑戰。

主禮嘉賓鄭健偉先生向學員頒發入學証書

主禮嘉賓蔡德贊先生向學員頒發入學証書

大會主席龍鎮邦先生向學員頒發入學証書

頒授入學証書儀式完成，大會安排各主禮嘉賓、貴

賓，學員及本會理事/執行委員進行大合照，為這30

位學員的學習新旅程作見證。

本會致力推動專業持續進修，為「鐵路運輸專業」培

訓人材。在過去12年與北京交通大學的合作，成功舉

辦了共8屆包括「交通運輸專業交通運輸專業交通運輸專業交通運輸專業」和「自動控自動控自動控自動控制制制制專業專業專業專業」

等專升本工學士學位課程，為本地鐵路行業培訓了近

300位的鐵路專材。

本屆課程共錄取了30位來自港鐵公司不同部門和職

級的學員，他門很興奮亦很珍惜這次的學習機會。學

員們都深信「終身學習」是最有效的方法去提升鐵路

從業員的專業技能。


主禮嘉賓、貴賓，學員及本會理事/委員的大合照

本會理事/委員與主禮嘉賓及貴賓的大合照

本會理事/執行委員與來自北京交通大學的貴賓於午宴席前的大合照

* * * * * * * * * * * * 完完完完 * * * * * * * * * * * *


IRSE(HK)Technical Visit - Shenzhen Line 4

Editorial Team

A technical visit to Shenzhen Line 4 was successfully

organized by the Training & Development Sub-committee,

IRSE(HK), on 10/12/2011 (Sat). Total 28 IRSE(HK) members

attended the visit and enjoyed a fruitful morning.

A far-view of the Shenzhen North Station Concourse

Under the leadership of Mr. Charles LUNG (Vice-Chairman)

and Mr. Y F SUNG (Secretary), the team started their learning

journey at the Fu Tian Port, Shenzhen, and ridded on SZ Line

4 Metro to head for the first stop - Shenzhen North Station.

The team visited the station facilities and front yard of the

Shenzhen North Station.

A group photo of 6 team members taken at the SZL4 Depot

Mr. Charles LUNG presenting souvenirs to the station

control staff of SZL4 Shenzhen North Station

Mr. Charles LUNG presenting a souvenir to Mr. Sam ZHANG,

SZL4 DCO Depot Train Supervisor

Mr. Charles LUNG presenting a souvenir to Mr. Sunny LAU,

SZL4 OCC Assistant Chief Controller


The next site was the SZ Line 4 Depot located at Long Sheng.

They visited the SZ Line 4 Operations Control Center and

Rolling Stock Maintenance Workshop.

One car of a new trainset was delivered by trolley to the SZL4 Depot

Mr. Charles LUNG presenting a souvenir to the event

coordinator, Mr. C M YEUNG (Executive Member, IRSE(HK))

There was an unexpected bonus to members that

they could witness the arrival of a new trainset from

manufacturer to the Long Sheng Depot.

Finally, the visit was completed with a happy ending

that team members were entertained by a lunch

gathering sponsored by IRSE(HK).

A group photo taken in the front yard of the Shenzhen North Station


A group photo taken at the SZ Line 4 Operations Control Room

Snapshot taken during lunch gathering (1)




* * * End * * *


Seminar on “Safety Management and Risk Assessment in

Railway Operations”

Editorial Team

The IRSE(HK) teamed up with the Hong Kong Society for

Quality (HKSQ), American Society for Quality (ASQ), Hong

Kong and Department of Systems Engineering and

Engineering Management (SEEM), City University of Hong

Kong to co-organize a technical seminar on ‘Safety

Management and Risk Assessment in Railway Operations’

on 24/2/2012 at the CityU campus.

With many countries looking to develop high-speed railways to

move growing populations faster over long distances, the

seminar aimed to provide participants an updated view on

contemporary policies and practices of safety management and

risk assessment in railways operations. Total 4 technical papers

related to safety management, certification and RoHS were

presented.

Mr. PANG Kwok Wai, Committee Member of IRSE(HK), was

invited to deliver a talk on “Safety in the Railway Industry". Mr.

PANG illustrated his presentation with many real cases and

photos. Audience was attracted by his humorous presentation

style and professional knowledge in railway engineering.

Mr. PANG Kwok Wai, Committee Member of IRSE(HK),

giving a ‘humorous’ presentation in railway safety

Mr. Charles LUNG presenting a souvenir to the

speaker – Mr. Joseph NG of MTRC


speaker - Dr. Thomas Kwok

Finally, Mr. Charles LUNG, Vice-Chairman of

IRSE(HK), was invited to give a closing speech

on behalf of the co-organizers to the audience.


It was the first time of IRSE(HK) to collaborate with the HKSQ,

ASQ and SEEM . All 4 parties were very satisfied to speakers’

professional presentation on subject matters, active response of

the audience and logistic arrangements. All agreed to explore

further opportunities to organize another CPD event of common

interest in the 2nd-half of 2012.


Speaker - Dr. Aaron Tong

* * * End * * *


武漢長江三峽七天參觀交流團武漢長江三峽七天參觀交流團武漢長江三峽七天參觀交流團武漢長江三峽七天參觀交流團

編輯組報導

本會於 2012 年 4 月 4 日至 10 日成功舉行為期 7 天的「武漢長江三峽參觀交流團武漢長江三峽參觀交流團武漢長江三峽參觀交流團武漢長江三峽參觀交流團」，全團包括 20 位本會會員

及家屬。是次交流團由本會副主席龍鎮邦先生龍鎮邦先生龍鎮邦先生龍鎮邦先生、秘書宋原發先生宋原發先生宋原發先生宋原發先生及理事黃德志先生黃德志先生黃德志先生黃德志先生全力籌辦，並得理事彭彭彭彭

國偉先生國偉先生國偉先生國偉先生聯絡武漢相關機構，促成是次交流參觀的旅程。

攝於「美國維多利亞凱珍號」吊橋的團體照

交流團由本會副主席龍鎮邦先生及秘書

宋原發先生親自率領，並得本會執行委

員黃文輝先生黃文輝先生黃文輝先生黃文輝先生隨團義務協助團員。整個

參觀交流行程包括遊覽名勝及技術參觀

環節，令消閑觀光及技術學習融合於同

一次交流團活動。

交流團先從深圳北站乘坐高鐵往武漢，

於宜昌乘搭五星級「美國維多利亞凱珍美國維多利亞凱珍美國維多利亞凱珍美國維多利亞凱珍

號號號號」遊船，通過三峽大壩五級船閘。三

天的船程，遊覽觀光遍及三峽大壩多處

的名勝及古跡。下船後，交流團於重慶

乘「萬宜鐵路萬宜鐵路萬宜鐵路萬宜鐵路」返武漢。

攝於「重慶長江三峽博物館」前庭的團體照


交流團於武漢拜訪了「中國鐵路科學中國鐵路科學中國鐵路科學中國鐵路科學

設計院四院設計院四院設計院四院設計院四院」及參觀「武漢輕軌鐵武漢輕軌鐵武漢輕軌鐵武漢輕軌鐵

路路路路」並與兩間機構的管理及工程人員

作多方面的交流令各團員都有「滿

載而歸」的感覺。

關於「武漢長江三峽參觀七天交流團武漢長江三峽參觀七天交流團武漢長江三峽參觀七天交流團武漢長江三峽參觀七天交流團」

的活動詳情及更精彩的報導請留意

下一期「學會快訊學會快訊學會快訊學會快訊」內的「活動報告活動報告活動報告活動報告」

章節。

攝於「中國鐵路科學設計院四院」的團體照

攝於「武漢輕軌鐵路」的團體照

備註備註備註備註本文內的照片由宋原發先生及黃文輝先生提供謹此致謝。

* * * * * * * * * * * * 完完完完 * * * * * * * * * * * *


Technical visit to Guangzhou South Station and Si-Pa CRH Maintenance Depot

A CRH3 High-speed Train

A technical visit to Guangzhou South Station and Si-Pa CRH

Maintenance Depot is planned to be held in early July 2012.

The visit was agreed with Guangdong Railway Association

(GRA) when the Training & Development Sub-committee of

IRSE(HK) made an organizational visit to GRA on 2/3/2012.

Mr. Y F SUNG, Secretary of IRSE(HK), is undertaking the

detailed planning of the activity. An official notice will be issued

when the itinerary and logistic support are confirmed. Members

are invited to visit the IRSE(HK) website frequently to check the

latest notification.

URL: http://www.irse.org.hk/


Train Ready To Start (TRTS) and Approach Locking

Y F SUNG

FIRSE

Secretary, IRSE(HK)

Train Ready To Start - TRTS

This system is normally provided at terminal station or the station in need. A heavy duty plunger is provided at the

end of platform accessible by the train guard or platform staff. When the train guard or platform staff finishes his/her

platform duty and all the train doors are closed, he/she presses the TRTS plunger for train departure. In the control

centre, TRTS white light and an acknowledge button are provided at the platform end. It shows flashing when the

TRTS plunger is activated by train guard or platform staff. This means that the train at the platform is ready to depart.

When the signalman acknowledges by press the button, the TRTS light will show steady and the signalman has to

clear the signal according to time table. When the train leaves the platform track, the TRTS light will extinguish.

Approach Locking

If the signal is replaced to danger, the approach locking prevents the immediate release of the route because it is

possible that an approaching train may be unable to stop in front of the signal. If such signal replacement permitted

immediate release of the controls on the route, there is significant risk that the train would enter a route in which

points were free to move or against which a conflicting route could be set.

Approach locking shall prevent, until it is safe to do so, the changing of the route ahead of a signal once the driver

has an opportunity to observe proceed aspect at the signal.

Change of route includes:

1. the opening of moveable bridge;

2. the releasing of ground frame/switch panels;

3. operation of derailers;

4. level-crossing

* * * End * * *


Membership Promotion in Mainland China

Charles LUNG

FIRSE

Vice-Chairman, IRSE(HK)

1. Background

Map of China

It is the long-standing objective of the IRSE to promote and

expand membership globally to countries all around the

world.

China, being the most populous country in the world, and with

a large and growing railway network, should definitely be a

prime target for membership promotion. However, with a

population of 1.3 billion, the IRSE’s record shows a very

disproportionate number (only 10) of members in all classes

combined in the whole of Mainland China (excluding Hong

Kong, Macau and Taiwan).

2. The First Discussions

Based on such background information, the first discussion was held in Hong Kong when Mrs. Claire PORTER, then

Senior Vice-President, visited the Hong Kong Section in March 2011. We tried to understand why there were so few

members in China, and also to agree on future actions to open up this enormous market.

Photo 1: A group photo of Mrs. Claire PORTER (2nd-to-Left) and

Committee Members of IRSE(HK) during her visit to

Hong Kong Section on 14/3/2011

Left: Mr. Charles LUNG (Vice-Chairman, IRSE(HK))

2nd-to-R: Mr. Michael LAW (Committee Member,

IRSE(HK))

Right: Mr. SUNG Yuen Fat (Secretary, IRSE(HK))

To cut the long story short, one of the actions agreed was for the Hong Kong Section to act as the bridge between

IRSE HQ and “Chinese Railway Community” in general, to start some useful dialogue.


Hong Kong is in a very unique position to fulfill this function, having on one side its long and close relationship with the

UK, and on the other side as the doorway to get into China. The Hong Kong Section has a long connection, since

2000, with the Beijing Jiaotong University (BJTU) in cooperatively offering a distance learning Bachelor Degree

Course in Transport Management in Hong Kong.

The HK Section’s Training & Development Sub-Committee, led by Vice-Chairman Mr. Charles LUNG, regularly

visited the BJTU to discuss matters relating to course management, and the next visit was just planned in April 2011.

In a meeting with Prof. NING Bin, President of the BJTU, and also the first FIRSE in China, Mr. Charles LUNG

mentioned the wish of establishing some dialogue between IRSE and BJTU. Prof. NING was very supportive of the

idea, and immediately extended his invitation to the President of IRSE to visit BJTU.

Prof. NING’s invitation was passed onto Mrs. Claire PORTER, who had just taken up the Office of President, and she

happily accepted. The visit was timed to follow the Convention in Singapore/Malaysia at the end of October 2011.

A working team was formed consisting of Mr. Y F SUNG, Secretary of HK Section, and Mr. Alex WONG, Committee

Member of HK Section, working closely with the Office of International Cooperation and Exchange, BJTU, to work out

a programme of visit for the President. The dates were agreed as 22-25 October 2011. The President would be

accompanied by the Chief Executive, Mr. Colin PORTER.

3. Presidential “Pioneering” Visit to Beijing

With the programme agreed, the HK Section nominated 2 members, Mr. Charles LUNG and Mr. Alex WONG, to travel

to Beijing during the Presidential visit, to generally oversee the arrangements. They arrived in Beijing on the same

date, 22 October, as the President, just some 30 minutes earlier. Meeting and transfer was arranged by BJTU, and

the party was accommodated in the Hongguoyuan Hotel inside the University.

The programme for the day of the official visit, 24 October, was aimed at achieving the most in the limited time

available – meeting the most people with influence, discussing the main topics of mutual interest, and seeing the

signalling systems under development and in actual operation.

The day started with a visit to the “State Key Laboratory of Rail Traffic Control and Safety”, where the Chinese

Communication Based Control System CBTC was developed. The President visited several design offices and

test laboratories, and showed great interest in the processes and equipment.

Later in the morning, the IRSE delegation met with the President of the BJTU, Prof. NING, and the Chinese

delegation. The meeting room was set in an official manner, with a long table and the Chinese and British flags in the

middle, some resemblance to the “Sino-British Negotiations”. After initial introductions by Mr. Charles LUNG to both

the Presidents, the meeting was opened officially.

Members of both delegations included –

� Prof. NING Bin, President of Beijing Jiaotong University BJTU

� Mr. LIU Chaoying, Director-general of Electricity Bureau, Ministry of Railway MOR


� Prof. CAI Baigen, Director of the Division of Science & Technology, BJTU

� Mr. GAO Chunhai, President of Beijing Traffic Control Technology Co., Ltd. TCT

� Prof. XU Yugong, Director of Office of International Cooperation & Exchange, BJTU

� Prof. SI Yintao, Dean of Distance Learning & Continuing Education, BJTU

� Mr. CHEN Baoli, Deputy Director of Hong Kong, Macao & Taiwan Affairs, BJTU

� Ms. SONG Yonghua Helen, Officer of International Cooperation & Exchange, BJTU

� Mrs. Claire PORTER, President of IRSE

� Mr. Colin PORTER, Chief Executive of IRSE

� Mr. Charles LUNG, Vice-Chairman of IRSE Hong Kong Section

� Mr. Alex WONG, Committee Member of IRSE Hong Kong Section

Photo 2: The first dialogue meeting between the IRSE

delegation and the Chinese delegation

Several specific actions were agreed in the meeting,

including –

� Membership applications – Prof. NING would

nominate several (at least 5 as a first batch)

potential members to apply for Fellow or Member.

IRSE Hong Kong Section would support in the

application process.

� Membership promotion – IRSE Hong Kong

Section, in collaboration with BJTU, MOR, TCT etc.

would disseminate information about IRSE to

promote and attract the attention of more potential

members.

� IRSE China Section – It is hoped to establish an

IRSE China Section when sufficient members have

been recruited.

� IRSE China Convention – It is hoped to organize a

Convention in Beijing in the next few years,

probably 2015/16.

The meeting opened with a welcome speech by Prof.

NING, and responded by a short speech by Mrs. Claire

PORTER. Mr. Colin PORTER then gave a 20 minutes

presentation on the IRSE, covering the general topics of

background, objectives, structure and membership etc. of

the IRSE. The contents were interpreted by Ms. Helen

SONG to the audience, who showed great interest,

especially on how to gain membership and international

recognition. There was very strong reaction when the

figures of international membership were shown – Q. India

(400+), China (10) Q. Prof. NING commented that we

should definitely do something to promote membership in

China. The presentation aroused a lot of questions and

discussions among the members, and continued right into

the lunch afterwards. Lunch was hosted by Prof. NING.

Photo 3: Prof. NING Bin (R) presenting a CRH model as a

souvenir to Mrs. Claire PORTER (L)


Photo 4: Prof. NING Bin (R) presenting a souvenir to

Mr. Colin PORTER (L)

Photo 5: Mr. Charles LUNG (L) presenting an IRSE(HK) souvenir to

Prof. NING Bin (R) on behalf of the Hong Kong Section

Photo 6: A group photo of the IRSE delegation and the Chinese delegation in the meeting room

From Left-to-Right: Prof. XU Yugong, Director of Office of International Cooperation & Exchange, BJTU

Prof. CAI Baigen, Director of the Division of Science & Technology, BJTU

Mr. Alex WONG, Committee Member, IRSE(HK)

Mr. Charles LUNG, Vice-Chairman, IRSE(HK)

Mrs. Claire PORTER, IRSE President

Prof. NING Bin, President, Beijing Jiaotong University

Mr. Colin PORTER, IRSE Chief Executive

Mr. LIU Chaoying, Director-general of Electricity Bureau, Ministry of Railway MOR

Mr. GAO Chunhai, President of Beijing Traffic Control Technology Co., Ltd. TCT

Prof. SI Yintao, Dean of Distance Learning & Continuing Education, BJTU

Mr. CHEN Baoli, Deputy Director of Hong Kong, Macao & Taiwan Affairs, BJTU


After lunch, the IRSE delegation went on a technical visit to the Yizhuang Line of Beijing Metro. This line was opened

in November 2010, and was the first line employing the Chinese CBTC System developed by the BJTU. The party

visited the Station Control Room, Signalling Equipment Room, and travelled on the train inside the driving cab. One

special experience was to observe the “Driverless Turn Back” at the terminus station.

After the visit to Yizhuang Line, the party went to the office of the Beijing Traffic Control Technology Co., Ltd.

(TCT), which managed the operation of this line. There was a quick visit to the research office, but before that all

members had to put on protective shoe covers and go through a “wind bath” such that we would not contaminate the

clean zone.

The whole visit of Yizhuang Line and TCT was carefully organized and supervised by Ms. HUANG Wenyan, Deputy

General Manager of TCT. The President was especially impressed by her technical competence and ability to answer

those difficult technical questions – GSM-R, ATO, etc, you name it – all in fluent English.

Dinner on that day was by courtesy of TCT. After dinner, there was another visit (not technical this time) to the famous

“Bar District” of Beijing. Being a Monday evening, it was not so noisy as it would have been on the weekend. Anyway,

it provided a light-hearted closure to an otherwise very “serious” day.

Photo 7: A group photo of the IRSE delegation and Chinese delegation in front of the BJTU President’s Office

The Presidential visit was not “just work no play”. Claire and Colin could still find some time for leisure – visiting the

“Forbidden City”, China’s imperial palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, on Sunday 23 October, and the Great

Wall near Beijing, on Tuesday 25 October. They also paid a visit to the Memorial Museum of Zhan Tianyou, the

“Father of Railways” of China, a worthwhile visit for all Railway Professionals.


4. The Way Forward

With the actions agreed, a task force was immediately set up to proceed with the first one – membership applications.

The IRSE HK Section provided the template of the application form and some “model” applications to the Office of

International Cooperation and Exchange, BJTU. Prof. NING nominated five potential applicants from the BJTU, MOR

and TCT as the first batch. All of them were admitted to membership by the IRSE Council in early February 2012.

There will be a Certificate Presentation Ceremony to the new members in Beijing in March 2012.

The IRSE HK Section will be working closely with IRSE HQ to identify more contact points within China to disseminate

information about the IRSE, e.g. Beijing Metro, consultant firms, contractors, universities, etc. We will aim at both

intensive and extensive penetration into the professional and academic fields. Our ultimate aim is to establish the

IRSE China Section within a couple of years.

Photo 8: Prof. NING Bin presenting a souvenir to Mr. Alex

WONG (L) (Mr. Alex WONG was the originator to propose

offering the IRSE 2015 International Convention in

Beijing, China.)

The idea of a China Convention has got the initial support of

Prof. NING and Mr. LIU of MOR. It is hoped to organize it in

2015/16, to fit in nicely with the anticipated time of opening of

the Hong Kong-Shenzhen-Guangzhou Express Rail Line

(XRL) in August 2015. The whole party can then travel by

China High Speed Train CRH from Hong Kong to Beijing as

part of the Convention programme. In the coming months,

the HK Section will be actively “selling” this idea to various

potential “stakeholders” to gain their support. However, the

final decision will still rest with the President of the year

2015/16, yet to be identified.

The IRSE Hong Kong Section will continue to play a significant role in the process of membership promotion into

Mainland China, as her contribution to IRSE’s overall objective of global membership promotion.

Acknowledgement:

Photo 1 was contributed by Mr. Y F SU�G, Secretary, IRSE(HK). Other photos were contributed by the BJTU

Photographer.

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Charles LUNG

FIRSE


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京津高鐵 2008 年 8 月 1 日北京南天津 120 公里

武廣高鐵 2009 年 12 月 26 日武漢廣州南 1068 公里

鄭西高鐵 2010 年 2 月 6 日鄭州西安 505 公里

福廈高鐵 2010 年 4 月 26 日福州廈門 275 公里

滬寧高鐵 2010 年 7 月 1 日上海南京 296 公里

滬杭高鐵 2010 年 10 月 26 日上海杭州 202 公里

京滬高鐵 2011 年 6 月 30 日北京南上海 1318 公里*1

廣深高鐵 2011 年 12 月 26 日廣州南深圳北 102 公里

*1*1*1*1 京滬高鐵 1318 公里包括京津高鐵(120 公里)及滬寧高鐵(296 公里)


“One Name Three Stations, One Station Three Names”

MTR Station Names – An Interesting Review

Charles LUNG

FIRSE


Most of our readers, especially those working in MTR, will be very familiar with the MTR network, and regard the

names of stations as part of everyday life. Yet some of the station names have an interesting background story,

extending even to a hundred years ago. So it is worth to take a review of some of them.

Kowloon Station

The name of “Kowloon Station” has been assigned to three different stations in the course of the past 100 years.

When the KCR was first built in 1906-1910, the terminus was at Tsim Sha Tsui. When the railway was opened in

October 1910, the terminus station building was not constructed yet. It used a temporary structure between 1910

and 1916, until finally Kowloon Station was completed and put into service in March 1916.

In 1975 the terminus of KCR was moved from Tsim Sha Tsui to Hung Hom where a new station was constructed.

This new terminus was also called Kowloon Station. What remains of the original Kowloon Station is only the Clock

Tower now standing on the waterfront near Star Ferry.

In 1998 when the MTR constructed the Airport Railway, a new station was constructed in the west Kowloon

reclamation to serve both the Airport Line and the Tung Chung Line. With mutual agreement between the KCRC and

the MTRC, the name “Kowloon Station” was assigned to this new station, whereas the terminus of KCR was

renamed “Hung Hom Station”. Actually the name of Hung Hom Station had been used much earlier, from the

beginning of the KCR line in 1910. A minor stop was made at Hung Hom to facilitate the workers of the Railway

Workshop which was situated at Hung Hom, where the PolyU now stands. This stop was abolished when the

Railway Workshop was moved to Ho Tung Lau in the 1960s.

Yau Ma Tei Station and Mong Kok Station

Again the name “Yau Ma Tei Station“ has been assigned to two different stations in the past.

In addition to Kowloon Station, the original KCR had one more station in the urban area of Kowloon, near Argyle

Street in Mong Kok. Since at that time (1910) Mong Kok was still relatively under-developed compared with Yau Ma

Tei, it was originally called “Yau Ma Ti” Station, and this name used for some 50 years until it was changed to “Mong


Kok” Station at the end of the 1950s. From the merger of the services of KCR and MTR in 2007, this station was

renamed again to “Mong Kok East” Station to avoid confusion. Mong Kok Station is the one at the junction of Nathan

Road and Argyle Street.

The name of “Yau Ma Tei” Station was revived in 1979 when the MTR opened the first line in Kowloon (the Modified

Initial Scheme, MIS). It is the station at the junction of Nathan Road and Waterloo Road.

The two stations of Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok had different names during the planning stage of the MTR. The

original plan was to call the four stations along Nathan Road by the names of the roads/streets crossing at the

stations :

1. Jordan Station at Jordan Road,

2. Waterloo Station at Waterloo Road,

3. Argyle Station at Argyle Street, and

4. Prince Edward Station at Prince Edward Road.

However, to be more user-friendly, the two stations 2 & 3 are named Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok at the opening of

service.

If there had been no such change, maybe we would have a more “London style” station in Hong Kong – Waterloo

Station.

Olympic Station and Sunny Bay Station

It is customary to name stations to indicate the geographical locations where they are situated. However, there is

one exception on the Tung Chung Line – Olympic Station.

When the Airport Railway was constructed in 1993-98, it was planned to have a station in the west Kowloon

reclamation area near Tai Kok Tsui, and the name was naturally “Tai Kok Tsui” Station. During the course of

construction, in 1996, Hong Kong made a record in the Olympic Games and won the first gold medal ever. To

celebrate such a happy occasion, MTR decided to rename Tai Kok Tsui Station to Olympic Station. However, for a

short period of time, the Chinese name of this station appeared in some documents as 奧林匹克奧林匹克奧林匹克奧林匹克, a direct translation

by pronunciation. MTR quickly noticed the awkward sound and changed it to the name now in use, 奧運奧運奧運奧運.

There is another station on the Tung Chung Line with a name modified from the original place name – Sunny Bay

Station. The location of this station is on the shore of a small bay called Yam O Wan 陰澳灣陰澳灣陰澳灣陰澳灣. MTR used this name in

the planning stage of the railway, naming the traction substation there “Yam O” (YOT). However, the meaning of

“Yam” 陰 is somewhat gloomy, so when the Disneyland Resort Line was constructed and a new station built there,

it was called “Sunny Bay” Station 欣澳欣澳欣澳欣澳, a much brighter name after all.

Ma On Shan Line

Most of the station names are based on the district names currently in use. However, on the Ma On Shan Line we


can find some names of the original villages instead of the new estates in the same location.

1. Sha Tin Wai 沙田圍沙田圍沙田圍沙田圍 – a small village on the hillside, now surrounded by the estates of Pok Hong and Sha

Kok.

2. Tai Shui Hang 大水坑大水坑大水坑大水坑 – a small village on the shore, and also the name of the stream flowing by the village.

The modern estates nearby are Kam Tai Court and Chevalier Garden.

3. Wu Kai Sha 烏溪沙烏溪沙烏溪沙烏溪沙 – a small village at the foot of Ma On Shan, opposite to Lee On Estate.

Admiralty Station

This is the only one station where we find no direct relationship between the English and Chinese names. Admiralty

Station is one of the busiest stations in the whole MTR network, being the interchange between the Tsuen Wan Line

and the Island Line.

The name bears some memories of the original military ownership of the surrounding area. The station now stands

on the land occupied by the British Forces in the 19th to 20

th Century up to about 1970. To the north was the Naval

Dockyard, commanded by an Officer of the level of Navy Admiral, hence the name “Admiralty”. The Dockyard was

named “H.M.S. Tamar” after the War, to commemorate the vessel which was sunk during the Japanese invasion in

1941.

To the south were the barracks of the Army, with the Chief Commander’s House or Flagstaff House, now the

Museum of Tea Ware, on the slope. One of the barracks, the Victoria Barracks, had a big brass bell for sounding the

signal of working hours. With the brass highly polished to shine like gold, people commonly called it “golden bell”,

hence the name 金鐘金鐘金鐘金鐘. So we can see that “Admiralty” and “金鐘金鐘金鐘金鐘” actually mean different things. This also explains

why the name of the road 金鐘道金鐘道金鐘道金鐘道 is Queensway, not Admiralty Road.

By the naming of this station, MTR has done well in preserving our memories of the history of Hong Kong.

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Membership Status

Latest Membership No.:

M12-0485

Total no. of valid members:

485

Names and classes of newly-registered

members will be posted to next issue.

(Last updated: 23/4/2012)

An Elegant Pair of Metal Badges for

New or Continuing Members

With immediate effect, new or continuing members will be

presented a pair of IRSE(HK) Metal Badges# - one is gold

plated and one is silver plated, as the welcome gift.

IRSE(HK) Metal Badges

Besides a pair of elegant badges, members of IRSE(HK) can

obtain CPD opportunities and considerable benefits from

participation in IRSE(HK) activities, such as technical

forums, technical visits, examination study groups,

professional development programmes and social gathering

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information and latest technical and industry news.

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Announcement of Riddle Results

Issue #9: An Old Railway Structure

Contributor: Mr. Charles LUNG

FIRSE


General view of the railway structure

Close-up View

Readers are requested to identify, based on the accompanying photos,

1. Where is it ?

2. What was its original use ? and

3. What is its current use ?

Answers:

1. It is located at Kowloon Tong, near Cornwall Street just north of Kowloon Tong Station.

2. It was the south portal of old Beacon Hill Tunnel (Tunnel No.2) of the Kowloon-Canton Railway, a single track

tunnel between Kowloon and Shatin.

3. It is now used by the Hong Kong Gas Company for the gas pipeline to Shatin.

^ Mr. John William Manho, Executive Member of IRSE(HK), had submitted right answers for

the riddle but IRSE(HK) could not present him a prize according to the game rules.

The Editorial Team would express sincerely thanks to Mr. Manho’s contribution.

There was no other correct answer received for Issue #9 riddle. ^


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© Institution of Railway Signal Engineers Hong Kong

The Institution accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of the articles in this newsletter, which are received from many sources in

good faith.

Date Published: 24/4/2012

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