The Peak Tram is a funicular railway in Hong Kong, which carries both tourists and residents to the upper levels of Hong Kong Island. The Peak is the highest mountain on Hong Kong Island, which is the perfect retreat from Hong Kong’s scorching summer heat.
As earlier as 1868, houses were built on the Peak, residents reached their homes by sedan chairs, which were carried up and down the steep slope from Central to Victoria Peak. This limited development of the Peak until the opening of the Peak Tram funicular in 1888.
As earlier as 1868, residents on the Peak reached their homes by sedan chairs, which were carried up and down the steep slope of Victoria Peak. (Peak Tramways Company Ltd)
Since the operation of the Peak Tram in 1888, its carriages have gone through six generations of development, and each era has different characteristics. Alan Cheung, a well-known collector in Hong Kong, shared some of his collections of Peak Tram postcards and photos with Epoch reporters….