Mount Parker Cable Car
Mount Parker Cable Car (circa 1919–1920, from )
The Mount Parker Cable Car was a cable car system in Hong Kong, connecting (between Mount Parker and Mount Butler) and Quarry Bay near the present location of .
It was built to provide a means of transport for employees of the Swire Group between the staff quarters uphill, and Taikoo Dockyard and Taikoo Sugar Refinery downhill. It operated between 1892 and 1932.[1] The path of the cable car left by the stubs of the supporting concrete pillars is partially accessible and can be hiked in around 90 minutes.[2]
References[]
- ^ "香港的吊車：靠架空的索道行走 觀景角度特佳" (in Chinese).
- ^ Ling, Jade (April 2020). "Taikoo Cable Car and Historical Trail" (PDF). Gwulo (PDF). Swire HK Archive Service. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
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- Taikoo Ropeway [1891–1932] at gwulo.com
- Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department. "Hong Pak Country Trail".
- https://swirenews.swire.com/uploads/docs/1588908830-5eb4d31e3945f1.pdf
Categories:
- Transport in Hong Kong
- Quarry Bay
- Gondola lifts