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Hong Kong has the world's only double-decker trams

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Weaving through extremely dense urban skyscrapers, the bustling streets of Hong Kong harbor the only completely double-decker electric tram fleet in the world. Affectionately known as 'Ding Dings' by the locals, these incredibly narrow, towering rail cars have efficiently transported millions of daily commuters through the neon city since 1904.

Hong Kong has the world's only double-decker trams
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