| The model - The third Volume of 'The Mystery of Herpa'
features includes a Model Bus Evolution China Paint liveried Duple Metsec
bodied Dragon. The plane featured is a British Airways Boeing 747-400 with
a 'Japan' tail and is registered G-CIVM. The bus
- Citybus have 80 12-metre air-conditioned Dennis Dragons, the first
batch
of 30 being delivered in early 1995. These buses were unusual in as
much
as, whilst their Duple Metsec bodies were supplied in kit form, as are
a large number of Hong Kong buses, they were actually assembled in
Portugal!
They also feature an Alexander-style fronts, making them easily
identifiable
as Citybus vehicles.
Fleet number 833
is one of the second batch
of 30, introduced in late 1995/early 1996. This batch were the first to
have the reduced 2 + 2 seating arrangement (previously all were 3 + 2),
giving increased passenger comfort, another innovation from Citybus.
This
model carries China Paint "Flower" brand livery, as applied to the
original
vehicle.
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