| The model
- news of this model emerged at the end of March 2008 when examples were
on display in several 80M Bus Model Shops. The model represents the Loline
soon after it's arrival in Hong Kong, with the sliding door still in situ.
The bus
- China Motor Bus ordered two Dennis Loline IIIs with Northern Counties
bodywork in 1962. The first entered service in January 1963 and this was
the first double-deck bus on the Hong Kong Island (as it happened it remained
the sole double-decker on the Island until 1977). Soon after arrival, it's
sliding front door was replaced with folding doors. In 1972 it was allocated
fleet number LW1. China Motor Bus cancelled it's order for the second bus
owing to problems and LW 1 was withdrwn in 1978.
The above information is has been extracted
from the superb book 'Hong
Kong Buses - China Motor Bus' by Mike Davis
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