| The model
- the model incorrectly represents a 12 metre Olympian, clearly identifiable
by the additional small window in both upper & lower decks just behind
the centre exit doors. It also carries the standard Airbus livery for 12
metre length vehicle, namely orange and white. 11 metre vehicles carry
a similar style of livery, having either an orange/red or plain red 'rear
end'. Corgi in fact allocated model numbers 43211 and 43212 for these variations,
but Kowloon Motor Bus subsequently cancelled their order for these models
- the allocated numbers now given to New World First Bus models.
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Update 21st October 2005 ****
Photographs of one the pre-production samples
of one of these models has been added to the site and can be viewed by
following this link.
The bus
- Long Win Bus Co is a subsidiary company of the Kowloon Motor Bus, set
up specifically to operatethe new airport routes (similar to Cityflyer
of Citybus). LW3 entered service in May 1997. |
