The model
- this is one of two releases on 14th October 2016, the other featuring BL42 (KLE15042A). The bus
- Following the successful trial of three 10.5
metre ECW bodied two-axle Leyland Olympians in 1981 (fleet nos. BL1-3),
Kowloon Motor Bus ordered a further 120 examples, but to a reduced
length of 9.5 metres and with Alexander bodywork. The first twenty
(fleet nos. BL4-23) were delivered in 1983 with a second batch of
thirty (fleet nos. BL24-53) being delivered in 1984. A third batch of
forty (fleet nos. BL54-93) arrived in February/March 1985 and a final
batch of thirty (fleet nos. 94-123) arrived in August/September 1985. |