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cnbus
1002 - Volvo B7R/Sunwin
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Shanghai
Shen Xin Bus Service
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PRESS RELEASE .........
21st
November 2002
Creative Master
Northcord Limited has proudly
released its second livery on the replica Sunwin Volvo B7R model in the
colours of the Shanghai Shen Xin Bus Service Company Limited. Shanghai
Shen Xin Bus Service Limited commenced operation in March 1998. It is a
Sino-Singapore joint venture company, jointly owned by Shanghai No.2
Public
Transport Company and SBS International Holdings Private Limited, a
member
of the Singapore DelGro Corporation Limited.
The Shanghai Shen Xin
Bus Service Limited
bus SWK001 is shown operating on Showcase Route 49 in downtown
Shanghai.
It is one of 25 Sunwin Volvo SWB6120KHV-3s of which the Company took
delivery
at the end of 2001.
The replica features
excellent detailing,
inside and out, including an opening engine door and engine detail.
This
is a one-piece casting whose clean lines accentuate the windows and
livery
application on which all logos and lettering are clearly legible. The
model
has no ugly metal poles to hold it together.
The cnbus 1002 model
is limited to 2,000
pieces for worldwide distribution. They will be distributed by John
Ayrey
Die-Casts Limited (UK), Porte Publishing Company (Japan) and Concorde
Hobby
Shop (HK) respectively.
Creative Master
Northcord Limited (CMNL)
The World’s Miniature Bus Co.
In 2000 Route 49
topped the Service Quality
competition organized by Shanghai Urban Transport Bureau. In
April
2001, route 49 was presented with the Model Unit Award by the Shanghai
Municipal Public Transport
Bureau (TB).
Again in Sept 2001, awarded the Best Customer Service Award.
For those in
possession of the Hong Kong
Buses Yearbook 2002, a whole chapter (in Chinese!) is devoted to the
real
bus (pp110).
| Manufacturer
of model |
Creative
Master Northcord Ltd |
| Scale |
1:76 |
| Prototype chassis |
Volvo
B7R |
| Prototype bodywork |
Sunwin
SWB6120KHV2-3 |
| Prototype length |
11.85
metre |
| Fleet number |
SWK-001 |
| Registration
number |
A
E7955 |
| Destination
- front |
air-conditioned
49 (in Chinese) |
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- side |
Hankou
Road = Shanghai Indoor Stadium (in Chinese) |
| Quantity (total) |
2,000 |
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| Date released |
25th Nov 2002
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Photograph courtesy of www.lesliechan.com
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Photographs courtesy of www.lesliechan.com
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Photographs courtesy of www.lesliechan.com
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