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 Hong Kong Bus Operators ... Citybus
 New Alexander Dennis Enviro400s (Fleet nos. 7040-7059)
It was announced in November 2012 that Citybus had placed an order for a further twenty Enviro400s.

The first examples were noted in Hong Kong in late January 2013. The following photographs were taken on 7th February 2013, confirming
the first two of the batch had been registered and that 7041 was already in service.

My thanks to 
Jotus.com for providing these photographs.
   
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There are several differences between this latest batch and the first, as follows:-
       
the front headlight cluster surround is now red - it was black
   
gone is the chrome strip
the top of the engine cover is now painted yellow
all the rear bumper is now painted blue

   
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7041 was operating route M47 on Saturday 9th February and is seen here at Wah Fu
   
Photograph courtesy and copyright of Alan Wong
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Further photographs of 7041 at Wah Fu taken on Saturday 9th February 2013
   
Photographs courtesy and copyright of Bobby Liu

      
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7040 was spotted undergoing testing on 15th February 2013
         
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7046 and 7047 at Wong Chuk Hang Depot on 15th February 2013
   
Above photographs courtesy and copyright of Jotus.com

   
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7042 was spotted on 19th February 2013 undergoing testing in Shau Kei Wan
Photograph courtesy and copyright Jacky Cheung

    
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7042 and 7043 were registered on 20 February and both entered service the following day, 21st February.
7043 is seen here operating on route 48 on 21st February.
   
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7040, numerically the first of this batch, is seen here on 21st February 2013
   
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Spotted the same day as the above was 7046 undergoing road tests
   
Photographs courtesy and copyright of Vincent Chong

   
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7045 - RX1435 7046 - RX1087
     
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7047 - RX944 7048 - RX3401
   
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7049 - RX2819 7051 - ??
 
Stanley Market Bus Terminus on Sunday 3rd March 2013 saw the five newest Enviro400s in service, 7048 only having been registered on 1st March.

7051 is seen at the Citybus Depot.

Photographs courtesy and copyright of Jotus.com

    
Fleet nos 7057 and 7058 were registered on 28th May 2013 with 7059, believed to be the last of the batch, being registered the following day.
   

   
7040 - RW7017 7041 - RW7053 7042 - RW9421 7043 - RW9925
7044 - RX1605 7045 - RX1435 7046 - RX1087 7047 - RX944
7048 - RX3401 7049 - RX2819 7050 - RX9144 7051 - RX9599
7052 - RY2377 7053 - RY2750 7054 - RY8291 7055 - RY8397
7056 - RY7768 7057 - SA9108 7058 - SB114 7059 - SA9904
   

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