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Kong Bus Operators ... KMB
New ATEU class of Enviro500s (2009-2011) |
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Kong Bus Operators ... KMB
New ATEU class of Enviro500s (2009-2011) |
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a press release dated
28th February 2009, KMB announced that it had fitted a new Euro V
engine
to Alexander Dennis Enviro500 ATEU1 (formerly ATE257), making it Asia’s
first double-deck bus with a Euro V engine. By effectively reducing the
emissions of nitrogen oxides, the Euro V engine meets the latest and
toughest
emission standards in the world, contributing to a cleaner environment.
ATEU1 primarily operated on Route B1 between Tin Shui Wai Railway
Station
and the Lok Ma Chau Railway Station. KMB's official Press Release can
be
viewed here.
Despite ATEU1 having been fitted with a Euro V engine, subsequent deliveries to the class were fitted with Euro IV engines, the first nine arriving in July/August 2009. A noticeable difference between this new batch and previous Enviro500s is the glass offside emergency exit, as captured in the photograph below. A second batch, commencing with fleet no. ATEU11, began entering service in June 2010 whilst May/July 2011 saw the arrival of ATEU26-32. |
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Photograph courtesy and copyright of Philip Chan |
Causeway Road, Victoria Park |
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| ATEU9 pictured in November 2009 at the junction of Nathan Road/Salisbury Road | |
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| ATEU11,
the first of the 2010
batch
Photograph courtesy and copyright of Philip Chan |
Photograph courtesy and copyright of Samuel's Bus |
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| ATEU19 | ATEU23 soon after entering service in August 2010 |
| Photographs courtesy and copyright of Samuel's Bus | |
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| ATEU29 is one of four vehicles to be delivered in May 2011 and is seen here on 20th May 2011, two days after being registered PV9689 | |
| Photograph courtesy and copyright of Samson Ng | |
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