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© Dave Rogers I am grateful to Dave Rogers for allowing me to share his photograph of Citybus ADL 'facelift' Enviro400 31552 (UZ3367) resting at Shek-O Bus Terminus before it's return journey to Shau Kei Wan. I have added this photograph to the Shek-O Bus Terminus page of my site, as it is the first photograph to feature the new livery at this location.
Today's arrival is in the form of Peak Horse tram no. 88, in plain green livery and heading to Happy Valley. I was only made aware of this tram in 2020, although the details on the insert of the plastic case date it as 1999. If you are able to provide any further details please e-mail me. New photographs will be added shortly to the model page. 13th March
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Finally, one of my photographs has made it onto the BBC News, and it's not a model bus!!! My wife and I are the proud parents of Chris, who, on 1st March 2026, as part of his training for this year's London Marathon, took part in the Brighton Half Marathon, finishing in a time of 1:30:46, beating the previous Guinness World Record of 1:33:08. The full article can be found by following this link. As mentioned, Chris is taking part in this year's London Marathon on Sunday 26th April, running to raise funds for the MS Trust - the target that he has set himself is £3,000. If you would like to support him in his efforts, no matter how small, his JustGiving page can be found here - thank you! 12th March
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I have today added a new page to the XTRA section of the site which features some further photographs of the two buses featured in yesterday's launch - of course more will be added as and when they appear! 8th March
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© Chan KH In a creative collaboration, the Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM) and Kowloon Motor Bus have launched ten specially themed "KMB Pharaoh Cat Buses". These buses began operating today along routes serving the West Kowloon Cultural District, offering the public a unique opportunity to connect with the museum’s blockbuster special exhibition, “Ancient Egypt Unveiled: Treasures from Egyptian Museums.” The ten limited-edition buses, decorated with playful images of “Pharaoh Cat” and “KMB Boy,” will operate on the Open Top Bus Route HK1, the Pet Bus Tour, Route W4, and Route 296D for a month. Pictured above is ADL Enviro500 part open topper ATENU485 (TH9170) alongside Scania K310UD PC2853, which will operate the Pet Bus Tour. My thanks to Chan KH for sharing his photograph. 7th March
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I understand that Park Island Transport has acquired several former Kowloon Motor Bus double-deckers,including ADL Enviro500 PY4241, which was formerly numbered ATEE39 in the KMB fleet. My thanks to Dennis Leung for allowing me to share his photographs. 5th March
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Captured at the weekend, with the Hong Kong West Kowloon Station in the background, is one of the three retro liveried MCV D123 bodied Volvo B8Ls which were registered last week. V6B211 (WZ8292) is on route 269B to Tsim Sha Tsui. 2nd March
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