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80M Bus Model Shop

The above photograph gives a glimpse of the forthcoming Mitsubishi Fuso Mk117J from Cars Workshop (92703), which is expected to be released on 28th November.

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312 Model

Set for release later this month are three resin KMB Dennis Dragons from 312 Model. They are, from left to right, fleet no. 3N132 (DK 319) on route 43X to Yiu On, fleet no. 3N104 (DJ 6533) on route 1A to Star Ferry and fleet no. 3N96 (DJ 6962) on route 6C to Kowloon City Ferry. It is believed each is limited to 500 pieces (total quantity is 500 - see above) and will retail for HK$428. 

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Network Shuttle Bus Model Shop

After an absence of six years, Danny Chan's ever popular 'Hong Kong Buses Yearbook' series is set for a return, with the 2011 Yearbook due for publication in January.

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80M Bus Model Shop

My thanks to Neo Cheung for providing the following details of KMB's next model release, due later this month:-

Model Number: 92703
Model: Mitsubishi Fuso Mk117J
Body:  Mitsubishi
Length: 9.1m
Manufacturer: Cars Workshop
Scale: 1:76
Route: 203
Fleet number: AM159 (L)
Registration number: FP 4975
Colour: Roadshow Christmas advertisement 

Photograph courtesy and copyright of
Philip Chan

The first is this Young Man single-decker for Park Island Transport. I believe this to be similar to those recently delivered to New Lantau Bus. This entered service last week and a new page has been added to the  section of the site.
 

Photograph courtesy and copyright of
Philip Chan

The second is the latest Alexander Dennis Enviro500 for Citybus, fleet no. 8185, which entered service only this week. A larger image of this and sister vehicle 8184 have just been added to the  section of the site.

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80M Bus Model Shop

Set for release in Hong Kong tomorrow is this Kowloon Motor Bus Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (39411). It features ATEU5 (NX 3426) on route 968 to Yuen Long West and is limited to 2,000 pieces - it was first reported on this site on 13th October.

Photograph courtesy and copyright of
Grant Ng Kwok Kuen

My thanks to Grant Ng Kwok Kuen for sending me photographs of the first of the ten new Young Man single-deckers for New Lantau Bus. It has entered service on route 38 between Tung Chung MTR Station and Tung Chung (Yat Tung Estate). He also advises that both the body and chassis are built by Young Man in China (Chinese name is 'Ching Lin Coach'), and it is not built on a MAN chassis - only the engine is a MAN. Further details and photographs have been added to the  section of the site.

Photograph courtesy and copyright of
Dennis Law

During Eco Expo Asia 2010, which is being held at Asia World Expo between 3rd - 6th November, Chinese bus manufacturer, Great Dragon, is dispalying one of their SDL6120EVG electric buses, with another allocated for public trial rides scheduled between 1100 and 1630 on Saturday 6th. The above photograph was taken during the first day of the event, which mainly targets towards the media as well as trade visitors.

Further details and photographs of the new SBS Transit Volvo B9TLs  have just been added to the  section of the site.

Photographs courtesy and copyright of 
Dave Rogers

Dave also advises that at the press briefing, Alexander Dennis Ltd confirmed an order, from NWS Holdings, for thirty-eight two-axle Enviro400s.

Photograph of SBS7501B courtesy and copyright of 
Afiq Azman

Singapore news dominates today's update.

SBS Transit

SBS Transit officially put its first Volvo B9TLs with Wrights bodywork into service today (1 November), with services 60, 185 and also Premium 585 being the first to operate them. SBS7505R operated on route 60 and SBS7501B and SBS7506M on route 185.

Service 60 operates between Eunos to Bedok, Service 185 operates between Soon Lee Depot and Buona Vista Terminal and Premium 585 operates from Eunos/Kaki Bukit to Shenton Way. This service operates for one trip in the morning only.

SMRT Buses

The Yutong ZK6126 demonstrator, SMB 0135E, was said to have been withdrawn from service and sent back to China.

Meanwhile, SMRT is to trial more demonstrators later, one of which is of the Zhongtong model. The Zhongtong was earlier seen bearing the registration of SMB 0137A.

My special thanks to Afiq Azman, Mark Chua and Wei Shen for providing the above news and photographs, more of which will be added to the  section of the site shortly.