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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of CC by-nc-nd 3.0
The long-awaited 'new
generation' Enviro500 for KMB entered service
today. RZ5946 (ATENU1) was spotted operating
route 58X (between Leung King Estate [Tuen Mun] and Mong Kok
East Railway Station) as its first challenge of the coming years.
Larger images of both photographs have been added
to the  section.
More details have been
received from Model 1 of their two forthcoming Citybus Leyland
Olympians. Fleet no. 220 (63001/CM088) carries Network 26 branding and
is on route 6 to Stanley whilst fleet no. 233 (63002/CM087) carries
standard Citybus livery and is on route 61 to Repulse Bay. Each version
is limited to 700 pieces and they are expected to be releases towards
the middle/end of May.
30th April 2013
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of Alex Cheng
Planned for later today
is a 'Singapore Snapshot' update, a selection of photographs taken
earlier this month by Alex Cheng. This has now been added to the section.
28th April 2013
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of Wing Kwong Mak
Pictured above is an Alexander Dennis Enviro500 with Kiwi
Bodywork owned by Rockleigh Tours of Melbourne, Australia. Some further
photos have been added to a new page in section of the site
My thanks to Wing
Kwong Mak for sending these.
The main page of the section has been
revised slightly to indicate at a glance categories that have recently
been updated.
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of Bobby Liu
Details of the
registrations of the five new Gemilang bodied MAN NL323/R A22 for New Hong Kong Bus have
tonight been added to the section along with a couple
of photographs of RY6838.
27th April 2013
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Among a number
of new DVD's released by Independent
Transport Videos are four Hong Kong related titles,
these being detailed below.
26th April 2013
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of Vincent Chong
New World First Bus
continue to
register their new Enviro500s, with 5576 and 5577 being registered
yesterday. The former was spotted today operating route 82. A larger
image has been added to the section of the site
25th April 2013
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Set for release on 8th
May are two versions of Kowloon Motor Bus MCV bodied Volvo B7RLE AVC48
(RF8411).
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of Ying Han Tin
My special thanks to Ying
Han
Tin for allowing to use his photograph of this new 11.3 metre Citybus
new generation Enviro500, which is, I believe, set to become
fleet
no. 9100. A
larger 'clickable' image is available.
24th April 2013
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The excellent Across website
confirms Kowloon Motor Bus has registered fleet no ATENU1 as
RZ5946 - this is believed to be the first of the new generation
Enviro500s.
23rd April 2013
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Citybus
Alexander ALX500 bodied Dennis Trident 2104 was severely damaged by
fire earlier today whilst on Stonecutters Bridge. The fire
appears
to have started in the engine compartment, quickly spreading to much of
the rest of the bus.
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of Mark Chua
Thanks to Mark Chua I have been able to add a new page to the of the site which features
the SMRT Buses MAN NG363F A24 articulated demonstrator.
New pages have just been
added for the two recently issued Best Choose Toyota Coasters (137601
& 137602).
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Photographs courtesy and
copyright of Kent Hayato
My
thanks to Kent Hayato for sending me the above photographs of an ADL
new generation Enviro500 operating for Go Transit of Ontario.
20th April 2013
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of Model 1
Model 1 are to release a new
diecast model of a 10.4 metre Citybus Leyland Olympian. Two versions
are expected to be released in May, one featuring 220 in
Network
26 livery whilst the other featuring 233 in standard Citybus
livery.
KMB's is presently trialling
its first BYD eBus (fleet no. BE1). My
thanks to i-busnet.com
for allowing me to use the above photograph.
19th April 2013
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Photograph courtesy and copyright of
Leo Kong
My thanks to Leo Kong for
confirming that the gold Daimler 'A' (38208)
was only
offered to VIPs and journalists at the special event held last
Saturday.
18th April 2013
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New pages have
now been added for the two Kowloon Motor Bus Daimler 'A's mentioned
below. Produced by Cars Workshop, 38207
is in standard red livery whilst 38208
is in all over gold.
New pages have also been added and existing pages updated for the three
trams referred to in yesterday's update, TT33664,
TT33667
and TT33668.
Best Choose
has released two 1/76 scale Toyota Coaster minibuses. The red version
(137601) features KB7028 with a destination of Mong Kok whilst
the
green version (137602) features DE986 with a destination of
Kwun
Tong.
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Photograph courtesy and copyright of
Grant Ng Kwok Kuen
I have received many
photographs of KMB's special 80th anniversary event held last Saturday,
too many to upload, but a few more will be added shortly. Of the 80th
anniversary liveries applied to the Gemini 2s, that applied to AVBWU253 (RJ2733) is my
favourite. My thanks to Grant Ng Kwok Kuen for sending me a selection
of photos of these 80th anniversary Gemini 2s which have now
been added to a new page in the section of the site.
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Photograph
courtesy and copyright of Jotus.com
The above resin model
(B00421-96R) was released on 11th April. Produced by
P&T
Model it features KMB Leyland Olympian BL13 (CZ9917) on route 96R to
Wong Shek Pier. It is limited to 600 pieces.. A new page will be added
as soon as time allows.
17th April 2013
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TT33664 - Photograph courtesy and
copyright of
Tony
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TT33667 - Photograph courtesy and
copyright of
Tony
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TT33668 - Photograph courtesy and
copyright of
Tony
My thanks to Tony for
sending
me photographs of three recently acquired 80M Bus
Model trams
not previously recorded on this site. The first features tram 72 and is
allocated the already issued product code of TT33664
(tram 38 was released in this same livery). The second (TT33667)
features tram 114 in Po Sum On all over advertising, similar
to TT33661.
The third (TT33668) features green tram 27 with the same Hong Kong
decals as TT33664.
New pages will be added in due course. Any further information on these
models or any other variations would be most welcome.
16th April 2013
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Two new pages
have tonight been added for the recently released Kowloon Motor Bus
Alexander ALX500 bodied Dennis Tridents (38510
and 38511).
A planned catch up on outstanding e-mails has tonight been thwarted by
my ISP having e-mail issues.
15th April 2013
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A new page has
just been added to the
section of the site for the KMB 80th
anniversary event held yesterday at Shatin Depot.
Three
Wrights Eclipse Gemini 2 buses have received varying 80th anniversary
liveries and a model of at least one is planned along with
the Daimler A, which is pictured below, and which will come in
a
special presentation box. An octopus card will also be available,
which resembles an old style bus ticket.
I am grateful to 80M Bus
Model
Shop my providing details of the Daimler 'A' model mentioned above
along with a second gold version. The standard liveried
example is
limited to 5,000 pieces (38207) and is expected to be available in May
whilst the gold version is limited to 1,000 pieces (38208) but this is
not expected to be generally available. New pages and further
photographs will be added as soon as time allows.
New pages have just been
added for the KMB 'Old Master Q' MCV bodied Volvo B7RLE (94001)
and Enviro500 (39420).
14th April 2013
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Kowloon
Motor Bus today
celebrates its 80th anniversary and to mark the event it has held a
special event at its Shatin Depot.
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Photograph courtesy and copyright of
Tramric
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Photograph courtesy and copyright of
Tramric
My thanks to Tramric for
providing a number of photographs taken at the above mentioned event,
more of which will be added tomorrow.
13th April 2013
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Photograph courtesy and copyright of
Plaxtonl's Bus Page
Kowloon Motor Bus have
decorated Wrights Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TL AVBWU54 in a special
livery to mark the company's 80th anniversary. My thanks to
Plaxtonl's Bus Page for allowing me to use the above photograph.
Another possible model?
As reported earlier this
week, the following four Kowloon Motor Bus models are set for release
in Hong Kong tomorrow.
ADL Enviro500 ATEU28
carries Old Master Q decals and is on route 68X to Jordan (To
Wah Road). Produced by
80M it is limited to 1,500 pieces (39420).
MVC bodied Volvo B7RLE AVC50 also carries Old Master Q decals and is on
route 203 to Tsim Sha Tsui East. Produced by 80M it is limited to 1,000
pieces (94001).
Alexander ALX500 bodied
Dennis Trident ATR428 is decorated in Friends of KMB
livery and is on route 46X to Mei Foo. Again an 80M model limited to 1,000
pieces (38510).
Last but not least is a
second Alexander ALX500 bodied
Trident, this time ATR356 is on route 49X to Kwong Yuen. Also an 80M
model, this
is limited to 800 pieces (38511).
New
pages and further photographs will be added as soon as time allows.
12th April 2013
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Personal
commitments continue to occupy much of my spare time and as such
updates are reflecting this. In addition, whilst extremely grateful to
all those of you who have sent me photographs of recent activity, even
under normal circumstances I would struggle to publish every single
one! Please therefore do not feel offended if your photographs are not
included.
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of Mark Chua
SMRT has taken delivery
of a MAN NG363F A24 articulated bus, which is
said to be replacing the first articulated bus in Singapore, TIB838H
which has been retired.
The MAN NG363F is bodied by Gemilang with the Lion's City G design
(albeit with slight differences), and is equipped with Gorba (remains
to be confirmed), Spheros air conditioning (first time to be used in
Singapore, also to be confirmed), and probably same layout as the
Lion's City G for seating arrangement with one wheelchair bay likely
located opposite the central exit door.
This bus has been registered as SMB388S, although this is photographed
with a test plate "SMB0000W" for unknown reasons.
My thanks to Mark Chua for providing the above information.
11th April 2013
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No less than
four
Kowloon Motor Bus diecast models are set for release on Saturday. The
first is Alexander ALX500 Dennis Trident decorated in Friends of KMB
livery (1,000 pieces). Next, and a new casting, is an MCV
bodied
Volvo B7RLE carrying all-over advertising for Old Master Q (1,000
pieces). ATEU28 is the third, again carrying Old Master Q decals and
featuring 'ME' style stripes (1,500 pieces). Finally, a
standard
champagne liveried Alexander ALX500 bodied Trident with red pinstripes
(800 pieces). Further details will follow in due course.
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of Philip
Chan
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of Philip
Chan
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of Philip
Chan
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of Philip
Chan
10th April 2013
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My thanks
to those of you who have
e-mailed me during my absence. I will respond to all in due
course, however, other commitments are presently occupying most of my
spare time, and whilst this update is being carried out remote from my
normal environment, I have limited internet access and an inability to
send e-mails. Normal service will resume in due course!
9th April 2013
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