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The final 80th
Anniversary
liveried Kowloon Motor Bus model is set for release on Friday, 3rd
October. It features Scania/Caetano ASU19 on route 2 to Star Ferry.
30th September 2014
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I
would like to offer my support to everyone in Hong Kong
seeking democracy.
29th September 2014
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Photograph courtesy and copyright
of Ying Hang Tin
My thanks to Ying Hang
Tin for allowing me to use his photograph of KMB's new Scania K280UD,
seen here on a road test today. A new page has just been added to the  section of the site.
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Photograph courtesy and copyright
of Keith Wood
Thanks to regular
contributor Keith Wood, here is another shot of China Motor Bus Duple
Metsec bodied Leyland Victory Mk2, LV166. A larger image has
now been added to the model pages, (B147603)
and (B147604).
26th September 2014
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The
third captain KMB decorated Enviro500NG, which had
been scheduled
to be released with the other two models back on 16th
September,
was released today (94405).
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Photograph courtesy and copyright
of Slash Chan
Despite KMB registering
its sole MCV bodied
VDL DB300, it remains 'under test' and was spotted last night on the
top floor of KMB's Kowloon Bay Depot.
SBS 8000Z, one of the
two Sunlong Hybrid buses that SBS Transit took in for trial
has been sold to Republic Express. The bus is photographed
here on its current deployment as a shuttle bus for Police Coast Guard
- Harbourfront route. The fate of the second unit SBS8001X is unknown.
25th September 2014
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Kowloon
Motor Bus registered its MCV bodied two-axle VDL DB300
today, allocating it the fleet number AMC1 (SY4050).
22nd September 2014
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Photograph courtesy and copyright
of John Prentice
My thanks to John
Prentice for allowing mo to publish his review of the
recently released 7th generation tram from 80M (TT33701),
along with a couple of photos. This has just been added - just follow
the link.
My thanks also to regular
contributor Donald
MacRae, who has come up trumps yet again with a photograph of China
Motor Bus LV166 on route 109 to Ho Man Tin, that carried by
one of
the models of LV166 released yesterday.
20th September 2014
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Released in Hong Kong
today are these two versions of China Motor Bus Metsec bodied Leyland
Victory Mk 2 LV166. Produced by Best Choose, one is
on route
72 to Causeway Bay (B147603)
and the other is on cross harbour route
109 to Ho Man Tin (B147604).
Each is believed to be limited to 600
pieces. My thanks to Concorde
Hobby Shop for allowing the use of their photographs. New
pages will be added shortly.
19th September 2014
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Photograph courtesy and copyright
of Tom Chen
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Photograph courtesy and copyright
of Bac
Spotted yesterday (top
photo) in
Hong Kong was the rather insipid liveried New World First Bus
hybrid ADL Enviro500. My thanks to Tom Chen for allowing me to share
this. It was also noted in and around Chai Wan today (lower photo) -
thanks to Bac.
18th September 2014
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Whilst the release of the
above
three Kowloon Motor Bus models was expected today, there appears to be
some problem, either with supply or the fact demand has outstripped
supply, as the 80M Bus Model Shop website is listing 94403 and
94404 as being only available to overseas customers and 94405
listed as 'temporary stop'. In the meantime, new pages have been
created for each.
If anyone can provide any further information on these models, this
would be most welcome.
Further update - it
appears both 94403 and 94404 were in fact released today, but it is
believed that owing to a production problem with 94405, its release has
been delayed.
16th September 2014
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Photograph courtesy and copyright
of PZ 8904
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Photograph courtesy and copyright
of S3N92
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Photograph courtesy and copyright
of Gary Chow
Kowloon Motor Bus
officially unveiled its first hybrid bus today, the ADL Enviro500 which
arrived in Hong Kong on 5th September. My special thanks to PZ 8904,
Gary Chow and S3N92 for allowing me to use their photographs of the
event, more of which have now been added to the section of the site.
13th September 2014
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The Buses Model Co.
Facebook page confirms that its new casting will be that of an MCW
Metrobus. No further details are known.
Kowloon Motor Bus are to
release three ADL Enviro500NGs on Tuesday, 16th September, each being
limited to 800 pieces.
and finally for today,
two more releases, these being from Best Choose and featuring their
Duple Metsec bodied Leyland Victory Mk 2.
12th September 2014
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Photograph courtesy and copyright
of Overground Publishing
My thanks to Overground Publishing
for allowing me to use their photograph of this Scania K280UD with Euro
VI engine. This is believed to be either former Scania
prototype
ASU1 or ASU2, which first entered service back in 2006 & 2007,
but
were withdrawn in 2012 and returned to Scania. The updated bodywork is
more pleasing to the eye than the original Salvador Caetano, although
I'm not sure about the extensive use of black!
The pixelated
image on the Buses Model Co. Facebook page is becoming a little clearer
each day, and reducing the size of the image makes it appear a little
clearer!
11th September 2014
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The
Buses Model Co. Facebook page promises !
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Photograph courtesy and copyright
of 312 Model
312 Model have announced
they
are to release no less than four Kowloon Motor Bus rebodied
Albion
Viking EVK55CLs. They are, from left to right, L304 (BM244) on
route 61 to Tuen Mun Town Centre, L308 (BM248) on
route 64K
to Tai Po Railway Station, L308 (BM308) on route 51
to Kam
Tin and L300 (BL5042) on route 34 to Tsuen Wan West - Kwai
Shing Circular. No other details are currently known.
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Photograph courtesy and copyright
of HK Buses
Citybus continue to place
into service its new ADL Enviro500NGs, with 8453 being registered on
29th August 2014.
10th September 2014
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of Bobby Liu
To improve the standard
of
service of public transport in the northern New Territories and to
relieve pressure on the MTR, Kowloon Motor Bus has introduced
two
new morning peak express services, T270 and T277, operating from Sheung
Shui to Kowloon Railway Station and Lam Tin respectively. To promote
these services, KMB has applied banner adverts to at least two
Alexander
Dennis Enviro500NGs, one of which is ATENU311, seen today operating
route 270A.
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Photograph courtesy and copyright
of Michael Woods
One model which was
overlooked
at the time of its release, in March 2013, is this plain white
Alexander Dennis Enviro500 from 80M Bus Model Shop (39404A).
Thanks to Michael Woods for providing details and photographs.
7th
September 2014
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Photograph courtesy and copyright
of Hong Choi
Citybus Enviro500NG 8011
has received this attractive all-over advertisement for Heineken.
The Kowloon Motor Bus
'hBus' (see News 1st September) has tonight arrived in Hong Kong.
5th September 2014
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My thanks to Andy Higgins
for providing a photograph of recently modelled tram no. 1 (TT33701)
and tram no. 114 (TT33667)
in all-over advertising for Po Sum On.
4th September 2014
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Photograph courtesy and copyright
of Alexander Lo
A new page has now been
added for the new 7th generation (TT33701)
featured in yesterdays news,
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Photographs courtesy and copyright
of Kowloon Motor Bus
Kowloon Motor Bus has
today
issued a press release giving details of Hong Kong's first
'sixth-generation' double-deck bus. Known by the company as
the
'hBus', it is due to arrive in Hong Kong this week, with two further
examples following later in the year. The full press release can be
found here (link no longer available).
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of Bobby Liu
Park Island took delivery
of it
second Gemilang bodied MAN NL323 on 14th August. Its
registration
number KZ1269 was first seen on the first Designline Olympus
hybrid and then transferred to a
MAN coach with Asia Auto bodywork.
1st September 2014
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