| The model -
this resin model was specially commissioned by Concorde
Hobby Shop. Produced by
P & T Model,
it was released on 5th October 2007. There are two versions, each
limited
to 275 pieces, one with a destination of Kennedy Town and the other
Kwun
Tong.
The bus
- Kowloon Motor Bus took delivery of a single Volvo Citybus, as it was
known outside of Hong Kong, in July 1984 for evaluation purposes. The
Citybus
name was dropped at the request of KMB, for reasons to do with a
certain
new competitor at the time! It carried the distinctive livery of red
and
orange stripes on cream. It was eventually purchased by KMB
but was
written off in February 1988 when it suffered a fire whilst in the
cross-harbour
tunnel.
The above
information has been extracted
from Mike Davis's excellent book 'Hong
Kong Buses - Kowloon Motor Bus'.
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