The model - this is one of two hybrid Enviro500NG models announced by Kowloon Motor Bus on 16th May 2026. The second features
ATH3 (TB5034) on route 219X with a destination of Laguna City (KMB2026010). Both appeared on the 80M Bus Model Shop website for
overseas purchasers on 20th May.
The bus
- On 1st
September 2014, Kowloon Motor Bus issued a press
release introducing its first 6th generation environmentally friendly
hybrid bus, described by the company as the 'hBus'. The bus arrived in
Hong Kong a few days later, on 5th September, and was officially
unveiled to to public in an event held on 13th September. It was
registered on 29th October 2014 and allocated the fleet no. ATH1. Two
days later, on 31st October, ATH2 was registered and ATH3
followed on 2 December 2014. |