| This book has just been published in Hong
Kong. It focuses on Victory Mk 2 of the four Hong Kong bus companies, namely
KMB, CMB, New World First Bus and New Lantau Bus. It is A5 size,
has 98 pages and is written in both English and Chinese. It comes in both
hard and softback.
The book comprises of four parts.
Part 1 is entitled "Type Information" and
consists of 54 pages of the history, facts and photographs of both the
Leyland Victory and Dennis Jubilant. It includes details on the various
differences between CMB & KMB versions, and between Victorys and Jubilants,
Photographs of the interior and the different liveries applied during their
working life. The final few pages of this section shows LV36 back "home"
in Scotland, whilst other less fortunate KMB examples are photographed
in scrapyards.
Part 2, entitled "Advertisement Bus" consists
of 16 pages of photographs, no text, showing the variety of eye-catching
advertisements applied to these vehicles over the course of their lifespan.
Part 3 "Bus models" is made up of 6 pages,
starting with the "matchbox" size toys, moving on to Collector's Model,
ABC Models and finally Corgi's recent KMB release.
Part 4 "Fleet List", contains details of
the four Bus Companies Victory's/Jubilants, giving fleet no., registration
no., date first registered, chassis no. and date withdrawn.
The book is printed on high quality paper,
includes a vast number of colour photos, and provides comprehensive
information.
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