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This book was published
in August 2021 and details were received on 20th August 2021. It
is the first of three books on Hong Kong buses with almost all the
photographs taken by the author during a visit to the former colony in
October 1984. The book is A5 in size and has 70 pages (including the
front and back cover). It includes 138 colour photographs and 10 black
and white.
A
second book featuring Kowloon Motor Bus was published in February 2022
whilst a third, featuring Argos, Citybus, Lantau, Macau, Trams and
Others was published in October 2022.
The
introduction page sets the scene and also gives a
brief history of China Motor Bus. The photographs are grouped by bus
types and include former Southdown Queen Marys, the unique rebuilt
Ashok Leyland APD1, Leyland Victory Mk 2, Guy Arab Mk V, Albion Viking,
Daimler & Leyland Fleetlines, Volvo Ailsa MCW 2-axle
Metrobus, Leyland Titan & Olympian, Dennis Dominator, Dennis
Condor MCW 3-axle Metrobus and service vehicles., The majority of pages
feature two
photographs with a brief description of the bus. Seven pages at the
back of the book give details of various China Motor Bus
literature from the
period.
Included below are photographs of some sample pages for you to get a feel for the book.
Summary
- an excellent book with good quality photographs, bearing in mind they
were taken almost 37 years ago. Nicely arranged with a concise caption
for each photograph. The highlight, in my opinion, is the photographs
of rebuilt Ashok Leyland APD1, which are very rare. Already
looking forward to the next two books!
The book is only available direct from Roger, who can be contacted by email at:- rogerbaileybooks@gmail.com