The model
- this is one of two un-announced releases of pearlescent
green liveried Centroliner AP132. These carry KMB logos,
albeit
covered, and appear to have been released in China only (see
also
NP1003A).
The
bus
- Kowloon
Motor Bus placed an initial order for 20 Neoplan N4026 Centroliners and
the first arrived in Hong Kong in September 1998. This bus was
allocated Fleet No. AP1 and registered HY 1677. The
Centroliner
is a 12-metre low-floor double-decker and like the Dennis Tridents, is
powered by a Cummins M11-305E engine.
After
a series of trials, the Centroliners entered service on 1 August 1999.
The first route that these buses were allocated was 296C, which runs
between Sheung Tak in Tseung Kwan O and Tonkin Street in Sham Shui Po.
By mid 2003, over 160 such vehicles were in the fleet.
* -
assumed model number - was originally NP1006B - changed 11th April 2020 to above number
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