| The model -
This resin model was released in Hong Kong in June 2006. In March 2025,
Robin Bennett kindly sent me photographs of his model, which he had
just acquired. Of note is the destination
on his model, which raeds 'Star Ferry - Ngauchiwan 9'. This is
the same destination as carried by the Ford Thames Trader model 8131A.
The bus
- Kowloon Motor Bus received 30 Bedford OBs in 1946 and they were
withdrawn during 1959. Two different types of bodywork were carried by
these OBs, one a locally built body with 5 window bays between the front
and rear doors (on which this particular
model is based) the other featuring 4 window bays. A photograph of the actual vehicle can be found in Mike
Davis's excellent book "Hong
Kong Buses - Volume Two - Kowloon Motor Bus". |
