The
model -
this is one of several Citybus liveried Jonckheere bodied Volvo
B12s released by Brilliant Buses (aka B&B) in
September 2024. It is an unlicensed model and only a small
number of each variation were actually issued owing to licensing
problems.
I
am grateful to Simon Lee for allowing me to share his excellent
photographs of his model. The first, pictured above, shows the model with a backdrop of the Huang Gang Port of Shenzhen, the
border crossing that connects to Hong Kong Lok Ma Chau Border Control
Point.
If you know of any other variants that I have not listed, do please e-mail me.
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- assumed model number
The bus
- Citybus
registered five Jonckheere Monaco bodied Volvo B12 coaches on 29th
March 1996, allocating them the fleet numbers 2001-2005. They were
originally destined for a Japanese operator, but the sale fell through
and Volvo offered them to Citybus for a reduced price. They were used
to operate cross-border services from Hong Kong to Shenzhen, Dongguan
and Guangzhou.
Further information and photographs of the actual vehicles can be found
in the XTRA
section
of the site, just follow this link.
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