The
model -
in September 2023 B&B posted a photograph, on social media, of
a prototype resin model of a Jonckheere Monaco bodied Volvo B12 coach
asking visitors' views or comments on the model. In November 2023,
the company posted photographs of a plain white completed example and
later that same month issued an apology over its
unlicensed releases stating it would not be releasing any further
Citybus models, just two plain white examples. No further posts were
made on the model.
I
believe ten Citybus liveried models were released in September
2024 along with the three plain white examples.
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.
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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