| The model
- this model appeared in Corgi's 'The Original Omnibus Company' July -
December 1997 catalogue.The long overdue release of this model took place
in July 1998. The casting is that used by Corgi on other UK liveried versions
of this model, with the exception that an air-conditioned pod is fitted.
There are two versions of this model. This model was released for the UK
market and does not carry any Chinese number plates, as does the Hong Kong
release.
The bus
- at the time these coaches were unique in being the only Van Hool coaches
imported into Hong Kong. They were purchased as part of the on-going Citybus
programme to improve quality of services operated and also for developing
new markets.
There were 10 of these coaches in the fleet
and they operated on a variety of work, including residential services
and private hires. Two of them were also used on express services between
Hong Kong and mainland China. The first batch of five were delivered in
September 1990, with the second batch of five, which included 1275, was
delivered early in 1992. They have since been withdrawn from service and
in 2004 1275 was shipped to the UK and acquired by Galleon Travel, Hunsdon
and registered J578CEV/PSU316. |
