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The
first Citybus liveried 10.5 metre Youngman 6105GR was
spotted in early June 2012.
Fleet no. 1811 was the
first to be registered on
31st July 2012 although the first of the batch numerically was 1810. 1811
entered
service on 15th August 2012 operating on route 76 between Causeway Bay
(Moreton Terrace) and Shek Pai Wan. and my special thanks to
Grant
Ng Kwok Kuen for providing photographs of this event. The second bus to
enter service was 1814, being registered on 15th August 2012. |
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All above photographs courtesy and
copyright of Grant Ng Kwok Kuen
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1811 seen on 26th August 2012 at
Moreton Terrace |
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1814 was the second of the batch to
enter service and is seen here on 26th August 2012. |
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The above photographs courtesy and copyright
of Philip
Chan |
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1810 is numerically the first of the
batch, but wasn't registered until late September - it is seen here at
Moreton Terrace on 23rd September 2012. |
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Photograph courtesy and copyright
of Bobby Liu |
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On 7th October 2012, the Hong Kong Transport
Society organised a tour featuring fleet no. 1811. The tour also gave a farewell
to Volvo
B6LEs on Citybus franchised operations, of which only
four remain in operation for its
franchise routes. |
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Photographs courtesy and copyright of 1001 |
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1819 was the last of the batch to arrive, being registered on 8th October 2012 |
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1821 is pictured here at Moreton Terrace Bus Terminus, Causeway Bay, on 30th November 2012. |
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I found the passenger information displayed inside the bus most
helpful, initially showing all the stops en route and then displaying
the next three stops - this equipment was also noted on the latest
Citybus Enviro500s. |
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