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prototype Volvo B9TL was fitted with Australian Volgren bodywork. On
29th July 2003 it was photographed at a KMB Depot in plain white
livery. It is believed the body was shipped completely knocked down
(ckd) from Australia to Switzerland, where it was assembled, before
being shipped back to Hong Kong! |
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| All above photographs are
courtesy and copyright
of GK8945@TM-Focus |
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was registered LJ7006 on 19th March 2004 and entered service
soon
after, but at the end of 2004 was taken out of service. |
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It was
re-registered on 14th February 2006 as MF5119 at which time it had been
fitted with a new Euro 4 engine and
was unveiled at a KMB press release on 29th May 2006
carrying fleet number AVD1 |
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| Above photographs courtesy and
copyright
of Philip Chan |
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| Above photographs courtesy and
copyright
of Dennis Law |
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On
12th July 2011 KMB announced it would release, in August, a
model
of Volvo B9TL/Volgren (AVD1) carrying a new all-over advertising
livery.
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| Above photographs courtesy and
copyright
of copyright of Grant Ng Kwok Kuen
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Pictured on route 69X to Tin Shui,
which is believed to be the route/destination for the model.
Photograph courtesy and
copyright
of Philip
Chan |
