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Kowloon Motor Bus registered a further five retro-liveried MCV bodied Volvo B8Ls last week, these being fleet numbers V6B210 and V6B212-V6B215. These have been used mainly on route 269B and my thanks to Grantbus Gallery for allowing me to share photographs of V6B212 (ZZ7343) and V6B213 (ZZ7436). 23rd April 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Many congratulations to MSD Bus who celebrate their 21st anniversary today. 19th April 2025 |
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| I believe that the
four Kowloon Motor Bus liveried Seddon Pennine IVs from APEC
have now been released as have the two champagne liveried ADL
Enviro500s and also the 'Big C' liveried Citybus Wrights Gemini 3.
Links to all these models can be found below. 17th April 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
© Kowloon Motor Bus The two Kowloon Motor Bus Alexander Dennis Enviro500s mentioned below are now listed on the company's e-shop. To confirm, the top photograph shows ATE263 (MM2208) on route 30X to Whampoa Garden and this has 2006 decals applied (KMB2025005). The bottom photograph shows ATE271 (MM4353) on route 43 to Cheung Hong (KMB2025006). New pages have now been added. 14th April 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
APEC is to release four further Kowloon Motor Bus liveried Seddon Pennine IVs, the details being as follows:-.
New pages have now been added.
Meanwhile, on the real bus front, Citybus has repainted former New World First Bus 12-metre Wrights Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TL 5218 into original Citybus livery and it retains its original fleet number. 13th April 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New pages have now been added for the two Citybus models announced a couple of days ago. The 1/76 scale model, from Model 1, features fleet no. 52108 (WP1057), a 12-metre Wrights Gemini 3 bodied Volvo B8L in 'Big C' livery and is on route 170 to Wah Fu (63638/CM204). The 1/43 scale model, from Tri-Face, features fleet no. 51430 (TV5387), a 12-metre ADL Enviro500NG. carrying the new Citybus livery. It is on route 2A to Yiu Tung and is limited to 680 pieces (CM198). 11th April 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Today Kowloon Motor Bus announced twelve new models. two
being at 1/76 scale, two at 1/120 scale and eight at 1/110 scale.
The two 1/76 scale models (pictured above) feature champagne liveried Alexander Dennis Enviro500s. The first (left) is ATE263 (MM2208) on route 30X to Whampoa Garden and this has 2006 decals applied. The second (right) is ATE271 (MM4353) on route 43 to Cheung Hong. No other details are presently known. 10th April 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
© Citybus Citybus has announced three new models, in scales of 1/120, 1/76 and 1/43. The 1/76 scale model (left) features fleet no. 52108 (WP1057), a 12-metre Wrights Gemini 3 bodied Volvo B8L in 'Big C' livery and is on route 170 to Wah Fu (63638/CM204). The 1/43 scale model (right), a first for Citybus, features fleet no. 51430 (TV5387), a 12-metre ADL Enviro500NG. carrying the new Citybus livery. It is on route 2A to Yiu Tung (CM198).
These eleven models were all released 25 years ago this month, from five different producers! Clicking on the image will take you to the model page. 9th April 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thanks to Wafi Ammar and 80M Bus Model Shop, full sets of photographs for the four models mentioned below have now been added. 8th April 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
New pages for the two
Singapore liveried
Mercedes-Benz Citaro models from Masterpiece Collectibles, which were
released yesterday, have now been added. In the absence of product
numbers, I have used their registration numbers. The first features
SG1041M and the second
features SG1058R. Meanwhile, I am grateful to both Land Transport Guru and BusInterchange.net for allowing me to share photographs of the actual buses - larger images of each can be found in the model pages.
SG1041M - © Land Transport Guru
SG1058R - © BusInterchange.net
The two 1/43 scale China Motor Bus liveried Leyland Olympians announced back on 26th March have been released in Hong Kong today. The first features LM5 (FW2286), in all-over red livery and on route 94X to Admiralty. It is limited to 350 pieces (CMB14301). The second features LM7 (FW3152), which carries the CMB Hotline livery. It is on route 82 to North Point and is limited to 600 pieces (CMB14302). 6th April 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
© Kwok Keung Cheung Following yesterday's news, I am grateful to Kwok Keung Cheung for allowing me to share his photographs of the actual bus.
© Masterpiece Collectibles Masterpiece Collectibles are to release the above two Singapore liveried Mercedes-Benz Citaro models on Saturday (5th April). The first features SG1041M on route 51 with a destination of Eunos Link - Hougang Ctrl Int. It is limited to 550 pieces. The second features SG1058R on route 136 to Ang Mo Kio Serangoon Gardens and is limited to 500 pieces. 3rd April 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
In readiness for the company's 92nd anniversary on 13th April, Kowloon Motor Bus has today, on social media, unveiled a suitably decorated bus, which will initially operate route 6C between Kowloon City Ferry and Mei Foo. The bus is AED2 (ZF7332), an ADL Enviro500EV. 2nd April 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 years ago today I reported news of the release, from Best Choose, of a China Motor Bus Guy Arab Mk V with a diorama of the Shek O Bus Terminus . In addition to creating a new page for the model (02046S), I also created a new page in the XTRA section of the site featuring the bus terminus itself. Whist the model page remains pretty much the same 20 years on, that for the bus terminus has grown somewhat - just click on the above image to see more!! 1st April 2025
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