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The three recently announced 1/76 scale Kowloon Motor Bus models are now listed on the 80M Bus Model Shop website for overseas buyers. The first photograph shows ATH3 (TB5034) on route 219X to Laguna City (KMB2026010) The second shows ATH1 (TA2344) on route 3D to Tsz Wan Shan Central (KMB2026011). Each of these is limited to 700 pieces. The third shows ATENU725 (TR7927) on route HK1 (KMB2026142) and is limited to 750 pieces. New pages and further photographs have now been added.
As a supporter of my local football team, AFC Bournemouth, I was priveledged to witness the team securing a place in Europe next season with a 1-1 draw at home to Manchester City last night. This is a 'first' in the club's 127 year history! 20th May 2026 | ||||||||||||
Citybus has today ordered twenty 12 metre Wrightbus StreetDeck Electroliner double-deck buses, which are expected to be delivered during 2027. 19th May 2026 | ||||||||||||
I can now confirm the identity of the 1/43 scale Kowloon Motor Bus
Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TL as being AVBWU483
(UR2646).
The Cathay Pacific on-line shop is showing the above set of four 1/120 Cathay Pacific 80th Anniversary liveried trams. No other details are currently known. 17th May 2026 | ||||||||||||
Kowloon
Motor Bus has today announced a further batch of new models, in varying scales.
The first two feature ADL hybrid Enviro500NGs, ATH1 (TA2344) is on route 3D to Tsz Wan Shan Central whilst ATH3 (TB5034) is on route 219X to Laguna City.
Next is another part open-top ADL Enviro500NG, this time featuring ATENU725 (TR7927) in a pink livery decorated with fireworks and on route HK1. The final 1/76 scale model is the long awaited Hino 700 tanker from Tiny. This was first advertised in Tiny's 2022 cataloge.
The final model is an unidentified 1/43 scale Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TL, which is on route 81C. This is set to go on sale on Saturday, 23rd May. Thanks to Bus Dream Land I am able to post photographs of four of the models - clearly a photograph of the unidentified Gemini 2 is a little more challenging 🤣.
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Kowloon Motor Bus has today announced it will release two models, one in 1/110 scale and one in 1/76 scale, of the Hangyoden cartoon character decorated part open-top Enviro500NG ATENU562 (TL6239).
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© Yi Jian Cheow Masterpiece Collectibles organised a City Shuttle Service tribute tour on Saturday, 9th May which saw an A&S MAN A22 bus PC8932C being chartered to retrace selected routes of various City Shuttle Service bus routes; a 1:110 model of a Singapore Shuttle Bus Nissan Diesel U31RCN CSS208H on service 605 (destination: Bt Merah via Orchard Rd) was also distributed to the attendees during said tour. My thanks to Yi Jian Cheow for advising me of this tour and for sharing his photographs. 13th May 2026 | ||||||||||||
ATEU37, the only Kowloon Motor Bus Enviro500 to carry the red 'Heartbeat of the City' livery, was de-registered yesterday.
Citybus has converted Enviro500 8223 (RL6869) to full open top and, surprisingly, it carries the traditional Citybus livery. It has been renumbered 32. 12th May 2026 | ||||||||||||
The Citybus 'Hop On Hop Off' HK City Sightseeing decorated ADL Enviro500NG, first mentioned last month, is currently available to pre-order from Network Shuttle. It features fleet no. 59907 (SH6325) on route H2K with a destination of 'Night Scene HK' (63324/CM217).
© The late Tony Hall Following the posting of the above photograph back on 15th April, I have received a couple of e-mails from visitors to the site providing further information. The first, from M.W. Yung, confirms the location as being in the coach parking spaces adjacent to the exit of the former Peking Road Bus Terminus (currently the Langham Hotel) at Tsim Sha Tsui. M.W. has carried out research and has provided images (see below) detailing his findings, for which I am very grateful.
Images kindly provided by M.W.Yung
The second, from John Cronshaw, confirms that the photograph was taken by the late Tony Hall. John has kindly sent me a scan of the original negative, which I have added below, and the extra background detail in this photograph may have made M.W.'s investigative work a little easier!!
© The late Tony Hall John wrote; "When I first saw the image, I thought I recognised it as being similar to a print in my own collection. It was amongst a large quantity of Hong Kong (and Macau) prints given to me a couple of years ago by my good friend Tony Hall, who made a number of trips to Hong Kong from the early 1980's until what I believe was his final trip in 2013. These were invaluable additions to my own substantial collection of Hong Kong photographs from my many trips over the last 30-odd years, particularly the earlier images from his first trip sometime after 1980. Sadly, Tony passed away in July of last year, but not before he had given me the freedom to reproduce or have published, with a suitable acknowledgment, any of the photographs that he had very generously passed on to me. In what is now a remarkable coincidence, a few days after the post of the Citybus Fleetline appeared, I was given a large number of Tony's overseas negative collection, including almost all of the Hong Kong photos and included amongst them was the original shot of the Fleetline. On further scrutiny and after having scanned and cleaned up the image, I am pretty certain that the photo you posted is from Tony's original negative. The prevailing weather, angle of the shot and certain features in the background all point to it being the same image." John kindly sent me two further scanned images, taken by Tony, and these are detailed below.
© The late Tony Hall The first features a number of China Motor Bus rebodied Guy Arabs, believed to have been taken at Rumsey Street, Central. All are working route 3 to Pokfield Road. On the far left, with passengers waiting to board, is LX249 (BX7643) whilst the 'leader' of the other three is LX284 (CD1115).
© The late Tony Hall Captured at Shau Kei Wan is China Motor Bus Daimler Fleetline SF1 (AX6001),which is waiting to depart for Central on route 2. The unique Ashok-Leyland is parked up behind it.
And finally for today, back to the models ........
A recent arrival is in the form of the unique 12.8 metre New World First Bus Gemilang bodied MAN A95. This model was issued to mark the 15th anniversary of Model 1 (63227). I plan to add some further photographs shortly. My thanks to Network Shuttle for assisting me in obtaining this model. 11th May 2026 | ||||||||||||
| I’m still buzzing from Chris’s incredible news - a Guinness World Record holder and a London Marathon medal winner! It’s been a week of highs, including one truly breathtaking moment: a visitor to this site donated over £300 to his MS Trust fundraising pot. I am genuinely speechless at such kindness. While that gift was a massive boost, the journey doesn't stop there. If you haven't had a chance to donate yet, please know that no amount is too small as every penny helps us support the vital work of the MS Trust. Chris's JustGiving page can be found here, and as previously mentioned, consider any donation as your "lifetime subscription" to the Oriental Model Buses website!!
This month's 'header' photograph features Kowloon Motor Bus D990 (BT208)., one of the final order for Daimler (Leyland) Fleetlines (150 buses). These differed from the previous two orders, in that British Aluminium Company (BACo) bodywork was specified. The BACo bodywork was certainly very different from any other body type, being of a very angular design. This angular design was even applied to the wheelarches! A predominantly red livery was applied from new which tended to improve the appearance of the design. D990 entered service in March 1978 and was withdrawn in December 1991. 6th May 2026 | ||||||||||||
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