Photograph courtesy and copyright of Jackel Ng

As reported yesterday, the Cars Workshop KMB Enviro500 (39401) was released in Hong Kong today. Some new photographs have been added to the appropriate page and more will follow tomorrow.

A final reminder that tomorrow is the last day to vote for your Favourite New Casting of 2004 and Favourite Livery of 2004. Don't forget, this is your opportunity to win one of the forthcoming KMB Enviro500s from  Cars Workshop, which are kindly being provided as prizes by 80M Bus Model Shop. Please note that an acknowledgement e-mail will be sent within 36 hours of you casting your vote. If you not receive an acknowledgement within this timescale, please vote again. 

It is reported on the ChannelNewsAsia website that SBS Transit has placed an order with Volvo for 150 new double-deck buses, the deal being worth $£60m. 

New photos of some the Dennis Tridents recently transferred from new World First Bus to KCRC have been added to the Xtra pages of the site, as well as news of some former Citybus Olympians recently acquired by a private operator here in the UK.

Voting for your Favourite New Casting of 2004 and Favourite Livery of 2004 has got off to a brisk start, with over 150 votes having been cast already. Don't forget, this is your opportunity to win one of the forthcoming KMB Enviro500s from  Cars Workshop, which are kindly being provided as prizes by 80M Bus Model Shop. 

To see the list of models in each category, the competition rules and more importantly, to cast your votes, follow this link (now removed). 

Pictured above is a new qb model which features all-over advertising for Po Sum On. The model is not on general sale, but details on how one can be obtained can be found by following the link. (This link removed - 11th February 2010) Further photos of the model will appear shortly.

It's been reported that KMB's Volgren bodied Volvo B9TL demonstrator - AVD1 (LJ7006) - will be returned to Volvo's dealer by mid-December. Bus Fan World organised a dedicated farewell tour for this bus on Sunday 12th December 2004, a photo of which is included above.

I am looking to redesign my 'Homepage' and if there are any web designers out there who may be interested, please e-mail me
 

Photograph courtesy of 80M Bus Model Shop

I have just received photographs of the new KMB Enviro 500 from Cars Workshop (39401) and these have been uploaded to the appropriate new page. 

                 Just uploaded are photos of Creative Master Northcord's Hino S'elega in Airport Limousine livery (JB2004). 

                 The Xtra page of the site has also been updated with photos of the ex-New World First Bus Tridents now in their new
                 owner's livery.

                 The following link will take you to my personal homepage (link now removed), which is still under construction, but includes some photos of
                 local bus operators and views. 

BSI's latest publication, 'The Development of Hong Kong Island Bus Routes in 20th Century' is now available in Hong Kong.

 Photograph courtesy and copyright of
Carl Bentley 

Thanks to regular visitor Carl Bentley, I have been able to add details of the above KMB resin Leyland Service Vehicle from the Hong Kong Model Co. to the Resin section of the site. Follow the link for more details. 

I was deeply shocked and saddened to read on the Diecast Buses Interactive Group today that Gerry Brown, the site founder and owner, unexpectedly passed away last night.

Gerry was the driving force behind this hugely successful group, which has gone from strength to strength since it's formation in April 2001.

I would like to offer my deepest sympathy to his wife Christine and daughters Laura and Sarah, and I do this on behalf of all the visitors to this site. Needless to say, our thoughts and prayers are with them, and the rest of his family, at this sad time.

Photograph courtesy of Jotus.com

Now available in Hong Kong is the Airport Limousine liveried Hino S'elega from Creative Master Northcord (JB2004).

I have received an unconfirmed report of a new model, a CMB Guy Arab Mk V bus, fleet no. S4, with the background of Shek O bus terminus.