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A new page, further details and
a short review of Dominic Kung's book, Volvo Buses in Hong
Kong, have tonight been added to the  page.
31st August 2011
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Thanks to Dave
Rogers, further information has just been added to the page for the Former China
Light & Power Olympians now with Kinch, along with a further
photograph.
30th August 2011
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Photograph courtesy and copyright of
Andy Higgins
My thanks to Andy
Higgins who has kindly sent me a selection of photographs of the
ex-China Light & Power Olympians now in the Kinchs of Minety
fleet. These have received new lower front panels. Further photographs
have been added to the pages.
Thanks
to Simon Yiu of
Toronto, Ontario, Canada for providing an update on the three Alexander
Dennis Enviro 500 double decker buses that was purchased by OC Transpo
in Ottawa in 2008, as pilot buses for double decker testing project
(see the following
page for details). The update is as follows:
i) all
3 buses (Nos. 1201 to 1203) will be staying in OC Transpo
fleet and are not being sold
ii)
the City Council of Ottawa has approved the 2012 budget to purchase 80
double deckers from Alexander Dennis, all buses will have to be in
service by Sep 2012 and will replace 140 Orion VI single
decker
buses, made in 1999
iii) all the new buses
will feature a lower
height than the 3 pilot buses, which will make the new buses less
restrictive compared to the present 3 pilot buses as there are 3
locations in Ottawa where there are height clearance issues
iv) Engines will be EPA
2010 emission standard compliant
v)
OC Transpo is looking to specify a different axle model so
they
can accommodate more than 14 standees downstairs without damaging the
axle
vi) all buses will have
to be in service by September 2012, which means the buses will be in
city of Ottawa around spring 2012
vii) it is still not
known if the new buses will be 12m (40ft) or 12.8m (43ft)
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29th August 2011
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Photograph courtesy and copyright o f
Philip Chan
KMB's latest delivery,
ADL Enviro200 fleet no. AAU24, is seen here today on route 8A, having
been registered on Friday. Larger photographs of this and AAU21 have
been added to the pages.
28th August 2011
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Further
photographs of the two KMB Duple Metsec Dennis Dragons (DW10210) and (DW10211) have now been added.
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Photograph courtesy and copyright of
Philip Chan
The JR Team have issued
two further bus
folders, one of Leyland Olympian S3BL438 (pictured above) and
the
other of Volvo Olympian AV1.
27th August 2011
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Photograph courtesy and copyright of
80M Bus Model Shop
As reported earlier this
week, the Kowloon
Motor Bus Volgren bodied
Volvo B9TL, fleet no. AVD1, is set for release tomorrow (39503).
A new page and further photographs have now been added.
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Photographs courtesy and copyright of
80M Bus Model Shop
Also set for release in
Hong Kong tomorrow are these two KMB Dennis Dragons. S3N328 (FZ7116) is
on route 49X to Tsing Yi Ferry (DW10210) and is limited to 1,000 pieces, whilst S3N350 (GA1570) is on route 14
to Yau Tong Ko Chiu Road (DW10211)
and is limited to 800 pieces. New pages have tonight been added
although further photographs will be added as soon as time allows.
Citybus has started to
receive its production Alexander Dennis Enviro400s, with fleet nos.
7002, 7004 and 7005 having been registered this week. The Across website
gives full details.
Congratulations to Dave
Rogers and Nigel Lennox for correctly guessing my holiday destination -
it was in fact Port de Soller, Mallorca, Spain and a link to the
railway and tramway can be found here.
26th August 2011
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I have now returned from
my holiday and
aim to carry out a further update later in the day, once I have had the
opportunity to catch up on my e-mails. In the meantime I have included
one of the my holiday snaps! Any ideas of the location? (sorry no
prizes for any right answers!)
The recently
issued New World First Bus 'Rickshaw Bus' is a
product of 80M Bus Model Shop and carries product code 92210
- further photographs have now been added.
The Kowloon Motor Bus
Volgren bodied
Volvo B9TL, fleet no. AVD1, is set for release on Saturday 27th August
(39503). A new page will be added shortly.
24th August 2011
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I am now on
holiday until Wednesday 24th August so there will be no
updates during this time. Do please continue to e-mail
me with
any news or photographs, ready for my return.
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of
Network Shuttle
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Photograph courtesy and copyright of
80M Bus Model Shop
The New World First Bus Rickshaw Bus has been released today.
15th August 2011
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of
Vincent Chong
Another 'newest' bus,
this time it belongs to KMB. AVBWU196, a Wrights bodied Volvo B9TL
registered on 4th August, was captured today in Mei Foo. A larger has been added to the pages.
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of
Network Shuttle
Released in Hong Kong
today is this 1/76th
scale Leyland FG lorry from Best Choose (L117607R) details of which
were announced on 7th August.
I am reliably informed
that the New World First Bus 'Rickshaw Bus' (20033)
is due to be released in Hong Kong on Monday 15th August and is
believed to be limited to 1,500 pieces.
13th August 2011
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of
Philip
Chan
Long Win's newest
Alexander Dennis Enviro500 is fleet no. 8507 and it is seen here today
at Tung Chung. A
larger image of this and fleet no. 8506, has been added to
the pages.
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of BUSME
A range of four different
t-shirts are now available in Hong Kong. A
product of BUSME and T.680 Creation, they are 100% cotton and come in
two sizes and are expected to retail for HK$160. Further
information can be found at the BUSME website.
11th August 2011
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Photograph courtesy and copyright of
John Bennett
My thanks to John Bennett
for providing
details and photographs of a previously unrecorded model, this being a
1/64th scale Beijing Trolleybus, believed to have been issued in 2009.
It features fleet no 2830
and a new page has just been added. Further photographs will be added
tomorrow.
I assumed that
KMB had ceased
applying year decals to their new buses, but note that
Alexander
Dennis Enviro500 ATEU32 has '2010' decals applied, despite being
registered on 28th July 2011!
10th August 2011
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Details of the
recently issued souvenir items have been included in the section.
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Photograph courtesy and copyright of
Vincent Chong
Pictured above is one
of KMB's recent additions to the fleet, AVBWU189, a Wrights
Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TL. A larger image of this vehicle and AVBWU185
have just been added to the section.
9th August 2011
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A new page has
tonight been added to the section which features the 1/13th
scale model buses from Bus Fu.
8th August 2011
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Photographs courtesy and copyright of
JRTeam
JRTeam
have released a creative and useful souvenir for Hong
Kong bus collectors, the first in a series of Hong
Kong double-deck bus folders. These designs are a Dennis
Dragon 11m (S3N class) and a Dennis Dragon 9.9m (ADS class). All
folders with a label it can change the route, destination and
registration number. The cover is semi-transparent for a better effect. The
retail price is HKD$18 and all the files are limited in
quantity. The file
is available from 80m Bus Model Shop and Concorde Hobby Shop.
The folder size is 330mm x 220mm and is suitable for A4 or FC
Size.
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Photograph courtesy and copyright of
Bus Fu
I
recently received several photographs of some 1/13th scale hand-built
buses, and as a taster, one is pictured above. This MCW
Metrobus
took fours years to complete and the level of detail is quite
outstanding. Further photographs of this and the others will be added
as soon as time allows.
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Photograph courtesy and copyright of
3cubian.com
Best Choose will launch another Leyland FG lorry,
"新記" San Kee", which carries the licence plate CR1167. The
actual lorry still exists in Hong Kong, but remains
unlicensed. By thanks to 3cubian.com
for providing this news.
7th August 2011
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Photograph courtesy and copyright of
80M Bus Model Shop
Set for release in Hong
Kong tomorrow
are these two Kowloon Motor Bus Mitsubishi Fusos from Cars Workshop.
The first (92705)
features fleet no. AM40 (EN419) on route A7, Airport
- Kowloon Tong circular. This is fitted with luggage racks.
The
second (92706)
features fleet no. AM69 (EV3791) on
route 276 to Sheung Shui. Each is limited to 900 pieces
and expected
to retail for HK$298.
5th August 2011
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Photographs courtesy and copyright of
Tramric Design
Two new tram souvenirs from Tramric
Design are set for launch shortly, details of which
can be found above or by following the link to their website.
4th August 2011
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VA51 pictured at Central Ferry Pier
on
27th November 2010
I am reliably informed that New World First Bus are to issue a model of
one of their Rickshaw Bus liveried Volvo Olympians. The model will
feature VA51 on route H2, the Metropolis Tour, as pictured above. No
further details are yet known.
3rd August 2011
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Some further
photographs taken
at the 'Centenary
Date with Tram & Bus' exhibition which is is currently underway at the Peak
Galleria have just been added to the section. My thanks to Busme
for providing these.
1st August 2011
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