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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of Bobby Liu
Almost three months after
the New Hong Kong Bus Company first registered its five
Gemilang Lion City bodied MAN NL323, these buses entered service this
week with the above two noted in service today.
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of Keith Wood
A little
off topic (that's one of
the advantages of this job!) is the above photograph of one
of London's new Wrights buses. Route 24 was the first
route
to be converted to the new 'Borismaster' and LT35 (LTZ1035) is
pictured here yesterday. The second route to be converted
is route 11, operated by Go Ahead, which will commence on 21st
September. Following the eight prototype buses, an order for 600 buses
has been placed.
Linking from the
above news item, independent
transport videos has released a new DVD on the
subject of the prototype 'Borismasters' - just follow the link.
30th June 2013
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It is confirmed
that the two Citybus
short Olympians from Model 1 will be released on Monday 1st July.
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of D201@EAL
The first 'new
generation' 11.3 metre
Enviro500 for MTR Bus was noted earlier today. This is believed to be
one of a batch of six.
29th June 2013
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Released in Hong Kong
today are these two Kowloon Motor Bus 12-metre Volvo
Olympians. 3AV49
(GC8229) is on route to
80X Chun Shek (DW11301)
whilst 3AV11 (GB4860)
is on route 13X
to Po Tat (DW11302).
Each is limited to 1,000 pieces and new pages
and have now been added.
The above poster confirms
that the two Asia's World City KMB Dennis Dragons are set for release
on 12th July.
The above two Citybus
short Olympians from Model 1 are expected to be released shortly. Fleet
no. 220 carries Network 26 branding and is on route 6 whilst
fleet no. 233 is on route 61. Each is limited to 700 pieces.
28th June 2013
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Yet another model has been
announced, this being a Citybus Driver Training liveried Dennis Condor,
T3 (GG8288). This will be limited to 1,000 pieces.
26th June 2013
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of Philip
Chan
The news I have been waiting for for a long time arrived today with
confirmation that Kowloon Motor Bus are to release two versions of
their
S3N class Dennis Dragon in Asia's World City livery. These
are scheduled to be released in July and will
feature S3N351 (GA1614) on route 5A
and S3N369 (GA6324) on route 1A, as pictured above.
It is believed that the quantity issued will be 1,200 pieces for each
version.
Further to the news on
15th June, a release date of 28th June has been confirmed for the
release ot the two Kowloon Motor Bus 12-metre
Volvo Olympians, believed to be from Drumwell. 3AV49 (GC8229)
is on route
80X whilst 3AV11 (GB4860) is on route 13X.
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of NR 5800
Spotted yesterday
undergoing road tests in Tuen Mun was this Wrights Gemini 2 Volvo B9TL.
I am grateful to Stephen
Cho for explaining
the reason why the new 'new generation' Enviro500s do not have wheel
trims, this being the fact that these new buses have ZF axles
instead of Dana axles. The fitting of wheel covers would make them over
width. The same applies to the Enviro400s.
25th June 2013
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The popularity
of the recently released Captain KMB Dennis Dragon has
resulted in the model selling out very quickly after its release.
Larger images of the two
new Citybus Enviro500s featured in yesterdays
News have now been added to the  section.
23rd June 2013
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Photograph courtesy and
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Citybus continue to take
delivery of both 11.3 and 12 metre Enviro500s. Pictured today is 9108,
an 11.3 metre example which was registered yesterday along with 9110.
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of Alan Wong
Fleet no. 8009 is the latest 12 metre example to be registered and
interestingly this is the first to feature a steering rear axle.
At the same time, the delivery of similar 12 metre buses to Kowloon
Motor Bus continue, the latest being ATENU27, which was registered last
Thursday.
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of Bobby Liu
In comparison and also
spotted today is former Citybus 10.4 metre Volvo Olympian 241,
now T8 in the Training Bus fleet, which is nearing its
nineteenth birthday.
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of Benny Lee
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of
Benny Lee
My thanks to Benny Lee for sending me photographs of one of the
recently released SBS Transit Olympians from Northcord Model Co. to
which he has applied SBS Transit logos, registration plates and new
driving mirrors.
22nd June 2013
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As reported on 15th June,
the
second version of the Best Choose China Motor Bus Dennis Condor, DL11
(B13766) is now apperaing on the Network Shuttle website. It appears
the only difference from the first version, B11761B
is the destination, which reads Sau Mau Ping. Quantities are
not
yet known. A new page and further photographs will be added as soon as
time allows.
20th June 2013
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Photographs
courtesy and copyright of Jotus.com
Set for release in Hong
Kong
tomorrow are these two Kowloon Motor Bus 12-metre Dennis Dragons. 3N171
(DK5310) (top) is on route 6C to Kowloon City Ferry (92609)
whilst
3N143 (DK 1992) is on route 9 to Star Ferry and carries the attractive
Captain KMB livery (92610).
Each is limited to 800 pieces. New pages and
further photographs have now been added.
20th June 2013
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Photograph courtesy and
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Noted today undergoing
road testing and minus its Cityflyer lettering was Citybus 'new
generation' Enviro500 no. 8009. Further photographs, thanks to Watt
Yung, have been added to the section of the site.
17th June 2013
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It is reported
that Drumwell are to release two Kowloon Motor Bus 12-metre
Volvo Olympians. 3AV49 (GC8229) is on route
80X whilst 3AV11 is on route 13X 11X (corrected 18th June) and each will
be limited to 1,000
pieces.
In
addition is is believed that Best Choose will shortly release
another version of China Motor Bus Dennis Condor DL11, differing from
that issued in May 2011 (B1176B1)
in having a different destination and route number.
15th June 2013
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Photographs courtesy and
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Yet more new releases are
on
their way, these being two Kowloon Motor Bus 12-metre,
three-door
non air-con Dennis Dragons. The first (3N171) carries pink Captain KMB
livery and is believed to be on route 9 whilst the second (3N143) is
on route 6C to Kowloon City Ferry. Each is limited to 800
pieces
and are set for release on 21st June. I am sure these two attractive
liveries are likely to sell out quickly.
14th June 2013
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Released today in Hong
Kong are
these two versions of KMB Leyland Olympian 3BL126 from Cars
Workshop. The first (38803) is
on route 46X to Hin Keng
whilst the second (38804)
is on route 80 to Mei Lam. New pages have now been added and
further photographs will be added shortly.
13th June 2013
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Photograph courtesy and
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Photograph courtesy and
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Two 'new generation'
Enviro500s registered yesterday and noted in service
today are pictured above. Citybus 9106 (top) is an 11.3 metre
example whilst KMB ATENU15 is a 12 metre example.
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Photograph courtesy and
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Photograph courtesy and
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of Bobby Liu
With today being the Tuen Ng
Festival (Dragon Boat Festival) several extra services were provided
to/from Stanley/Repulse Bay to cater for the increased passenger
numbers.
12th June 2013
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of Bobby Liu
The last batch
of KMB Volvo
Olympians with 3+2 seating are set to be retired shortly. AV88
is
pictured above on 4th June, its last day of service.
It is reported that Citybus short Dragon's nos. 735 and
740 have had their licences extended.
11th June 2013
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New pages have
now been added for the three recently released SBS Transit Volvo
Olympians from Northcord Model Company (ukbus0039,
ukbus0040
and ukbus0041).
Further photographs
of New World First Bus Dennis Condor DA66 have now been added
to the section of the site.
10th June 2013
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New pages have
now been added for the two Leyland Olympians from Venus Collectibles,
BL27 (MBL01)
and BL34 (MBL02).
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of Philip
Chan
New World First Bus has
applied
a new Peak Tram livery to Dennis Condor DA66, as noted by Philip Chan
today. Further photographs will be added shortly.
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of Tramric
Tramric has announced
another
new prduct, this being a book entitled 'Tram Art Gallery'
which is
expected to be published in July. The following text has been received:-
'This book is a treasure chest of information that will nourish your
soul. Tramric brings new themes in a book every year for transport
enthusiasts. We have worked with professional photographers to create a
photo compilation that will debut in July, and we are fortunate to have
the preface written by Hong Kong Tramways' General Manager. 'Tram Art
Gallery' is designed and packaged as a collector's item, portraying our
trams in an artistic and creative way. The photo collection captures
our trams in unique settings and highlights changes in our cityscape
over time as the tram network bears witness to over a hundred years of
rapid development. In addition, we have also included tram development
history and plans for a tram network in Kai Tak'.
Further details are:-
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156 pages
all in colour |
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English
and Chinese |
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273mm (W)
x 210mm (H) |
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Hardback |
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978-988-16655-8-4 |
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HK$238
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9th June 2013
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MBL01 - BL27 on route 70 to Sheung Shui
- limited to 599 pieces
Model kindly supplied by Venus
Collectibles
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MBL02 - BL34 on route 11C to Chuk Yuen
Estate - limited to 399 pieces
Model kindly supplied by Venus Collectibles
Venus Collectibles are
set to release a
new casting of a 9.5 metre Leyland Olympian. Two versions,
which
are pictured above, are expected later this month.
Further
details will be added shortly.
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Model kindly supplied by Venus
Collectibles
Another interesting
release from Venus Collectibles is this resin 1:43 scale
Toyota
Echo Verso (RTE01) which features Hong Kong Police AM8913. Limited to
599 pieces, this model was issued in May.
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of JR Team
My thanks to JRTeam for
sending
me photographs of Kowloon Motor Bus ATEU5 which is the latest bus to
receive an 80th anniversary 'retro' livery. Larger images have now been
added to the section of the site.
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of David Rowe
Former China Motor Bus
Dennis Condor DL18 was spotted in London today sporting the new Big Bus
logo.
8th June 2013
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courtesy and copyright of Jotus.com
P&T/312 Model
have released
two resin models of a Kowloon Motor Bus Dennis Dragon. S3N3
(DM6609) (upper photograph) is on route 6F to Kowloon City Ferry and is
limited to 500 pieces (B0040B-6F) whilst S3N7 (DM7527) (lower photo) is
on cross-harbour route 101 to Kwun Tong (Yue Man Square) and is also
limited to 500 pieces (B0040B-101). New pages will be added shortly.
A new page has now been
added for the second Kowloon Motor Bus 'Year of the Snake' Gemini 2
featured in yesterday's news (DW10513).
Another Kowloon Motor
Bus 80th Anniversary 'retro' livery has been applied to a
presently unidentified Enviro500.
Larger images of the
Citybus 'new generation' Enviro500s featured below have been added to
the section of the site.
7th June 2013
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A second
Kowloon Motor
Bus 'Year of the Snake' liveried Gemini 2 has been issued by Drumwell
(DW10513).
It features AVBWU242 on route 6 to Lai Chi Kok and
is limited to 1,000 pieces.
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of Concorde Hobby Shop
Concorde
Hobby Shop are featuring three non air-con SBS Transit Volvo
Olympians on their Facebook page. These are produced by Northcord Model
Company and each version is limited to just 360 pieces. . The three
versions are ukbus0039 on route 93, ukbus0040 on route 182M
and ukbus0041 on route 257. They are expected to
retail for
HK$398. From the lack of SBS Transit logos I am assuming these are not
SBS Transit licensed models.
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of Philip
Chan
Fleet no.
8006, the newest Cityflyer 'new generation' Enviro500, entered
service today having been registered SB1285 yesterday.
I
am grateful to Jackie Chan for providing some further details of yet
another new Hong Kong taxi, this being the Nissan Cedric 4-door Sedan
Y31. Although the Nissan Cedric is not a modern style taxi, it
does have some unique selling points in the Hong
Kong market:-
only
5-seater new taxi in HK market
airbag for driver;
fuel economy of 10km per litre
electric folding mirrors
ABS
less expensive than the Toyota Crown.
The following link will
take you to the press release (in chinese) http://www.car1.hk/news/nissan-taxi-y31-launch/
whilst these two links may also be of interest - http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/HERITAGE/cedric_4door_sedan_original.html
and http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/HERITAGE/Cedric_Gloria.html (the last two links have since been removed - Feb 2021).
Released on 3rd June was
the Cars Workshop KMB Daimler 'A' (38207).
Tonights
update has
been rather rushed - I need to take my wife out to dinner to celebrate
her birthday and I must not be late!!!
Further photographs and new pages will be added as soon as time allows.
6th June 2013
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of Philip
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Last month I featured the
arrival in Hong Kong of the new Toyota Prius taxi and at the
same
time mentioned several BYD electric taxis had also been noted.
My
thanks to Philip Chan for providing the above photographs showing one
such vehicle.
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of Philip
Chan
Citybus 11-metre 'new
generation' Enviro500 fleet no. 9101 is pictured yesterday in
glorious sunshine and in temperatures of just over 30C
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of Tramric
Further to the news item
on 2
June regarding the forthcoming release of the Hong Kong Tram system, I
am advised the tram is approximately 1:87 scale. A YouTube clip can be
viewed by clicking on the above image.
5th June 2013
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of Philip
Chan
KMB has modified the 80th
anniversary livery on Enviro400 ATSE31 by removing the area of red
around the front destination equipment, as noted in the above
photograph taken yesterday. The photograph below shows the bus on 23rd
May.
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of Grant Ng Kwok Kuen
3rd June 2013
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of Tramric
Tramric has
just announced a new Hong Kong Trams souvenir which is set
for launch in mid-June. The first in the series represents
tram
173, one of the new generation trams which is battery-powered
and
comes with a set of tracks that can be customised. Ideal for
enthusiasts and children alike!
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of Vincent Chong
Fleet no. 735 is
the last remaining Citybus 10.4 metre Dragon in
service and is set to retire on 11th June.
2nd June 2013
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of Philip
Chan
Further photographs of
KMB's 80th anniversary liveried buses have been added to the section of the site.
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of Tramric
I am grateful to Tramric
for sending me an selection of photographs of this Peak Horse tram.
These will be added shortly
The month of May saw this
News page receive a new record of 'hits' - 42,222
- easily beating the previous record of 39,300 set in May
last year. The Home page also recorded a new record of 27,111 'hits',
beating the previous record of 24,812 set in June last year.
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Photograph courtesy and
copyright of Vincent Chong
Citybus
Enviro400 no. 7059, believed to be last of the current order,
was
registered on 29th May and is pictured here in service yesterday.
1st June 2013
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