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My
thanks to Andrew
Gilchrist for confirming the quantity of the recently released all-over
red China Motor Bus Leyland Olympian from Model 1 as 288
pieces (63070A).
27th
November 2018
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Three
models were released during my recent holiday, these being :-
16th
November
saw the release of New Lantao Bus Mitsubishi Fuso Rosa MS13 (RY4232)
on route 34 with a destination written only in Chinese (see below). It
is limited to 688 pieces (63861).
22nd
November saw the second release of Model 1's China Motor Bus Leyland
Olympian LM5 (FW2286) in plain red livery, this version on
route
94X and with a destination of Lei
Tung Estate - Central (63070A).
The quantity is unknown but it is
believed to uncertificated.
Also on
22nd
November, and again from Model 1, was the release of this
plain
white Leyland Olympian (63074).
Again it is believed this model is
uncertificated.
Model 1
has announced two further releases of its Asia Aero bodied MAN A91, both of which are
pictured above, Quantities for each are presently unknown as are the
release dates.
'Australia
& New Zealand Double Deck Bus' by Stephen Cho is one of a
selection
of books kindly presented to me by New Overground Publishing on my
recent visit to Hong Kong. These are pictured with two superb
Transit Graphics resin models of a Volvo B9TL with Volgren Optimus
bodywork, one in Hillsbus blue livery and the other in CDC Victoria
orange and white livery, kindly presented to me by Jotus.com. I look
forward to reading the book and am amazed at the detail of the two
models.
27th
November 2018
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My
thanks to Ray
Ng for clarifying the advertising on the latest model tram release - it
is for a mosquito repellent called 'Japan Ding Ding' - clearly the term
'Ding Ding' is most relevant when it comes to Hong Kong trams!
Released
in
Hong Kong today are the two standard liveried Kowloon Motor Bus
Mercedes-Benz 0.305 - ME31 (DF9740) is on route 73A
to Yuen
Chau Kok (KMB2018090)
whilst ME20 (DF9705) is on route 76K to Wah Ming Estate (KMB2018092).
15th
November 2018
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Released
today
in Hong Kong is tram no. 83 carrying all-over advertising for
a
Japanese product? (see above) (TT33682).
It is limited to 300 pieces.
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Photographs courtesy and copyright of
Bobby Liu
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Photographs courtesy and copyright of
Bobby Liu
Same fleet number or
registration number, same place, same angle......... but
different bus and time!
14th
November 2018
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My thanks
to Watt Yung for allowing me to share his photographs from yesterday of
a few of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau buses and coaches, larger images of
which have been added to the  page of the
site.
13th
November 2018
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Set
for release in December is this Discovery Bay Transit liveried Wrights
Gemini 2 Volvo B9TL from Model 1. It features DBAY212 (TP1192) on
route DB03R with a destination of Discovery Bay Marina Drive (63063).
Two
further Wrights bodied Volvo B8Ls were noted arriving in Hong Kong this
week.
With almost 1,200 Hong
Kong models issued to date, what do you think are the top 5 route
numbers and top 5 destinations?
Sorry no
prizes and results will be published tomorrow!
9th
November 2018
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Not a Hong
Kong model, but worthy of note on this site is the brand new
100-seat Alexander Dennis Enviro400XLB three-axle double decker,
developed in close collaboration with Lothian and chassis manufacturer
Volvo. 42 of these high-capacity buses will enter service in Edinburgh
from January onwards. They are manufactured in Falkirk, securing jobs
and adding value to the Scottish economy directly and via the extensive
local supply chain.
With
Lothian’s services in the Scottish capital seeing consistent patronage
growth, the operator collaborated with Alexander Dennis to
develop the 13.4m Enviro400XLB. Offering 100 seats and able to carry up
to 131 passengers in total, it delivers unrivalled capacity for busy
routes in the capital, while its front and middle doors will speed-up
dwell times at bus stops. It has been built to even higher standards
than bus users in Edinburgh are familiar with, with comfortable
high-backed seating, wifi, USB charging, mood lighting and audio-visual
stop announcements.
Alexander Dennis's Enviro400XLB is the first bus for the United Kingdom
to be mounted on Volvo's recently launched three-axle B8L chassis,
powered by the efficient 350bhp Euro 6 D8K engine. For the full press
release, click here (link no longer available).
8th
November 2018
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Set for
general release tomorrow is Kowloon Motor
Bus Mercedes-Benz 0.305 ME14 (KMB2018091)
- it is limited to 800 pieces.
Also set
for release tomorrow is this 1/43 scale Kowloon
Motor Bus Daimler 'A' type with 'Birmingham' style grille. The model
represents 4202 on route 2 to Star Ferry and includes opening features
and poseable front wheels. It is limited to 500 pieces (KMB2018025).
A
new page and further photographs are currently being added.
As
well as the former New World First Bus 10.3 metre Duple Metsec Dennis
Tridents, Citybus has also received Alexander ALX500 bodied
Volvo Super Olympian 5086, which has been numbered 250.
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Photograph courtesy and copyright of
Andy Yung
Strangely
enough, Model Bus Evolution issued a fictitious model back in
2002 of a Citybus
liveried Volvo 'Super' Olympian, which is pictured above (see
DW10303A).
6th
November 2018
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Today
marks the 20th anniversary of this site - little did I know
when purchasing the above model back in 1997 that it
would not only
inspire me to create this website,
but also lead me to visit the former British colony ten times
(to-date) ultimately resulting in a collection of
Hong Kong
buses and trams that my wife would dearly love to know the number of!
Perhaps, more importantly, it has enabled me to make many new friends
both here in the UK as well as in Hong Kong.
I
would like to thank everyone who has contributed to the site
over
the years - there are far too many of you to name individually -
without your help the site would not be what it is
today, so a big 'Thank
You' to you all.
Special
mention must be made to my long-suffering family for putting up with my
endless hours on a computer over the past 20 years and also
to Sindy and Joe of Jotus.com,
who have supported the site continuously from its early days, organised
my very first visit to Hong Kong and who are now part of our
'family'.
5th
November 2018
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Released
in Hong Kong
today are these two versions of China Motor Bus Fleetline
coach FC1 (DD7785). The first (on the right) is on route 11A
to
Wan Chai Ferry (DC1020)
whilst the second (on the left) is on route 262
to Chung Hom Kok (DC1021).
Each is limited to 550 pieces.
KMB's
Wrights bodied Volvo
B8Ls are being assembled in Malaysia, and my thanks to Eddy
Sumantri Mohd Talhah for sending me the above photographs. Check out
his Flickr site by following the above link.
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Bobby Liu
The
latest arrival in the Discovery Bay fleet is DBAY117, a Euro 6 engined
MAN NL323 (A22) with the latest Gemilang 'facelift' bodywork.
3rd
November 2018
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Model 1
has
issued plain white versions of it's Marcopolo bodied Scania (top)
(63703)
and Jit Luen bodied Isuzu LT434C (63932).
A full set
of photographs has now been received from 80M Bus Model Shop and these
have now been added (TT33101).
2nd November 2018
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New
pages have now been added for several of the recently released
and
announced models, including the two Discovery Bay Dennis Darts (63123
and 63124), the
three Kowloon Motor Bus Mercedes-Benz 0.305 (KMB2018090,
KMB2018091
and KMB2018092)
and the Shum Kong Wing Lee Marcopolo bodied Scania (63705).
1st November 2018
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