[Hong Kong] Bus discussions / talks

• Acx1688

  26 Mar 10, 18:13

  Huh?!

• bus555

  26 Mar 10, 18:16

  ok nevermind.. ignore wat i say...

• ADL E200Dart

  26 Mar 10, 22:01

  latest news~~~

   

  according to fd , he told me that KMB had already Purchase From ADL 20 units of Enviro400 , this batch will delivery on the latest 2010..

   

  the hotest news is , CTB has order a Volvo B9TL 2-axle demonstrator , for teat , with Wright Gemini  Mark II body@@'''

  it can compare with the ADL E400. , which one is more suitable for HK

   

  also , KMB's B7RLE will get on service very soon , 70 units of them....

  also the new Volvo B9TL with Wright Body mark II demonstrator has already arrive

  and handover to KMB 

   

  as i heard that KMB had already order near 200 B9TL from Volvo ,

  all of them are the Euro5 emission standard

  (i ve got a surprise news of it , not all of them are Wright Body , some of them will got MCV body , Mody Double Decker Body , so exciting of it!!!!!!)

   

  ( all are the bamboo telegraph , unconfirm )

  in this year ,   NLB will Purchase A MAN NL323R with China YoungMan body!! @@'' 

   

  also the Goverment has order A MAN double Decker for the Eduaction purpose.... with Gemliang Body =0=''''

  maybe a MAN 24.310.....nearly $3900000 , sounds really crazy@@''

   

  also Park Island Transit will Purchase a MAN NL323R with Gemling

  Body

   

  NWFB maybe will purchase new single Decker , i heard that is the Scania K230UB....with Caetano Body =0=....

   

   

• bus555

  27 Mar 10, 21:04

  KMB introduce a peak hour route 258P from Hung Shui Kiu Railway Station to Lam Tin Railway Station...

  route looks very easy...

• TIB1232Z

  30 Mar 10, 20:09

  KMB 2nd Gen B9TL (Wright Gemini II) is registered as AVBWU1 (PE3529) and is allocated to Lai Chi Kok Depot, serving 118 today between Sham Shui Po (Tonkin Street) and Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort).

• SBS997A

  30 Mar 10, 22:39

  Originally posted by ADL E200Dart:

  latest news~~~

   

  according to fd , he told me that KMB had already Purchase From ADL 20 units of Enviro400 , this batch will delivery on the latest 2010..

   

  the hotest news is , CTB has order a Volvo B9TL 2-axle demonstrator , for teat , with Wright Gemini  Mark II body@@'''

  it can compare with the ADL E400. , which one is more suitable for HK

   

  also , KMB's B7RLE will get on service very soon , 70 units of them....

  also the new Volvo B9TL with Wright Body mark II demonstrator has already arrive

  and handover to KMB 

   

  as i heard that KMB had already order near 200 B9TL from Volvo ,

  all of them are the Euro5 emission standard

  (i ve got a surprise news of it , not all of them are Wright Body , some of them will got MCV body , Mody Double Decker Body , so exciting of it!!!!!!)

   

  ( all are the bamboo telegraph , unconfirm )

  in this year ,   NLB will Purchase A MAN NL323R with China YoungMan body!! @@'' 

   

  also the Goverment has order A MAN double Decker for the Eduaction purpose.... with Gemliang Body =0=''''

  maybe a MAN 24.310.....nearly $3900000 , sounds really crazy@@''

   

  also Park Island Transit will Purchase a MAN NL323R with Gemling

  Body

   

  NWFB maybe will purchase new single Decker , i heard that is the Scania K230UB....with Caetano Body =0=....

   

   

  Thought that KMB brought 100 Unit from Volvo, 40 B7RLE MCV and 60 B9TL Wright???

• TIB1232Z

  4 Apr 10, 11:16

  The first 5 MCV B7RLE have been handed over to KMB and registered under the fleet name AVC. 

• Merczrox

  4 Apr 10, 23:51

  Walao kmb really got too many types of diff bus models sia....How i wish sbst can also b lik tat....

• Coldo121

  5 May 10, 11:18

  Hi,

  Does anyone know where New World First Bus depots are located?

  Thanks.

• Ngweitong

  5 May 10, 16:27

  since this is a hk thread, i wanna ask, hk got scauto and mtrans is it?

• Basiling

  5 May 10, 17:38

  Originally posted by Ngweitong:

  since this is a hk thread, i wanna ask, hk got scauto and mtrans is it?

  Yes for mtrans

  

• Ngweitong

  5 May 10, 18:04

  Originally posted by Basiling:

  Yes for mtrans

  

  to MTrans is malaysia?

• Anthony lui

  5 May 10, 21:53

  We have both MTrans and SCAuto.

• Acx1688

  18 May 10, 09:19

  Man killed, 6 injured in Sha Tin crash

  18-05-2010

  Overturned minibus which plunged into a Sha Tin pedestrian underpass. Photo: RTHK A man has been killed and six other people injured - two critically - in a collision between a minibus and a taxi in Sha Tin. The police said the public light bus plunged into a pedestrian subway and overturned after crashing through railings. Passengers were thrown out of both vehicles. The police said the incident occurred at an accident blackspot

• Acx1688

  20 May 10, 09:13

  MTR passengers face 2% fare rise

  20-05-2010

  Most Mass Transit Railway passengers will pay an extra 30 cents or less when new fares come into effect in the middle of next month. However, some Octopus card holders will face a higher increase than those buying single tickets. The railway says it will earn an additional HK$200-million a year from the rises, which average just over two percent.

• sbst272

  21 May 10, 13:44

  Volvo awarded order for 115 buses to Hong Kong

  Volvo Buses has been awarded another supply contract by Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) for 115 B9TL double-decker 12-meter buses.
  
  KMB has a fleet of 3,906 buses and in line with their focus of providing passengers with the highest level of comfort and operational efficiency, KMB has since 2008 increased the frequency of issuing supply tenders for new buses.
  
  This most recent supply contract will see Volvo deliver the 115 double-deckers during early 2011 to Hong Kong.
  
  This latest order is added to and will follow on from the 245 Volvo double-decker and single-decker buses already ordered by KMB for delivery during 2010. This continued supply maintains KMB as Volvo’s largest double-deck customer in Asia.
  
  KMB again selected the Volvo 9 liter SCR Euro V compliant engine, which when operated by KMB with cleaner diesel and operational driving system adjustments will contribute to a significant reduction in emission levels.
  
  Wrightbus will again body the 115 double-deckers at the company’s plant in Northern Ireland. This Volvo-Wrightbus partnership continues to have an important strategic link in Asia to key customers KMB in Hong Kong & SBS Transit in Singapore where jointly orders for a total of 440 Volvo B9TL Wrightbus double-deckers are now secured and in the industrial pipeline.

  http://www.volvobuses.com/bus/global/en-gb/newsmedia/pressreleases/_layouts/CWP.Internet.VolvoCom/NewsItem.aspx?News.ItemId=82551&News.Language=en-gb

• Acx1688

  10 Jun 10, 09:05

  Trial of devices to cut bus pollution 10-06-2010   The government plans to start a trial later this year on the feasibility of fitting catalytic devices to certain buses, in a bid to cut pollution. The acting secretary for the environment, Kitty Poon, said the trial would involve Euro two and three buses. The move is related to a plan to introduce low-emission zones in areas that have many buses passing through. These include Causeway Bay, Central and Mongkok.

• Acx1688

  29 Jun 10, 09:19

  Introduction of driver breaks 'too slow'

  29-06-2010

  Lawmakers have criticised the Transport Department for allowing bus companies too much time to introduce one-hour meal breaks for drivers. At present, they get 20-minute breaks every six hours. Transport officials told a Legco panel that it would propose increasing the period to 45-minutes by September next year and to an hour in 2012. The Commissioner for Transport said it couldn't be rushed because KMB, for example, would need an extra 500 staff to implement the changes.

• ZYX2005

  1 Jul 10, 20:53

  well..they already have a drive to reduce poluttion thru eco-drive system and using ULSD fuel.

  AVCs doing 273 and the new B9 mark 2 on 69X

• TIB 589B

  6 Jul 10, 12:29

  Updates of KMB/LWB & CTB New Buses for this year:

  Currently till date registered:

  KMB Volvo B9TL (Wright II) - Euro V

  AVBWU1 - PE3529 (LCKD-LCK 104)
  AVBWU2 - PF2802 (TMD-UL 69X)
  AVBWU3 - PG6918 (TMD-UL 69X)
  AVBWU4 - PG7809 (TMD-UL 69X)
  AVBWU5 - PH6346 (KBD-KB 1A)

  KMB Volvo B7RLE (Euro V)

  AVC1 - PE 5313 (STD-SHUI 273)
  AVC2 - PE 5856 (STD-SHUI 273)
  AVC3 - PE 5042 (STD-SHUI 73K)
  AVC4 - PE 5293 (STD-SHUI 73K)
  AVC5 - PE 6405 (STD-SHUI 273)
  AVC6 - PE 7179 (TMD-UL 264M)
  AVC7 - PE 7937 (TMD-UL 264M)
  AVC8 - PE 8808 (STD-SHUI 273)
  AVC9 - PE 8847 (STD-SHUI 273)
  AVC10 - PE 9416 (STD-SHUI 273)
  AVC11 - PF 2531 (STD-SHUI 273)
  AVC12 - PF 3320 (STD-SHUI 273)
  AVC13 - PF 6731 (STD-SHUI 73K)
  AVC14 - PF 7166 (STD-SHUI 278K)
  AVC15 - PF 8072 (STD-SHUI 278K)
  AVC16 - PG 2693 (LCKD-LCK 234B)
  AVC17 - PG 3045 (LCKD-LCK 34M)
  AVC18 - PG 3411 (LCKD-LCK 34M)
  AVC19 - PG 3799 (LCKD-LCK 34M)
  AVC20 - PG 8529 (STD-SHUI SPARE)
  AVC21 - PG 8628 (KBD-KB SPARE)
  AVC22 - PG 9531 (LCKD-LCK SPARE)
  AVC23 - PG 9786 (STD-SHUI SPARE)
  AVC24 - PH 462 (KBD-KB 224M)
  AVC25 - PG 9293 (KBD-KB 14C)
  AVC26 - PG 9400 (KBD-KB 7M)
  AVC27 - PH 381 (KBD-KB 224M)

  KMB Dennis Enviro 400 (Euro V)

  ATSE1 - PC4053 (KBD-KB 606)

  KMB Dennis Enviro 500 (Euro 4)

  ATEU11 - PG9225 (LCKD-LCK 118)
  ATEU12 - PG9874 (LCKD-LCK 171)
  ATEU13 - PH1344 (LCKD-LCK SPARE)
  ATEU14 - PH1547 (LCKD-LCK SPARE)

  LWB Dennis Enviro 500

  8407 - PB 6845 (STD-ST E42)
  8408 - PB 6893 (SHWD-SHW E32)
  8409 - PB 7275 (STD-ST E42)
  8410 - PB 7996 (STD-ST E42)
  8411 - PC 7486 (STD-ST E42)
  8412 - PC 8321 (SHWD-SHW E31)
  8413 - PC 8853 (SHWD-SHW E33)
  8414 - PC 9008 (SHWD-SHW E34)
  8415 - PD 6334 (SHWD-SHW E33)
  8416 - PD 6710 (SHWD-SHW E31)
  8417 - PD 7770 (SHWD-SHW E41)
  8418 - PD 7829 (SHWD-SHW E32)
  8419 - PD 7560 (SHWD-SHW E42)
  8420 - PF 1546 (SHWD-SHW E41)
  8421 - PF 1583 (SHWD-SHW E33)
  8422 - PF 1592 (SHWD-SHW E33)
  8423 - PF 3418 (SHWD-SHW E42)
  8424 - PF 6764 (SHWD-SHW S64)
  8425 - PF 6849 (SHWD-SHW S64)
  8426 - PG 586 (SHWD-SHW E31)
  8427 - PG 2428 (SHWD-SHW S64)
  8428 - PG 2638 (SHWD-SHW S1)
  8429 - PG 7174 (SHWD-SHW E31)
  8430 - PG 7279 (SHWD-SHW S64)

  CTB Dennis Enviro 400

  7000 - PC6795 (UDEP 117)
  7001 - PH4891 (SDEP SPARE)

• TIB 589B

  6 Jul 10, 12:50

  Redeployment for KMB (July 2010)

  AVC24 - PH 462 -> Volvo B7RLE
  (KBD-KB NEW)  (KBD-KB 224M) > Replace AN16

  AVC25 - PG 9293 -> Volvo B7RLE
  (KBD-KB NEW)  (KBD-KB 14C) -> Replace AA26
  
  AVC26 - PG 9400 -> Volvo B7RLE
  (KBD-KB NEW) (KBD-KB 7M) -> Replace ASB9

  AVC27 PH 381 -> Volvo B7RLE
  (KBD-KB NEW)  (KBD-KB 224M) -> Replace AN5

  ASB9 - NV3927 -> K230UB 10.6M
  (KBD-KB 7M)  (KBD-KB SPARE)

  AA26 - GD5192 -> Dennis Dart
  (KBD-KB 14C)  (KBD-KB SPARE)

  AA62 - HV8607 -> Dennis Dart
  (KBD-KB SPARE)  (KBD-KB 224M)

  AN5 - FP4320 -> Dennis Lance
  (KBD-KB 14C)  (Scrapped)

  AN16 - FS6896 -> Dennis Lance (Single Door)
  (KBD-KB 224M)  (KBD-KB SPARE)

  S3N303 - FY3686 -> Dennis Dragon 11M NAC
  (KBD-KB 1A)  (KBD-KB SPARE)

  AVBWU5 PH6346 -> B9 Wright II
  (KBD-KB NEW)  (KBD-KB 1A) - Replace S3N303 (NAC Dragon!)

• SBS3688Y

  6 Jul 10, 22:54

  if pay cash to travel on buses and trams, are there any bus tickets issued?
• SBS8214Z

  7 Jul 10, 16:42

  Originally posted by SBS3688Y:

  if pay cash to travel on buses and trams, are there any bus tickets issued?

  Should be yes. The systems work almost the same as Singapore what, why don't you just top up ur octopus cards before taking MTR, buses or trams? :D

• Scania96

  7 Jul 10, 19:04

  Do anyone have a vid on the KMB bus diversion, baby pram, seats advailable upstairs and bus spoilt annoucements? Thanks.

• XiaoTaro

  7 Jul 10, 19:14

  Originally posted by SBS3688Y:

  if pay cash to travel on buses and trams, are there any bus tickets issued?

  KMB, NWFB, Citybus and MTR buses do not issue tickets for cash payment, neither do Hkisland trams. Of course if u are talking about the tourist services, H1 H2 buses and peak trams, those u will get a ticket for it.