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Hong Kong Bus Operators ... Citybus MAN 24.350 / Volgren CR221LD - Fleet no. 2500

This MAN/Volgren 2500 was first registered by Citybus on 19th December 1997. It was the only one delivered, presumably to be used for evaluation purposes, and entered service carrying this unique livery. It was retired from service on 17th April 2015.
Photographs courtesy and copyright of Network Shuttle
unknown location	Chai Wan Hill - September 1998
Photograph courtesy and copyright of Tony Cutler	Photograph courtesy and copyright of Donald MacRae
Photographs courtesy and copyright of Jotus.com
In 2001, Citybus chose this vehicle to carry it's 'Year of The Snake' livery.
Photographs courtesy and copyright of Network Shuttle
Photograph courtesy and copyright of Dennis Law	Photograph courtesy and copyright of Pong
The above photographs show 2500 in its 'Stagecoach' style corporate livery, applied to the vehicle in January 2003.
Central - November 2010	Macao Ferry Terminal - April 2011
Macao Ferry Terminal - April 2011
Photographs courtesy and copyright of Donald MacRae
November 2014 still carrying it's 'Stagecoach' style livery
Photograph courtesy and copyright of Keith Wood
2500 was retired from service on 17th April 2015
Corgi released five models based on this casting, details of which are listed below.

Model No.	Livery	Notes	Route No.	Quantity	Date Issued
OM45401	Standard	Packaged with CD	182	2,000*	04/01
OM45402	Standard	-	182	1,500*	10/01
OM45403	Year of the Snake	-	681	1,800 1,000	05/01 08/01
OM45404	'Stagecoach' style   corporate livery	-	70	800 500	08/04 09/04
OM45405	Original	-	5B	500 500	08/04 10/04

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