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© Tommy Itsuka Continuing the MCW Metrobus theme, my thanks to Tommy Itsuka for allowing me to share his photograph of former China Motor Bus ML1, now in preservation in Australia. Today, Sydney's Chatswood Hong Kong Street Market (Hong Kong Street Market 2025) partnered with the Sydney Bus Museum to host a tour on the former Chinabus ML1. The tour departed from the Chatswood Bus Terminal, near Orchard Road, and took about half an hour, looping through northern Sydney before returning to Chatswood.
And here is another shot of ML1, also taken today !! Back in December 2022 I posted the following photographs of ML59 (DV471), which at the time was being used as a pizza/pasta bar near the Royal Victoria Docks. It was registered D553 YNO upon arrival in the UK and operated for Arriva's London Sightseeing operations.
28th September 2025 | ||||||||||
Kowloon Motor Bus MCV Evolution bodied Volvo B7RLE AVC42 (RD7996) has received this colourful livery. 27th September 2025 | ||||||||||
Buses magazine from 25 years ago!
I
was fortunate enough to visit Southampton Docks on 7th July 2000, when
a number of former New World First Bus MCW Metrobuses were parked up,
having just been shipped from Hong Kong. Pictured here is ML52. 26th September 2025 | ||||||||||
Full sets of photographs for the two Kowloon Motor Bus open-top ADL Enviro500NGs have today been received and these have now been added to the relevant pages. ATENU487 (TH9486) is in champagne livery and is on route HK1 with a destination of Tsim Sha Tsui - Mong Kok. It is limited to 1,000 pieces (KMB2025156). ATENU496 (TJ4530) carries the red livery and is also on route HK1, but with a destination of Tsim Sha Tsui - West Kowloon Palace Museum - Nathan Road - Kowloon City (in Chinese). This is also limited to 1,000 pieces (KMB2025157). Both models are currently available for overseas customers to purchase on the 80M Bus Model Shop website.
New pages have now been added for the four 1/43 scale Dongguan Bus Winnerway single-deckers, which were first announced on 10th September. Links to these pages have been added to the News update below (10th September). 25th September 2025 | ||||||||||
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am always grateful when visitors to my site contact me saying that they
having found an error in my listings. Well, today I received an e-mail
from Nicholas advising that the fleet number of a New World First Bus
Enviro500 was incorrect. Coincidentally, I last updated that page
exactly thirteen and a half years ago today - 16th March 2012! The
error has now been corrected, and, as they say, better late than never! 16th September 2025 | ||||||||||
© Chan KH Further to yesterday's update, I am grateful to Chan KH for allowing me to share his photographs of the new Wright StreetDeck Electroliner. 14th September 2025 | ||||||||||
A new 3-axle Wright StreetDeck Electroliner prototype has arrived in Hong Kong. It is built to Kowloon Motor Bus specification and is expected to be trialled for the next 12 months.
© David Rowe My thanks to David Rowe for sending me the above photograph of former Kowloon Motor Bus AVW96, a Wrights bodied Volvo B10TL, operating TfL route 54, part of a running day connected with the open day at Catford garage, which the bus had just passed!
A full set of photographs for each of the recently released Kowloon Motor Bus BACo bodied Daimler Fleetlines have now been added thanks to 80M Bus Model Shop - just click on an image. 13th September 2025 | ||||||||||
80M Bus Model has today released four 1/43 scale 10.5 metre Dongguang Winnerway single-deckers in Dongguang Bus livery, each representing a different vehicle and route number. Each is limited to 150 pieces.
Citybus has repainted two unregistered ADL 'facelift Enviro500s. 10th September 2025 | ||||||||||
Not related to Oriental Model Buses in any way......
This is a selection of Corgi Routemaster buses that I am looking to dispose of - for more information, just follow this link. 8th September 2025 | ||||||||||
The 1/43 scale Kowloon Motor Bus 12 metre Wrights Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TL is now listed on the 80M Bus Model Shop website, for overseas buyers, at £118.70 plus postage. I have today received a set of photographs from 80M and these have now been added to the relevant page (KMB2025031). It is limited to 950 pieces.
I am grateful to (buses[IN]gapore!) for allowing me to share the above photographs of this new 3-door Gemilang bodied CRRC which is being used as a demonstrator for Go Ahead, Singapore. 7th September 2025 |
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As planned, Kowloon Motor Bus has today released the following four models.
© Kowloon Motor Bus ADL Enviro500 ATENU496 (TJ4530) on route HK1 and limited to 1,000 pieces (KMB2025157).
© Kowloon Motor Bus BACo bodied Daimler Fleetline D1025 (BV 2643) is on route 2E to Pak Tin and is limited to 900 pieces (KMB2025020).
© Kowloon Motor Bus BACo bodied Daimler Fleetline D1013 (BU5774) on route 44A and is limited to 900 pieces (KMB2025021).
© Kowloon Motor Bus And finally, this 1/43 scale 12 metre Wrights Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TL AVBWU797 (VR5801) on route 108 to Kai Yip (KMB2025031). New pages and further photographs have now been added. 5th September 2025 | ||||||||||
© Kowloon Motor Bus Kowloon Motor Bus has today announced a number of new models in 1/43, 1/76, 1/110 and 1/120 scales. Pictured above are the 1/76 and 1/43 scale models. The first two feature BACo bodied Daimler Fleetlines, D1025 (BV 2643) in predominantly cream livery is on route 2E to Pak Tin whilst the mainly red liveried example features D1013 (BU5774) on route 44A. The open top models feature ADL Enviro500s, both on route HK1 - ATENU487 (TH9486) is in champagne livery and ATENU496 (TJ4530) carries the red livery. The 1/43rd scale model features a yet to be identified Volvo B9TL on route 108. I believe the models will be available from KMB's on-line shop on Friday (5th) with the exception of the champagne livered open top Enviro500, which is set for release on Saturday 13th September 2nd September 2025 |
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