Buses in Hong Kong

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I do like Hong Kong buses because their buses have 3 axels and they are quite long.
But the odd thing is that Hong Kong has no bendy buses there. So I think their roads are too narrow for them to have the articulated buses there.

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May 31, 2012 0:12:21 GMT @freebbc said:

I do like Hong Kong buses because their buses have 3 axels and they are quite long.
But the odd thing is that Hong Kong has no bendy buses there. So I think their roads are too narrow for them to have the articulated buses there.

It is not really that odd that there are no bendy buses. Usage levels are extremely high in Hong Kong so double deckers give the best capacity for a given vehicle length. Bus services are also commercial so open boarding via multiple doors would almost certainly not be entertained.

Some roads are narrow but actually some of the turns are very tight and some roads are hilly and twisty. This is why some of the double deckers are fairly short despite being tri-axles. The other important thing is that land is extremely expensive and therefore garages are very expensive to build and are usually multi storey to get the most use out of a patch of land. Bendy buses would take up more parking space and may struggle with the tight ramps to get between levels.

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Indeed. Why don't we have a multi story garage for the London Buses. But on some areas of London they have a steep hill where a bus can barely go up. When it snows the bus have no way of going up there. Do they have hybrid vehicles in Hong Kong?

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May 31, 2012 19:02:02 GMT @freebbc said:

Indeed. Why don't we have a multi story garage for the London Buses. But on some areas of London they have a steep hill where a bus can barely go up. When it snows the bus have no way of going up there. Do they have hybrid vehicles in Hong Kong?

Land is obviously cheaper here so operators are not under quite the same pressure to build "upwards". Clearly snow is not an issue in HK but typhoons most certainly are.

I don't think there any hybrids in HK yet but that is probably because there are no financial incentives to try them out and I am not sure if anyone has yet developed a tri-axle hybrid that can also provide full air conditioning. Hybrids are obviously quite heavy because of the batteries and where Alexander Dennis put the batteries is where HK air con kit would be installed. I would expect AD are probably developing an Enviro 500 hybrid that can be sold abroad.

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Jun 1, 2012 12:48:51 GMT snoggle said:

May 31, 2012 19:02:02 GMT @freebbc said:

Indeed. Why don't we have a multi story garage for the London Buses. But on some areas of London they have a steep hill where a bus can barely go up. When it snows the bus have no way of going up there. Do they have hybrid vehicles in Hong Kong?

Land is obviously cheaper here so operators are not under quite the same pressure to build "upwards". Clearly snow is not an issue in HK but typhoons most certainly are.

I don't think there any hybrids in HK yet but that is probably because there are no financial incentives to try them out and I am not sure if anyone has yet developed a tri-axle hybrid that can also provide full air conditioning. Hybrids are obviously quite heavy because of the batteries and where Alexander Dennis put the batteries is where HK air con kit would be installed. I would expect AD are probably developing an Enviro 500 hybrid that can be sold abroad.

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