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Post by snoggle on Jan 18, 2019 21:36:39 GMT
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Post by 6HP502C on Jan 28, 2019 1:07:59 GMT
Seems pretty eventful. I find Hong Kong to be a fascinating place.
I'm nipping over there again tomorrow, partly to ride the Olympians before they go for good!
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Post by busaholic on Jan 28, 2019 11:58:12 GMT
Seems pretty eventful. I find Hong Kong to be a fascinating place. I'm nipping over there again tomorrow, partly to ride the Olympians before they go for good! Some nip- Burnt Oak takes two days planning for me.
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Post by snoggle on Jan 28, 2019 12:33:14 GMT
Seems pretty eventful. I find Hong Kong to be a fascinating place. I'm nipping over there again tomorrow, partly to ride the Olympians before they go for good! I've just gone an extreme shade of green. Have fun and enjoy the warmth and sunshine.
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Post by 6HP502C on Jan 28, 2019 20:16:03 GMT
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Post by ibus246 on Jan 28, 2019 23:25:54 GMT
Think there may only be seven left in HK
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Post by snoggle on Jan 28, 2019 23:40:34 GMT
Well I have the small advantage of having visited a fair number of times and I made sure I used the buses pretty extensively. Didn't do too well with the old style open window non air con buses apart from the "ride from hell" on an ex LT DMS from Stanley which I've described before on here. I usually stay in Fortress Hill so Citybus 10 was a regular ride for me and that had Olympians on it for a very long time. Also a fair number of rides in the New Territories from Sheung Shui to Yuen Long long before Shenzhen became a mega city. You could see the old British barracks near the border with China. I also ridden on a fair number of Dennis Dragons plus the inevitable Tridents et al as the newer low floor buses entered the fleet. Been a long while since my last visit and the fleets have changed hugely in that time as have some of the termini. North Point terminus is now all under cover sadly. Just to make you mildly jealous of some Olympian delights you'll have missed. Hong Kong Citybus 356 10 Fortress Hill HK (105_0517) by plcd1, on Flickr
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Post by ibus246 on Jan 29, 2019 18:35:21 GMT
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Post by 6HP502C on Feb 2, 2019 21:28:37 GMT
Think there may only be seven left in HK Yes. I got up early on my first day in HK to go and sample them, but on discovering they all have a Voith gearbox, abandoned that plan after taking one on route 88R. I did get a couple of photographs however. Thanks for that - been a useful resource in identifying whereabouts to find the Volvo Super Olympians. I've been on a few and although they are driven fairly quickly, the drivers rarely push the pedal to the ground as I get that distinct feeling they'd go pop if put through too much of that.
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Post by 6HP502C on Feb 2, 2019 21:37:52 GMT
Well I have the small advantage of having visited a fair number of times and I made sure I used the buses pretty extensively. Didn't do too well with the old style open window non air con buses apart from the "ride from hell" on an ex LT DMS from Stanley which I've described before on here. I usually stay in Fortress Hill so Citybus 10 was a regular ride for me and that had Olympians on it for a very long time. Also a fair number of rides in the New Territories from Sheung Shui to Yuen Long long before Shenzhen became a mega city. You could see the old British barracks near the border with China. I also ridden on a fair number of Dennis Dragons plus the inevitable Tridents et al as the newer low floor buses entered the fleet. Been a long while since my last visit and the fleets have changed hugely in that time as have some of the termini. North Point terminus is now all under cover sadly. Just to make you mildly jealous of some Olympian delights you'll have missed. plcd1, on Flickr Yes, would have been nice if there were still some more around, but I guess until around 2016 I was spending my weekends driving Olympians over here! Truthfully I've got a few things going on in HK and the buses are a nice way to fill the gaps. I'm in Mong Kok which is a busy, polluted place, but nothing I'm not used to in London. I gather Fortress Hill is rather nicer? I intended to ride the number 6 to Stanley tomorrow - I keep hearing about the scenery on this route but nobody is telling me why it comes so highly recommended! I'll have a search for your post on that DMS ride
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Post by snoggle on Feb 3, 2019 10:12:13 GMT
Well I have the small advantage of having visited a fair number of times and I made sure I used the buses pretty extensively. Didn't do too well with the old style open window non air con buses apart from the "ride from hell" on an ex LT DMS from Stanley which I've described before on here. I usually stay in Fortress Hill so Citybus 10 was a regular ride for me and that had Olympians on it for a very long time. Also a fair number of rides in the New Territories from Sheung Shui to Yuen Long long before Shenzhen became a mega city. You could see the old British barracks near the border with China. I also ridden on a fair number of Dennis Dragons plus the inevitable Tridents et al as the newer low floor buses entered the fleet. Been a long while since my last visit and the fleets have changed hugely in that time as have some of the termini. North Point terminus is now all under cover sadly. Just to make you mildly jealous of some Olympian delights you'll have missed. plcd1, on Flickr Yes, would have been nice if there were still some more around, but I guess until around 2016 I was spending my weekends driving Olympians over here! Truthfully I've got a few things going on in HK and the buses are a nice way to fill the gaps. I'm in Mong Kok which is a busy, polluted place, but nothing I'm not used to in London. I gather Fortress Hill is rather nicer? I intended to ride the number 6 to Stanley tomorrow - I keep hearing about the scenery on this route but nobody is telling me why it comes so highly recommended! I'll have a search for your post on that DMS ride Well Fortress Hill is on a busy main road (Kings Road) so just as polluted as Mong Kok is. You do at least have the interesting market in Mong Kok plus "Sneaker Street" where all the stops flogging trainers are (if that's your bag). The Mid Levels (up the hill from Kings Road) is nicer but obviously more expensive. I won't spoil your fun on route 6 - it is a genuine highlight bus ride as is the 15 up to the Peak. The 14 from Stanley via Tai Tam is also fun because it crosses a reservoir as it goes to Shau Kei Wan.
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Post by snoggle on Mar 24, 2019 15:16:00 GMT
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Post by YY13VKP on Mar 24, 2019 15:29:58 GMT
Can see Alexander Dennis filing a lawsuit against Gemilang, their new bus looks almost like an Enviro400 MMC at the front!
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Post by rhys on Mar 24, 2019 15:44:02 GMT
Can see Alexander Dennis filing a lawsuit against Gemilang, their new bus looks almost like an Enviro400 MMC at the front! Plus the remaining part of the body work, does resemble an E500 a lot as well. I can't see a lawsuit being filled however. Although there are many similarities to ADL's products, there are also a load of differences.
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Post by ServerKing on Mar 25, 2019 20:45:06 GMT
Can see Alexander Dennis filing a lawsuit against Gemilang, their new bus looks almost like an Enviro400 MMC at the front! Plus the remaining part of the body work, does resemble an E500 a lot as well. I can't see a lawsuit being filled however. Although there are many similarities to ADL's products, there are also a load of differences. Though it won't have the build quality...
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