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bus555 SG

Yes. It's on 43B.

P.S. Here's a website for you to check which bus is retiring and which route is the bus performing:

http://1005.idv.hk/index.php?page=00

thanks!!

Acx1688 SG

Power failure disrupts train services

21-10-2010

MTR train services on the Tsuen Wan line towards Central have been disrupted after a cable at Yau Ma Tei station broke causing a power failure. The frequency of train services between Jordan and Central was reduced to between four and six minutes. The MTR arranged for buses to take passengers from Yau Ma Tei station to Tsim Sha Tsui station.

Acx1688 SG

Power failure disrupts train services

22-10-2010

MTR train services on the Tsuen Wan line towards Central were disrupted for about three hours after a cable at Yau Ma Tei station broke causing a power failure. The frequency of train services between Jordan and Central was reduced to between four and six minutes. The MTR arranged for buses to take passengers from Yau Ma Tei station to Tsim Sha Tsui station.

Acx1688 SG

MTR disruption angers commuters

22-10-2010

Angry commuters have criticised the MTR's handling of a power failure which caused travel chaos on the Tsuen Wan line during this morning's rush hour. At one stage, hundreds of people were queuing for shuttle buses to take them between stations. The MTR has apologised to the affected passengers.

The three-hour disruption occurred after a power cable broke, halting services between Jordan and Yau Mei Tei. The frequency of Jordan to Central trains was reduced to about four minutes. Passengers complained of confusion and long waits for shuttle buses linking Yau Ma Tei and Tsim Sha Tsui stations

Acx1688 SG

MTR aid for heart attack victims

29-10-2010

The MTR Corporation will instal around 40 lifesaving defibrillators at ten of its busy stations next month. The company said the automated external defibrillator, also known as an AED, would provide immediate aid to passengers suffering from cardiac arrest. A senior MTR official, Ivan Lai, said the company would conduct a review to determine whether to instal defibrillators at all MTR stations.

Acx1688 SG

Admiralty MTR work to start next year

04-11-2010

Construction work to expand Admiralty MTR station will start next year. The station will be extended to Harcourt Garden. The MTR Corporation says the expanded station, to be completed in 2015, will serve as an interchange station for four railway lines - the existing Island and Tsuenwan lines, as well as the future South Island and Shatin to Central links.

The design manager for the South Island line, Peter Leung, said they would instal many new escalators to connect the lines. Harcourt Garden will be closed during the construction period. But Mr Leung said that afterwards, they would open a new elevated garden with a better environment.

ZYX2005 SG

New Lantau Bus new enw bus

NLB seems to have pruchase a Young Man bodyworked bus,.

Young man is a China bus manufacturer building buses in contracts with neoplan or MAN engines.

In our case the bus is a MAN with young man bodywork.

real ugly i might add.

runs on NLB38.

http://www.orientalmodelbuses.co.uk/Xtra/Other-HK-NLB-YoungMan.htm

thanks to ebz for the info

ZYX for Ebz

Anthony lui SG

New Lantau Bus new enw bus

NLB seems to have pruchase a Young Man bodyworked bus,.

Young man is a China bus manufacturer building buses in contracts with neoplan or MAN engines.

In our case the bus is a MAN with young man bodywork.

real ugly i might add.

runs on NLB38.

http://www.orientalmodelbuses.co.uk/Xtra/Other-HK-NLB-YoungMan.htm

thanks to ebz for the info

ZYX for Ebz

You must not have read my page long ago.

They have ordered 9 JNP6122s. At least 4 of them have entered service. BTW, Park Island also ordered this type of bus. Also in service.

Acx1688 SG

Exco approves new rail projects

01-12-2010

The Executive Council has approved two major railway projects that will extend the MTR network to Aberdeen, Ho Man Tin, Hung Hom and Whampoa.

The estimated cost of the new South Island Line, and the Kwun Tong Line Extension, is expected to total about $18 billion - 60 percent higher than the railway's original estimates. Details are being finalised and construction is due to start next year, with the expected completion date set for 2015.

The new South Island Line will connect Admiralty Station with South Horizons, in Aberdeen. New stops will be built at Ocean Park, Wong Chuk Hang, and Lei Tung Estate, with the entire journey taking about 10 minutes compared with up to 45 minutes on the road at present during rush hour.

Across the Harbour, the existing Kwun Tong Line will be extended from Yau Ma Tei, to Ho Man Tin and Whampoa, enabling residents there to cut travel times from up to 25 minutes, to just five.

The MTRC's latest cost estimates for both lines combined total up to $18.2 billion, but final adjustments in the design of the project could push costs up further. This compares with an original estimate - in 2007 - of $11.2 billion. The adjustment is being attributed to a surge in construction costs.

Sites have been reserved for the MTRC to build residential developments on both lines, and a Government spokesman said the administration would carefully scrutinize the railway's development proposals to ensure that funding support is 'fair and reasonable.'

Acx1688 SG

Twelve injured as trams collide

07-12-2010

Twelve people have been taken to hospital following a collision between two trams in Chai Wan. It happened shortly after 11pm last night on Sau Kei Wan Road. The police say the accident happened when one tram stopped to let passengers off and the second one crashed into it after failing to stop in time. The twelve people hurt were taken to Eastern hospital but are only thought to have minor injuries.

bus555 SG

According to some hk bus fans... CTB and KMB have purchased Volvo B9TL Wright "2 Axles"...

for CTB is 7500
for kmb is ????

anw sourced is from here: http://www.hkbf.org/t393892.htm

bus555 SG

Effective 31 January 2010 (Sunday), Cityflyer Routes A10, A11,
A12 and A22 will detour via Stonecutters Bridge and Nam Wan Tunnel; meanwhile, their headway,
fares and en-route bus stops will remain unchanged.

http://www.nwstbus.com.hk/en/uploadedFiles/~PressRelease_EN/29012010_1-eng.pdf

SMB66X SG

New Lantau Bus new enw bus

NLB seems to have pruchase a Young Man bodyworked bus,.

Young man is a China bus manufacturer building buses in contracts with neoplan or MAN engines.

In our case the bus is a MAN with young man bodywork.

real ugly i might add.

runs on NLB38.

http://www.orientalmodelbuses.co.uk/Xtra/Other-HK-NLB-YoungMan.htm

thanks to ebz for the info

ZYX for Ebz

I love the design! :)

SGCar SG

http://www.nwstbus.com.hk/en/uploadedFiles/~PressRelease_EN/29012010_1-eng.pdf

It's an old info liao, it's Jan 10, not Jan 11. 2010 about to end soon. Anyway, good info to share.

Cheers.

Acx1688 SG

Travel subsidy based on 'fairest method'

17-12-2010

The Labour Secretary, Matthew Cheung, says it's fairer to base eligibility for travel subsidies on total household income, rather than individual income. The government earlier announced that it would provide HK$600 a month in travel subsidies to all low-income workers who pass a means test.

Mr Cheung said the system proposed by the government would prevent abuse. However, a Democratic Party lawmaker, Wong Sing-chi, told Joey Kwok that some people who used to get a travel allowance from the government may now no longer be eligible, because of the new assessment mechanism.

Acx1688 SG

Legco concern over taxi, tram fare rises

18-12-2010

Legislators have expressed concern over plans by taxi and tram operators to raise fares. The taxi operators want a HK$2 increase in the flagfall, while Hong Kong Tramways has asked for a 25-percent rise in the basic fare. Legislators said the government should implement measures to offset the surge in operating costs.

SBS 1000U SG

I would like to ask, when are the Dennis Dragons pharsing out???

sBs_boy SG

I would like to ask, when are the Dennis Dragons pharsing out???

now.

vicamour SG

I would like to ask, when are the Dennis Dragons pharsing out???

They are being pharsing out now. KMB is bringing in he new Wright Volvo B9TLs.

But not sure about the CityBus Dragons.

Acx1688 SG

East Rail Line to be extended

05-01-2011

The MTR Corporation says it will extend the East Rail Line across the harbour as part of its HK$60 billion Shatin-to-Central Link project.

That means passengers can ride all the way from Lo Wu to Admiralty station without changing trains when the line starts operating in around nine years' time.

The railway expects the link to ease both rail and road traffic in the long term. And while some roads in Hung Hom and Wan Chai may have to be diverted temporarily to make way for construction, the Corporation is confident the impact will be minimal.

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