 KMB's 12m Trident 3 (ATR5) with Alexander ALX500 body. - For 2-axle, transverse-engined Dennis Trident which is mainly built for the UK market, see Dennis Trident 2.
Dennis Trident 3 (marketed as 3-axle Dennis Trident) is the first low floor double-decker bus chassis built by Dennis in the United Kingdom, with a large number purchased by bus companies in Hong Kong, Singapore, the United States and Canada. A Dennis Trident bus of Kowloon Motor Bus at Wan Chai Pier Bus Terminus. ...
A Dennis Trident bus of Kowloon Motor Bus at Wan Chai Pier Bus Terminus. ...
A Dennis Trident 2 owned by Stagecoach, UK. For 3-axle, longitudinal-engine Dennis Trident built for export, see Dennis Trident 3/Dennis Trident E500. ...
Dennis Pax flatbed truck Dennis Specialist Vehicles is a major British coachbuilder and manufacturer of specialised commercial vehicles. ...
Passenger door of a low-floor tram Passenger door of a non-low-floor tram In public transportation, low floor is a term describing vehicles such as busses, trolleybusses and trams whose passenger compartment has a floor which is considerably lower than that of traditional cars. ...
A London AEC Routemaster, RML 2473 (JJD 473D), on route 7 approaching Ladbroke Grove tube station in April 2002. ...
Chassis The Trident 3 chassis was developed from Dennis Lance/Arrow. It had a longitudinally-mounted rear engine, with a radiator mounted on the right hand side of the engine. An auxiliary axle was mounted behind the second axle to cope with the weight at the rear and reduce the rear overhang.
Dennis Trident 3 was available in 4 different body lengths: 10.3m, 10.6m, 11.3m and 12m.
Engine The engines used for these buses were all manufactred from Cummins. Earlier models use M11-305E, a 305-hp engine comply with Euro II standards, or ISM-330 330hp engine for the buses delivered to North America. Cummins Inc. ...
EURO II was the emission standard for cars introduced in the EU in 1995 that limits car emissions to 7 g/kWh of NOX and 0. ...
The M11-305E engine was replaced by Cummins ISMe Euro III-standard engine in 2001. A 330hp version (ISMe330) was used by two prototypes in Hong Kong, but all later models in Hong Kong adopted a 335hp (ISMe335) version. Cummins Inc. ...
EURO III is the emission standard for cars introduced in the EU in 1999 that limits car emissions to 5 g/kWh of NOx and 0. ...
2001: A Space Odyssey. ...
Gearbox Initially the options of gearbox included Voith DIWA863.3 and ZF 5HP590. Later Voith DIWA864.4 and DIWA864.3 gearbox were also chosen, but both were replaced by Voith DIWA864.3E gearbox. ZF Friedrichshafen AG (meaning Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen Aktiengesellschaft which was until 1992 the name of the company) is a leading supplier of automobile transmissions. ...
For Euro III engined Tridents, almost all of them were fitted with Voith DIWA864.3E gearbox, only 10 were fitted with ZF 5HP602 gearbox. EURO III is the emission standard for cars introduced in the EU in 1999 that limits car emissions to 5 g/kWh of NOx and 0. ...
ZF Friedrichshafen AG (meaning Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen Aktiengesellschaft which was until 1992 the name of the company) is a leading supplier of automobile transmissions. ...
The prototypes Six prototype Dennis Trident 3 chassis were built in 1996.
The first Trident 3 chassis was delivered to Alexander in late 1996 and received a body with the front resembled to R-type design. It was retained by Dennis as a development vehicle. Walter Alexander Coachbuilders is a Scottish bus bodybuilder based in Falkirk. ...
The other 5 were all delivered to Hong Kong, two went to KMB and three to Citybus. This article needs cleanup. ...
Citybus is one of the three major bus operators in Hong Kong. ...
Hong Kong
The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited (KMB) is the largest of the three franchised bus operators in the urban area of Hong Kong, and one of the largest privately-owned public bus operators in the world. ...
Long Win Bus Company Limited (é¾é‹å·´å£«) provides bus services for northern Lantau Island (Tung Chung new town) and the Hong Kong International Airport. ...
Prototypes The assembly of the first Trident for Hong Kong was finished in February 1997. It has an Alexander ALX500 bodywork and had Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) air-conditioned bus livery. However, Dennis reserved this bus for tests initially. The Alexander ALX500 is the name of a bus body built by Alexander of United Kingdom, which were for new generation (mainly low-floor) bus chassis produced since late 1990s. ...
The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited (KMB) is the largest of the three franchised bus operators in the urban area of Hong Kong, and one of the largest privately-owned public bus operators in the world. ...
The second prototype was finished and delivered to Hong Kong in May 1997, also having a ALX500 body and the KMB air-conditioned bus livery. When it arrived at Hong Kong, it was repainted with a golden colour. A red line indicating the floor of bus compartment was added, with people-like figures (designed with computers) situated just above the red line. This decoration work was for the purpose of showing that this bus is a "Super-low-floor" bus, which has better accessiblility for passengers. The bus was assigned for several open activities for promotion before getting licensed in September 1997. It entered service two months later and had been in service on the route 1A before being reallocated in 2005.
KMB adopted the class code ATR for Trident 3, which would also be used to number the production models.
The first prototype was delivered to Hong Kong later and entered service in 1999, with fleet number ATR101, meaning it is the 101st Trident 3 registered under KMB. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
First batch (1997 to 1999) For the first batch, KMB purchased 186 Tridents for its local services, and another 150 for the new Hong Kong International Airport services under the name of Long Win Bus. The interior of the Hong Kong International Airport A replica of the Spirit of Sha Tin displayed at the Hong Kong International Airport in Chek Lap Kok. ...
Long Win Bus Company Limited (é¾é‹å·´å£«) provides bus services for northern Lantau Island (Tung Chung new town) and the Hong Kong International Airport. ...
All 336 buses of this batch are 12 metres in length. The KMB batch is assorted with Alexander and Duple Metsec bodies, while the entire Long Win batch is Alexander-bodied. Furthermore, 25 of the Long Win Tridents were built with coach standard, and are used for express services into the airport. // Original meaning and etymology The original meaning of the term coach was: a horse-drawn vehicle designed for the conveyance of more than one passenger — and of mail — and covered for protection from the elements. ...
The Long Win batch entered service first between 1997 and 1998, followed by the KMB batch from September 1998 to 1999. 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1998 (MCMXCVIII in Roman) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...
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1998 (MCMXCVIII in Roman) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...
1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
KMB adopted the code ATR for its own Tridents, and assigned the code LW for the Long Win batch with ordinary standard (The numbering of LW class starts from 11, continuing from the 10 Volvo Olympians acquired by Long Win earlier in 1997). The coaches were assigned with the fleet code LWA. 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Later, Long Win has its fleet number system revised, with the ordinary Tridents getting 1xx or 2xx fleet numbers, while the "coaches" got 5xx fleet numbers.
Further purchase (1999 to 2001) The next batch of Tridents for KMB consists of 160 Duple Metsec-bodied productions.
The first 50 of them have a length of 10.6 metres (the code ATS was being assigned for them), and entered service between late 1999 and 2000. These buses are the last batch of KMB buses fitted with plastic route number and destination displays. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
This article is about the year 2000. ...
The next 110 of them are again 12 metres in length, and fitted with electronic route displays (This became the standard of all future buses bought by KMB).
Another 50 Alexander-bodied 10.6m Tridents entered KMB fleet in 2001. These Tridents' Alexander bodies were of an modified model, and all of them have electronic route displays. Two of them were experimentally fitted with Cummins ISMe Euro III standard engines and have special livery. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...
Cummins Inc. ...
EURO III is the emission standard for cars introduced in the EU in 1999 that limits car emissions to 5 g/kWh of NOx and 0. ...
Accidents and ownership transfer It was soon found that Long Win did not get expected ridership and was in an excess of buses. 20 Tridents of Long Win were leased to KMB, and 14 of them were officially acquired by KMB in December 2002. Look up December in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Moreover, both KMB and Long Win have one of their Tridents withdrawn prematurely due to fire. Long Win lost a Trident in 1999 and got an replacement a year later. This replacement was Duple-Metsec bodied and with electronic displays. The fleet number of this bus is 301. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
The prematurely withdrawn KMB Trident was destroyed by fire in 2002, and officially withdrawn in the following year. No replacement was known, possibly because KMB was always buying buses from time to time. 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Last batch (2002 to 2003) The last batch for KMB consists of 150 Alexander-bodied Tridents. These buses are fitted with electronic displays and Cummins ISMe Euro III standard engines, and have their bodies similar to the last 10.6-metre batch.
50 of the Tridents are 10.6 metres long, while the other 100 are 12 metres long. However, the order of 12 metres long Tridents was revised later and only 80 of them were ordered finally. The remaining 20 became the later Transbus Enviro 500. A Dennis Trident servicing in Kowloon Motor Bus of Hong Kong Alexander Dennis (formerly known as TransBus International) is one of the Britains largest bus builder. ...
A Transbus Enviro 500 serving with KMB in Hong Kong. ...
 Citybus's 12m Trident 3 (2144) for Cityflyer routes. The Trident fleet of Citybus was not the largest, but often considered with greatest variety. Citybus is one of the three major bus operators in Hong Kong. ...
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Cityflyer is a service provided by Citybus. ...
Prototypes After KMB's first Trident was introduced, Citybus also had its prototype Tridents. The first prototype for Citybus was fleet-numbered as 2100. Having a Duple Metsec DM5000 body with coach specifications, it was introduced in November 1997. Citybus is one of the three major bus operators in Hong Kong. ...
Duple Metsec (originally named Metal Sections) is a former bus bodybuilder based in West Midlands of the United Kingdom, which usually supplied body kits for assembly in the overseas. ...
// Original meaning and etymology The original meaning of the term coach was: a horse-drawn vehicle designed for the conveyance of more than one passenger — and of mail — and covered for protection from the elements. ...
1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The second and third prototypes were with ordinary bus specifications, and got their licenses one month after the first. The second prototype was fitted with Alexander ALX500 bodywork while the third was fitted with a Duple Metsec body. They got fleet numbers 2200 and 2201 respectively, in order to distinguish from the "coach" standard model. Duple Metsec (originally named Metal Sections) is a former bus bodybuilder based in West Midlands of the United Kingdom, which usually supplied body kits for assembly in the overseas. ...
Production batch The production batches of Citybus Tridents entered service between 1997 and 1999.
For the coach standard branch, 11 Alexander-bodied Tridents entered service in late 1997, followed by 50 Duple Metsec-bodied ones. Numbered after the first prototype, their fleet numbers were 21-prefixed. All these buses were used for "Cityflyer" express services into Airport. 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Cityflyer is a service provided by Citybus. ...
The first batch of 22-prefixed production Tridents are often considered as "semi-coaches", as they have higher seat standards. A total of 60 semi-coaches entered service in 1998 to 1999 (although one of them stayed in Britain until its final delivery in 2000), while the following 40 (The last two were essentially 23-prefixed) were considered as ordinary standard buses. 1998 (MCMXCVIII in Roman) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...
1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
This article is about the year 2000. ...
Citybus also purchased the first 10.6m Trident 3 built by Dennis, which has Duple Metsec semi-coach body. It was introduced in 1999 with fleet number 2700.
Later purchases In 2003, Citybus acquired 9 buses from NWFB and numbered them as 2302 to 2310, following its own production batch. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
It was rumoured that China Motor Bus (CMB) had thought about purchasing ten Tridents in late 1996, but due to unpredictable delivery time ten Condors were bought instead. When New World First Bus won China Motor Bus's franchise in early 1998, plan was put forward of buying Tridents. Tridents have now accounted for over 50% of buses in its fleet. New World First Bus Services Limited (First Bus, or NWFB) was established in 1998, taking over China Motor Buss franchise on 1 September 1998 to provide bus services on Hong Kong Island together with Citybus. ...
China Motor Bus Company Ltd. ...
1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...
New World First Bus Services Limited (First Bus, or NWFB) was established in 1998, taking over China Motor Buss franchise on 1 September 1998 to provide bus services on Hong Kong Island together with Citybus. ...
China Motor Bus Company Ltd. ...
1998 (MCMXCVIII in Roman) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...
First batch (1998 - 1999) Three batches of NWFB Tridents are 12 metre in length, including the first batch of 160 Alexander-bodied Tridents and 42 Duple Metsec bodied Tridents, both entering service starting from late 1998. NWFB assigned two different number schemes for these Tridents according to their bodywork (1001 onwards for Alexander bodied ones, and 3001 onwards for Duple bodied ones). 1998 (MCMXCVIII in Roman) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...
Second batch: Shorter variations (1999 - 2000) The second NWFB batch entered service throughout 1999 as well as early 2000. NWFB adopted a policy of purchasing shorter variations of Tridents in its second batch. 50 buses of this batch were still 12 metres in length (30 with Alexander ALX500 bodywork, and 20 with Duple Metsec bodies), but all others have a shorter length. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
This article is about the year 2000. ...
Thirty 11.3-metre Tridents entered service in 1999, along with sixty-two 10.6-metre ones. All these 92 buses were with Alexander ALX500 bodywork, and quickly replaced the old buses inherited from CMB. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
A slightly later batch of 40 Tridents were fitted with specially-designed Duple Metsec bodywork. They were 10.3m (34ft) in length and 4.17m (13.7ft) in height, about a feet lower than standard models. These buses were designed for both height and length restrictive road conditions in the hills of Hong Kong Island, including the ones leading to The Peak. These buses' fleet numbers originally included an "L" at the end, but removed some years later. Sightseeing from Victoria Peak Victoria Peak or The Peak (扯旗山, çˆå³¯, å¤ªå¹³å±±é ‚, Tai Ping Shan, Mount Austin) is a mountain in the South-West of Hong Kong Island. ...
Last batch (2000 - 2002)
 NWFB's 12m Trident 3 (1220). A 10.6m Trident prototype was acquired by NWFB in 2000, but the next Trident batch came only two years later. 41 Tridents with Euro III standard engines entered NWFB in 2002. 21 of them were of Alexander-bodied 12m version, while the other 20 were 10.3m special editions. Essentially, the last special edition buses are also the last of Duple Metsec-bodied Tridents. Image File history File linksMetadata KP3470NB.jpg Summary Series of bus photography, taken by User:DP5480 of ENglish. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata KP3470NB.jpg Summary Series of bus photography, taken by User:DP5480 of ENglish. ...
This article is about the year 2000. ...
2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Redundancy NWFB's expansion in its early years proved to be too fast, and redundancy grew up fairly quickly. Many of its buses were sold elsewhere in order to archieve better utilisation. Nine 12-metre Tridents in the last batch (Fleet number 1201-1209) were transferred to Citybus in 2003, only one year after their entry of service. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
53 Tridents were transferred to the bus division of KCRC starting in 2004. All of them were shorter Alexander-bodied versions, with forty-seven 10.6m ones and six 11.3m ones. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
KCRC KCRC introduced twenty-two 11.3m Tridents (601-622) in 2000, as an expansion of the company's bus services. They were the first Tridents to be fitted with modified ALX500 bodywork. The Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (九廣鐵路公司), frequently abbreviated to KCRC or just KCR, is wholly owned by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government and based in Hong Kong. ...
This article is about the year 2000. ...
Between 2004 and 2005, KCRC acquired forty-seven 10.6m Tridents from NWFB and numbered them 701-747. In August 2005, the company also acquired six 11.3m Tridents from NWFB and numbered them 748-753. This was the largest bus acquisition of KCRC since its first purchase of buses back in 1987, and was partly because of the retirement of that particular batch of buses. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Other overseas orders
Canada BC Transit of British Columbia, Canada ordered 11 Dennis Tridents with Duple Metsec bodywork in 1999. As 1 of them was damaged in transit, only 10 were allocated to Victoria and entered service in 2000. BC Transit is the overall operator of transit services in most municipalities in British Columbia. ...
Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages English Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 36 6 Area Total • Land • Water (% of total) Ranked 5th 944,735 km² 925,186 km² 19,549 km...
The arms of Victoria. ...
In 2002, BC Transit introduced 19 Dennis Tridents with Duple Metsec bodywork (assembled by Alexander), with 1 of them as the replacement of the Trident damaged in transit. The first 16 were allocated to Victoria, the last 3 were allocated to Kelowna. Walter Alexander Coachbuilders is a Scottish bus bodybuilder based in Falkirk. ...
The arms of Victoria. ...
Motto:Fruitful in Unity Member of Parliament Ron Cannan(Conservative) - Kelowna—Lake Country Members of the Legislative Assembly Al Horning(BC Liberal) - Kelowna-Lake Country Sindi Hawkins (BC Liberal) - Kelowna-Mission Governing Body Kelowna City Council Mayor Sharon Sheperd Land area 283 km² Population (2005) 105,000 Population Density 229. ...
Singapore
 A SBS Transit 12m Trident 3 in Singapore. Singapore Bus Services (now SBS Transit) of Singapore ordered 20 Tridents with Duple Metsec bodywork early in 1998. But due to large demand of Tridents from Hong Kong, the chassis were not built until late 1999. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 2244 KB)Dennis Trident (SBS Transit), DM5000 Bodywork, on Service 51. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 2244 KB)Dennis Trident (SBS Transit), DM5000 Bodywork, on Service 51. ...
Logo SBS Transit Limited is a public transport operator in Singapore. ...
They were finally delivered to Singapore in 2000 and underwent body assembly between 2000 and 2001. They entered service in July 2001.
United States Gray Line of the United States introduced 30 Tridents with open-top Duple Metsec bodywork (assembled by Alexander) for its sightseeing services, these were followed by 10 buses with the same specifications. Gray Line Worldwide operates local sightseeing tours across the world using trolley coaches, double deckers and standard single deck coaches. ...
Walter Alexander Coachbuilders is a Scottish bus bodybuilder based in Falkirk. ...
A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ...
They entered service in 2001 and were allocated to cities such as New York City and San Diego. It was known that the Tridents in San Diego were later transferred to New York City. Nickname: The Big Apple Motto: Official website: City of New York Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ...
Nickname: Americas Finest City Motto: Official website: http://www. ...
Further development In 2002, the Trident 3 chassis was modified and then introduced as a complete bus, which was known as Transbus Enviro 500. A Dennis Trident servicing in Kowloon Motor Bus of Hong Kong Alexander Dennis (formerly known as TransBus International) is one of the Britains largest bus builder. ...
A Transbus Enviro 500 serving with KMB in Hong Kong. ...
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