 KMB's Centroliner serving route 296C. Neoplan Centroliner is a series of low floor bus which was unveiled in 1997 and mainly built for the European market. Image File history File linksMetadata JD9456. ...
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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. ...
An articulated Neoplan bus arrives at the Silver Spring Metro station in Silver Spring, Maryland on February 9, 2005. ...
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. ...
1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
World map showing Europe Political map Europe is one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europes borders. ...
The product range of Centroliner included midibus, full-size/articulated single-decker and 3-axle double-decker in different body lengths. After the merger of Neoplan and MAN, new version of Centroliner full-size/articulated single-decker was launched, it was also known as Neoplan Centroliner Evolution. An Optare Solo M990 midibus A midibus is a classification of single decker buses which are identified as neither being minibuses or full size buses, and can be anywhere between 8m (26 ft. ...
A Volvo articulated bus in contract service for Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, operated by Virginia Overland Transportation in 2003 Articulated buses, also known as bendy buses, accordion buses or jointed buses, have an increased passenger capacity. ...
A double decker is a bus, airplane, train, tram, ferry, or any public transit vehicle that has two levels for passengers, one deck above the other. ...
MAN AG is a German manufacturer (engineering works) and marketer of commercial vehicles, industrial services, printing systems, diesel and gas engines, and turbomachines. ...
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Neoplan Centroliner was the third type of German double-decker introduced in Hong Kong (the first one being Mercedes-Benz O305, and the second type is MAN 24.350). A total of 193 Neoplan Centroliner double-deckers were introduced to Hong Kong by Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) and New World First Bus (NWFB). O305 in Heppenheim, Germany. ...
The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited (KMB), a Transport International Holdings Limited company, 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. ...
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. ...
Kowloon Motor Bus KMB received the first Neoplan Centroliner in September 1998, after the test-drive of 15-metre Neoplan Megashuttle in 1997. A total of 20 Centroliner N4026/3, equipped with Cummins M11-305E21 engine and ZF 5HP590 gearbox, entered service in August 1999. Cummins Inc. ...
ZF Friedrichshafen AG (meaning Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen Aktiengesellschaft which was until 1992 the name of the company) is a leading supplier of automobile transmissions. ...
 KMB's Centroliner (APM1, second generation). In 2000, KMB received 60 Centroliner N4426/3, followed by 50 similar buses in 2000/2001. They were allocated to long-distance routes serving North/Yuen Long/Tuen Mun Districts. KMB APM1 @ 68X, Photo by Jefferry File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
KMB APM1 @ 68X, Photo by Jefferry File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
North District (北區) is the northernmost district of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. ...
Yuen Long (元朗, Jyutping: jyun4 long5, pinyin: Yuánlǎng) (used to be known as Un Long), one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong, located in the North-West of the New Territories, is a post-war new town set in the centre of Hong Kongs largest alluvial plain. ...
For a town in Hong Kong, see Tuen Mun. ...
In April 2001, KMB acquired 2 Centroliner N4426/3 which were fitted with MAN D2866LOH-27 Euro III engines and Voith DIWA864.3E/ZF 5HP602C gearbox. They were coated with special metallic paint, which shows different colours (mainly green and purple), depending on the angle of light reflection angle. They entered service in August 2001. Euro III (popularly referred to as Euro3) is the emission standard for vehicles introduced in the EU in 1999. ...
Later in 2002, KMB acquired 30 Centroliner N4426/3 with MAN Euro III engines. Two of them (fleet number AP144, AP159) are the world's first two city bus to be equipped with 6-speed automatic transmission. The transmission is a modified ZF 5HP602C. They were the testing buses of Eco-driveline (with large differential gear ratio, high torque engine and 6-speed automatic gearbox) system. An automatic transmission is an automobile gearbox that can change gear ratios automatically as the car or truck moves, thus freeing the driver from having to shift gears manually. ...
 Interior of KMB's Centroliner (APM1). In May 2003, KMB received one Centroliner N4426/3 with MAN A34 chassis and straight staircase. The width of the bus has increased from 2500mm to 2550mm, and is equipped with MAN D2866LUH-24 engine, Voith DIWA864.3E gearbox and ventilated disc brakes on all wheels. The bus was painted in gold colour with dark brown colour bands at the bottom part, which is the standard livery for other straight-staircase low-floor buses such as TransBus Enviro 500 and Wright-bodied Volvo Super Olympian. It was registered in October 2003. Recently, it is being criticized for its frequent breakdowns and extra difficulty in maintenance in the primary serve. KMB APM1 interior, Photo by Jefferry File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
KMB APM1 interior, Photo by Jefferry File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Stairs, staircase, stairway, flight of stairs are all names for a construction designed to bridge a large vertical distance by dividing it into smaller vertical distances, called steps. ...
In general English usage, length (symbol: l) is but one particular instance of distance – an objects length is how long the object is – but in the physical sciences and engineering, the word length is in some contexts used synonymously with distance. Height is vertical distance; width (or breadth) is...
On automobiles, disc brakes are located within the wheel The disc brake is a device for slowing or stopping the rotation of a wheel. ...
A livery is a uniform worn by a civilian person. ...
Alexander Dennis Enviro 500 is one of the latest model made by TransBus International (now renamed as Alexander Dennis), which is located in Scotland. ...
Services The buses, including the 10. ...
Breakdown may refer to: Electrical breakdown Chemical breakdown Biological decomposition Nervous breakdown Societal breakdown A breakdown is a statement explaining the details of something such as a bill or cost of a plan A script breakdown for a play, film, or comic book Breakdown (album), by Melissa Etheridge. ...
New World First Bus After KMB put its first 20 Centroliners into service, NWFB announced the order of 30 Neoplan Centroliner N4426/3 in October 1999. They were delivered in 2000 and entered service in 2000/2001.
Since 2004, a few of these buses have been suspended from service. Some are guessing that it is caused by the difficulty in maintenance by NWFB, or due to the fleet quota limit set by the Transport Department of Hong Kong. However, the actual reason is not clearly known. All of them had been put back to the fleet.
Premature withdrawal One Kowloon Motor Bus-owned Centroliner (fleet number AP69) was forced off a viaduct on Tuen Mun Road on 10 July 2003 and was subsequently written off. The remains of the bus were then sent to Siu Ho Wan Depot for inspection and storage. It has recently been removed. Tuen Mun Road near So Kwun Wat, Tuen Mun Tuen Mun Road (屯門公路) is a major expressway in Hong Kong which connects Tuen Mun in the New Territories with Tsuen Wan. ...
July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ...
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
See also Other KMB's low floor bus models: Image File history File links Commons-logo. ...
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KMBs 12m Trident 3 (ATR5) with Alexander ALX500 body. ...
Kowloon Motor Bus have a total of 47 MAN 24. ...
Alexander Dennis Enviro 500 is one of the latest model made by TransBus International (now renamed as Alexander Dennis), which is located in Scotland. ...
KMB AVD1 (Volgren-bodied B9TL) seen in service on the last day (15 December 2004) before it left for more testing. ...
Services The buses, including the 10. ...
External link - Product description in Neoplan website
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