KMB Mitsubishi FUSO MK
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In early 1990 Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) started to operate 'Point-to-point' franchised bus services that normally provided by non-franchised residential bus service operators previously. The features of this kind of services include more direct routeing and less intermediate stops. As a result, buses with less capacities than double-deckers were needed to run on these routes. In the early days KMB found it difficult to search a suitable model of these 'midi-buses'. The Company first purchased Toyota Coasters with only 24 seats, and afterwards acquired Hino RKs of both bus and coach versions from Argos on lease basis. In mid-1990, Mitisubishi FUSO MK117J provided the solution. The price of the buses was less expensive than those of European midi-buses and the performance was acceptable. Finally KMB has purchased more than 180 Mitsubishi MKs. Among them there are 3 models, MK117J (AM1-168), MK217J (AM169-183) and MK218J (AM184).
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MK117J
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AM1 (EL 8611) |
Route: 238M
Date: 1997/02/28
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Route: 53
Date: 2003/08/03
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AM6 (EM 312) |
Route: 8P
Date: 1999/05/09
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AM13 (EL 9310) |
Route: 234A
Date: 2001/11/20
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AM14 (EL 9314) |
Route: 212
Date: 1999/03/07
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AM18 (EL 9701) |
Route: 86K
Date: 1998/08/01
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AM23 (EM 4983) |
Route: 212
Date: 1996/11/26
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AM25 (EM 5288) |
Route: 8P
Date: 1998/08/09
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AM36 (EM 8782) |
Route: 235
Date: 1997/05/02
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AM37 (EM 9814) |
Route: 2
Date: 1991/08/08
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AM39 (EN 342) |
Route: A7
Date: 1997/06/29
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AM40 (EN 419) |
Route: M2
Date: 1998/10/23
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AM43 (EU 7311) |
Route: B1
Date: 1998/05/16
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AM46 (EU 7970) |
Route: 203
Date: 2004/10/10
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AM51 (EU 8298) |
Route: 78K
Date: 2004/12/12
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AM66 (EV 4454) |
Route: 243R
Date: 1997/05/25
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Route: 14S
Date: 2007/04/09
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AM72 (EV 2681) |
Training Bus
Date: 1997/12/07
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AM73 (EV 3179) |
Route: 14S
Date: 2005/04/23
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AM75 (EV 3449) |
Route: 94
Date: 1998/02/12
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AM76 (EV 4070) |
Route: 14S
Date: 2007/04/09
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AM82 (EV 5427) |
Route: 14S
Date: 2007/04/09
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AM83 (EV 6483) |
Route: 280P
Date: 1999/02/13
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AM88 (EV 4897) |
Route: 14S
Date: 2007/04/09
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AM91 (EV 7544) |
Route: 14S
Date: 2007/04/09
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AM95 (EV 8949) |
Route: 203
Date: 2004/10/10
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AM113 (EW 4947) |
Route: 8A
Date: 2002/02/12
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AM124 (FF 8496) |
Route: 14S
Date: 2007/04/09
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AM125 (FG 665) |
Route: 234B
Date: 1997/05/02
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AM134 (FG 5583) |
Route: 14S
Date: 2007/04/09
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AM139 (FG 6084) |
Date: 2004/11/07
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AM144 (FN 6619) |
Route: 14S
Date: 2007/04/09
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AM148 (FN 7362) |
Route: 14S
Date: 2007/04/09
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AM158 (FP 4790) |
Route: 208
Date: 2004/10/24
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AM161 (FP 5118) |
Route: B1
Date: 1998/10/02
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Route: B1
Date: 1999/10/03
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Not in Service
Date: 2004/02/15
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AM163 (FP 5496) |
Route: 14S
Date: 2007/04/09
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AM164 (FP 5595) |
Route: 14S
Date: 2007/04/09
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AM167 (FS 8774) |
Route: 14S
Date: 2007/04/09
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AM168 (FS 9389) |
Route: 14S
Date: 2007/04/09
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Interior |
Airbus
Date: 1998/01/10
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MK217J
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AM172 (GJ 4099) |
Route: 14S
Date: 2007/04/09
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AM174 (GJ 2546) |
Route: 77K
Date: 2004/12/12
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AM181 (GJ 3563) |
Route: 14S
Date: 2007/04/09
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AM182 (GJ 3654) |
Route: 14S
Date: 2007/04/09
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AM183 (GJ 4299) |
Route: 64K
Date: 2001/08/26
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MK218J
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AM184 (GP 5016) |
Route: 243R
Date: 1997/05/25
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