To Witness A End Of Generation -- Farewell KMB "Hot Dog" Buses!!
(麻帆良市時報記者 / 桜高輕音部記者琴吹 紬報導)
(By Kotobuki Tsumugi, Mahora City Times and Light Music Club of Sakuragaoka Girl's High School')
2012 年 5 月 8 日, 係香港巴士史上一個特別嘅日子,
因為九巴車隊內俗稱 "熱狗" 嘅非空調巴士,
喺呢一日最後一日喺仲未全空調化嘅路線行走, 為市民服務,
隨住最後一架 "熱狗" 巴士完成當日最後一轉行程到達目的地,
標誌住非空調巴士服務劃上句號成為歷史,
同時亦表示九巴所有路線由第二日, 2012 年 5 月 9 日開始,
全線提供空調服務。
8th May, 2012, a special day of Hong Kong bus history,
because the remain non-air-conditioned buses in the fleet of Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB),
or so-called "hot dog" buses, were provided the last day of service in
servel routes which still provide non-air-conditioned bus on this day,
with the last "hot dog" bus finished its last trip and arrived its final destination,
it marked the end of the non-air-conditioned buses service and become history,
it also means all routes of KMB were become all air-conditioned bus service
started from next day, 9th May, 2012.
And today, Mahora city warmly to welcome our newest bus of this city just arrived today!!
This Volvo Olympian 11m is one of the last batch of 30 "hot dog" buses introduced in 1994
which originally are air-conditioned bus chassis, but due to the pressure from
government and advocacy groups on that time that don't introduce too many air-conditioned buses,
but more "hot dog" buses instead so let passengers can make their own choice,
then these buses were become the prey in this situation, in 8th May, 2012,
the last day of "hot dog" service, they also became the last batch of "hot dog" buses
to service and last batch to withdrawn from KMB fleet after their last trip,
Super Bus, the Mayor of Mahora City, said that it's sad to see the last batch of "hot dog" buses
withdrawn from KMB bus service and become history of Hong Kong transport,
because he always took them to go anywhere since he was young,
and just like grow up with them together, there are lots of memory with them,
also these Volvo "hot dog" buses are one of his favorite buses because they can go fast,
it is because since their engine don't need to run the air-condition system anymore,
then they became more powerful and very fast on highway,
with all "hot dog" buses are gone, he said that now he can only from the bus photos, books
and his model buses collection to bring up his memory of these buses from his mind.
Ladies and gentlemen, let's welcome -- our newest bus of Mahora City--
the KMB last "hot dog" -- Volvo Olympian 11m!!
證書編號 0025, 全球限量 1800 架
Certified umber 0025 of only 1800 producted.
正式落地!! 巡音ルカ歡迎你!!
Let Megurine Luka to welcome our newest bus arrives!!
那些年，我們一起坐過的熱狗巴士
In those years, the hot dog buses we all rode on.
熱狗巴士功成身退, 初音亦向最後熱狗說再見
Wiht the hot dogs finished their mission, Hatsune Miku also say good bye to the last hot dog bus.
在下英文唔算太好, 還希望大家見諒, 亦希望比我女友同D朋友仔睇到呢篇文~
向九巴熱狗致敬!! Farewell KMB "hot dog" buses!!
Thanks for reading~ ^^
