Hong Kong Volvo Super Olympians (B10TL)

Hong Kong Volvo Super Olympians (B10TL)

The Volvo Super Olympian was introduced to Hong Kong in the summer of 1999 when Kowloon Motor Bus and New World First Bus both took delivery of their first Super Olympians. The Super Olympian is a low floor version of the Olympian. From 1999 to 2002, Kowloon Motor Bus took delivery of 492 12 metre Volvo Super Olympians and New World First Bus took delivery of 103. Most of these buses had modified Walter Alexander ALX500 bodies. The front ends are identical to the Alexander bodied Tridents except for different logos but the rear ends are drastically modified. A handfull of buses (21) in the 3ASV400 series from Kowloon Motor Bus have Volgren bodies. From 2001 to 2004, Kowloon Motor Bus took delivery of 100 Walter Alexander bodied Volvo Super Olympians that were of 10.6 metres in length. From 2003 to 2005 Kowloon Motor Bus took delivery of 101 Wright Explorer bodied Volvo Super Olympians that were 12 metres of length. By the end of 2004, nearly 800 Volvo Super Olympians are expected to be in service. All Super Olympians are air conditioned and powered by Volvo D10A engines with ZF transmissions.
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Click on the fleet number to see the picture, Body shortforms:
WA-Walter Alexander ALX500 (modified)
V-Volgren
WE-Wright Explorer

Thumbnail	Company Fleet Number	Year	Body Length (m)	Description	Photo Date (M/D/Y)
	NWFB 5013	1999	WA 12	5013 in the Shau Kei Wan district working Route 2.	7/04/2010
	NWFB 5016	1999	WA 12	5016 at the Sau Mau Ping district working Route 601.	7/06/2010
	NWFB 5021	1999	WA 12	5021 in the Shau Kei Wan district working Route 68.	7/02/2010
	NWFB 5028	1999	WA 12	5028 at the Wan Chai North working Route 905 Lai Chi Kok.	7/20/2017
	NWFB 5036	1999	WA 12	5036 working Route 104.	7/04/2010
	NWFB 5037	1999	WA 12	5037 seen at Wan Chai Ferry working Route 8P.	8/23/2005
	NWFB 5037	1999	WA 12	5037 seen at Wan Chai Ferry working Route 8P.	8/23/2005
	NWFB 5039	1999	WA 12	5039 seen at Wan Chai Ferry working Route 8P.	8/23/2005
	NWFB 5040	1999	WA 12	5040 in the Causeway Bay district working Route 680.	7/06/2010
	NWFB 5044	2000	WA 12	5044 seen at Kowloon City Ferry waiting for its next run.	5/31/2007
	NWFB 5048	2000	WA 12	5048 in the Causeway Bay district working Route 8.	7/06/2010
	NWFB 5049	2000	WA 12	5049 at the Wan Chai North working Route 2A Yiu Tung Estate.	7/20/2017
	NWFB 5055	2001	WA 12	5055 seen in the Mei Foo district working Route 905.	5/31/2007
	NWFB 5056	2001	WA 12	5056 working Route 101.	7/06/2010
	NWFB 5058	2001	WA 12	5058 in the Shau Kei Wan district working Route 2.	7/02/2010
	NWFB 5060	2001	WA 12	5060 seen in the Mei Foo district working Route 905.	5/31/2007
	NWFB 5068	2001	WA 12	5068 seen on Causeway Bay Road working Route 2X.	5/29/2007
	NWFB 5069	2001	WA 12	5069 seen on Causeway Bay Road working Route 42.	5/29/2007
	NWFB 5071 Rear	2001	WA 12	5071 at Central Macau Ferry working Route 115 Kowloon City Ferry Pier.	7/20/2017
	NWFB 5074	2001	WA 12	5074 on Causeway Bay Road working Route 42.	7/21/2017
	NWFB 5075	2001	WA 12	5075 seen on Nathan Road working Route 796C.	5/31/2007
	NWFB 5084	2001	WA 12	5084 on Causeway Bay Road working Route 604.	7/21/2017
	NWFB 5086	2001	WA 12	5086 in the Sha Tin district working Route 680.	7/06/2010
	NWFB 5087	2001	WA 12	5087 on Causeway Bay Road working Route 2X Shau Kei Wan.	7/21/2017
	NWFB 5090	2002	WA 12	5090 at the Wan Chai North working Route 2X Shau Kei Wan.	7/20/2017
	NWFB 5090	2002	WA 12	5090 on Causeway Bay Road working Route 2 Shau Kei Wan.	7/21/2017
	NWFB 5094	2002	WA 12	5096 seen at Admiralty station working Route 680 Lee On.	8/23/2005
	NWFB 5097	2002	WA 12	5097 seen in the Ma On Shan area working Route 680.	8/29/2005
	NWFB 5103	2002	WA 12	5103 seen on Causeway Bay Road working Route 2A.	5/29/2007
	NWFB 5103	2002	WA 12	5103 at the Cross Harbour Tunnel on the Kowloon side heading southbound working Route 101 Kennedy Town.	7/20/2017

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