Creative Master Northcord 1/76 Leyland Olympian Triaxle The Greenbus Stagecoach Warwickshire (HKBUS 2007) Operator: Stagecoach in Warwickshire
The model represents Stagecoach in Warwickshire 13650 (H627 LNA) in the Green Bus livery
that formerly operated with Citybus in Hong Kong as its 160 (ET 1190). Although most of the
former Citybus 11m coaches have served on the Megabus network, the arrival of new Neoplan
coaches rendered some Olympians surplus to the requirements of the Megabus fleet, and
toilets were not needed on these. 13650 initially served in Manchester on MagicBus routes
before being transferred to Stagecoach in Warwickshire. 13650 is one of four that entered
service on the Green Bus routes. The Green Transport Company runs bus services to schools
in the UK using its Dutch-designed The Green Bus brand. Four ex-Hong Kong megadeckers are
operated by Stagecoach in Warwickshire on behalf of The Green Transport Company, and are
based at Leamington depot. Each carrying 94 passengers, the coach-seated, air-conditioned
megadeckers have become popular with pupils. They operate throughout Birmingham and the
West Midlands on services to and from King Edward VI Five Ways School, and are available
for private hire.
As on the previous successful hkbus 2000 series models produced by CMNL, hkbus 2007 has many innovative designs on the tooling, some of which were seen for the first time on a CMNL double-deck model. The replica features excellent detailing, inside and out, including all handrails on board and detailed, individual air-vents above the seats. Of note is the improved upper-deck ceiling detail that features the correct colours of the prototype coach. The most remarkable accuracy is seen on the front dome that represents this feature of the Alexander R type bodywork.
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