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First Air-conditioned Dennis Dragon AD1

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Following Leyland Olympian AL1, Dennis Specialist Vehicles supplied an air-conditioned double-decker in 1990. The vehicle was subsequently registered as EL 5113 on 20 April of the same year and was received AD1 as the fleet number in the following year. The new style of Duple Metsec body was introduced on this bus. The bus was initially allocated to Route 6, together with AL1, for trial. Both buses then entered service on Route 238X in July 1990.

After the overhaul in 1996, parts of the AD1's body were rebuilt. The interior colour was changed from brown to grey and fixed windsrceens for the two decks were also installed.

Please click on the photographs below to view the enlarged version.

Route: 6
Location: Nathan Road
Date: 1990/06/27

Route: 238X
Location: Canton Road
Date: 1990/07/18

Route: 238M
Location: Wing Shun Street
Date: 1991/05/21

Route: 301
Location: Cross Harbour Tunnel Toll Plaza
Date: 1991/07/01

Route: 1A
Location: Star Ferry Bus Terminus
Date: 1991/08/08

Route: 1A
Location: Nathan Road
Date: 1991/08/08

Route: 1
Location: Nathan Road / Salisbury Road
Date: 1993/05/14

Route: 98D
Location: Jordan Road Ferry Bus Terminus
Date: 1994/05/14

Route: 98A
Location: Hang Hau (North) Bus Terminus
Date: 1997/02/04

Route: 1
Location: Nathan Road / Salisbury Road
Date: 1997/03/30

"Walk for a Million" Feeder Bus
Location: Tsing Kwai Highway
Date: 1997/05/11

Inside Upper-deck Compartment

Route: 671
Location: MTR Daimond Station Bus Terminus
Date: 1997/11/10

Route: 14
Location: Canton Road
Date: 1998/05/06

Route: 14
Location: Chatham Road North
Date: 2000/10/02

Route: 69X
Location: Mei Foo Sun Chuen
Date: 2001/10/01

Route: 60M (Private)
Location: Sha Tin Race Course
Date: 2002/03/02

Route: 278X
Location: San Wan Road
Date: 2002/04/07

Route: 63X
Location: Tin Tsz B/T
Date: 2003/05/25

Inside Upper-deck Compartment

Inside Lower-deck Compartment

Route: 71S
Location: Tai Po Road - Yuen Chau Tsai
Date: 2003/07/13

Route: 70X
Location: Kwun Tong Road
Date: 2003/10/08

Route: 76K
Location: Pak Wo Road
Date: 2003/10/12

Location: Castle Peak Road - Chau Tau
Date: 2003/10/12

Route: 86
Location: Pak Hok Ting Street
Date: 2004/02/22

Route: 37
Location: Mei Foo Sun Chuen
Date: 2005/04/03

Route: 40X
Location: MTR Kwai Hing Station
Date: 2005/05/28

Route: 36B
Location: Canton Road
Date: 2005/05/29

Route: 6
Location: Castle Peak Road
Date: 2005/07/02

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