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ADS235 on Route 8 departed from Star Ferry at 8pm of 6 July 2017
for MTR Kowloon Station, as the last ADS journey.
ADS-class Dennis Dragons were the shortest air-conditioned buses in the Kowloon Motor Bus ("KMB") fleet with their 9.9-metre bodies. They were introduced in 3 batches. The first batch of 30 (ADS1-30) was introduced in 1993. The second batch was also the lagest one which consists 155 buses (ADS31-185) introduced in 1996-1997. The air-condition system was modified starting from this batch. Also, from ADS146 onwards, 2+2 seating configuration was adopted. The last batch of 50 (ADS186-235) was delivered in 1999. These 50 buses were equiped with EURO II Cummins M11 engines. They were also the last "high-floor" and white body livery double-deckers in the KMB fleet.
Following the withdrawal from service of the last ADS bus, ADS235 on 6 July 2017, KMB's white body livery has become part of history, and all KMB buses are now low-floor.
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Unidentified 1993/08/26 |
Unidentified 1996/05/14 |
ADS1 (FS 7340) Rt. 606 1998/07/29 |
ADS1 (FS 7340) Rt. 269B 2003/11/13 |
ADS18 (FS 6673) Rt. 96R 2001/07/29 |
ADS21 (FT 9054) Rt. 108 1998/07/18 |
ADS61 (GT 2745) Rt. 8 2005/11/19 |
ADS68 (GT 3697) Rt. 91M 1998/11/29 |
ADS105 (GU 1071) Rt. 24 1997/11/11 |
ADS113 (GU 3186) Rt. 215X 1998/05/18 |
ADS124 (GU 6963) Rt. 917 1998/01/31 |
ADS126 (GU 7099) Rt. 30 2003/10/19 |
ADS165 (HA 8712) Rt. 5C 1999/05/09 |
ADS181 (HB 1413) Rt. 299 1998/02/12 |
ADS189 (HY 8872) Rt. 96R 2003/07/01 |
ADS189 (HY 8872) Rt. 74A 2009/08/22 |
ADS192 (JA 1063) Rt. 8 2011/06/19 |
ADS196 (JA 8776) Rt. 24 2000/02/06 |