AF9 [DH3323] KMB Dennis Falcon - a photo on Flickriver

            Kowloon Motor Bus [KMB] Dennis Falcon , fleet number AF9 sits at the now closed Kai Tak airport, whilst operating "Airbus"  route A1 to the Star ferry terminal,  Kowloon. 

The Falcons  were in introduced in 1985, the fleet numbering 20.They were air-conditioned and powered by Gardner 6HLXB engines.  Bodies were supplied by Duple Metsec. 

KMB started to withdraw their Falcons in 1999, and the last Falcon, AF12, finally retired in 2001.
The Falcons were ousted from Airbus duties by Dennis Lances and Dennis Darts around 1994/5.
 
For anybody with the slightest interest in buses, these were a joy to travel in. The Gardner engine had an amazing sound, and not being short of power the drivers always extracted a lively performance out of them. Unlike the Dennis Lance's that replaced them, the Falcons were very comfortable,I suspect any bus enthuasist was sorry to get off one. 

Some journeys travelled through to Honk Kong Island, and that was a real treat, as the bus weaved in and out of the constant traffic on the approaches to the tunnel !!!

In this 1991 view AF9 is in the company of two classmates, just outside the arrival hall of Kai Tak airport. A bit of transport nostalgia as the Falcon's are long gone, and Kai Tak airport now closed.

Taken in: 香港 / 九龍 / 新蒲崗 (show map)

Taken on: November 12, 1991

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Sets appears in: • Bus companies - KMB • Buses : Airport services. more » • Buses : Overseas Buses • Scans ; Kai Tak airport in the 1990's. • Scans : Hong Kong -Trams in the 1990's « less

Groups appears in: • Hong Kong Nostalgia 懷舊香港 • Hong Kong Buses more » • Dennis Falcon, Lance and Lancet • Dennis Falcons • KMB buses • Airport Transport « less

Camera: Nikon COOLSCAN V ED (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon COOLSCAN V ED
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 Windows
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