Volvo Olympian 11m/ 12m (VA)
Vehicle Specification:
VA1-30
VA31-50
VA51-63
VA65-66 (Acquired from HACTL in Dec 1999)
Seat Allocation
U57+L42+S36
VA67-76 (Transferred from Citybus in 2014)
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VA1 (GD7476)
Route: 38
Date: 2/7/2012
Location: Victoria Park
VA3 (GD7590)Route: 38
Date: 22/6/2012
Location: Victoria Park
VA4 (GD6958)
Route: 81
Date: 23/9/2010
Location: Victoria Park
Route: 82
Date: 28/8/2011
Location: Island Resort
Route: 38
Date: 22/6/2012
Location: Aberdeen Tunnel Toll Plaza
VA5 (GE1766)Route: 905
Date: 28/1/2012
Location: Hennessy Road
VA9 (GE6431)
Route: 970
Date: 21/8/2012
Location: Western Harbour Tunnel
VA10 (GE5908)
Route: 81
Date: 29/8/2012
Location: Victoria Park
VA11 (GE6588)
Route: 82
Date: 4/9/2010
Location: Island Resort
VA13 (GE9574)
Route: 81
Date: 31/12/2011
Location: Chai Wan Road
Route: 111
Date: 22/8/2012
Location: Cross Harbour Tunnel
VA16 (GF2620)
Route: 65
Date: 23/9/2010
Location: Victoria Park
VA17 (GF6345)
Route: 104
Date: 23/8/2009
Location: Pak Tin
VA18 (GF5091)
Route: 106
Date: 1/4/2010
Place: Cross Harbour Tunnel
VA20 (GF7258)
Route: 82
Date: 28/8/2011
Location: Island Resort
VA22 (GF9086)
Route: 106
Date: 1/4/2010
Place: Cross Harbour Tunnel
Route: 65
Date: 23/9/2010
Location: North Point Ferry
VA24 (GG2981)Route: 81
Date: 12/11/2012
Location: Victoria Park
VA25 (GG8241)Route: 106
Date: 14/9/2012
Location: Victoria Park
Route: 694
Date: 23/12/2012
Location: Wan Tsui Road
Route: 82
Date: 2/1/2013
Location: Wan Tsui Road
VA26 (GG5629)
Route: 2
Date: 1/10/2012
Location: Cheung Kong Centre
VA27 (GG4586)Route: 905
Date: 14/10/2012
Location: Cheung Kong Centre
Route: 38
Date: 2/7/2012
Location: Victoria Park
Route: 101
Date: 30/4/2012
Location: Choi Hung Interchange
VA28 (GG4658)
Route: 111
Date: 14/7/2010
Place: Olympic Garden
Route: 971
Date: 24/12/2012
Location: Western Harbour Tunnel
VA29 (GG8152)Route: 82
Date: 24/6/2011
Location: Wan Tsui Road
VA30 (GG8455)Route: 18
Date: 3/8/2011
Location: Cheung Kong Centre
Route: 38
Date: 29/8/2012
Location: Victoria Park
Route: 914Date: 14/9/2012
Location: Victoria Park
Route: 38
Date: 14/9/2012
Location: Aberdeen Tunnel Toll Plaza
VA31 (GV4297)
Route: 2
Date: 11/5/2013
Location: Des Voeux Road Central
Route: 82
Date: 7/8/2013
Location: Island Resort
VA32 (GV1386)Route: 970
Date: 26/6/2013
Location: Western Harbour Tunnel
VA33 (GV4297)
Route: 702
Date: 1/4/2010
Place: Nam Cheong Station
Route: 101
Date: 2/4/2012
Location: Choi Hung Interchange
VA36 (GV6348)
Route: 113
Date: 5/2/2011
Location: Cross Harbour Tunnel
Route: 914Date: 12/11/2012
Location: Victoria Park
Route: 8
Date: 24/7/2013
Location: Victoria Park
Route: 115
Date: 26/7/2013
Location: Des Voeux Road Central
Route: 590
Date: 30/7/2013
Location: Aberdeen Tunnel Toll Plaza
Route: 18X
Date: 17/8/2013
Location: Belcher Bay Terminus
Route: Not in Service
Date: 17/8/2013
Location: Shing Sai Road
Route: 101
Date: 17/8/2013
Location: Kennedy Town Praya
VA37 (GV5740)Route: 2
Date: 28/2/2013
Location: Victoria Park
Route: 18
Date: 31/5/2013
Location: Des Voeux Road Central
Route: 970X
Date: 10/6/2013
Location: Western Harbour Tunnel
Route: 38
Date: 30/7/2013
Location: Aberdeen Tunnel Toll Plaza
Route: 82
Date: 26/8/2013
Location: Chai Wan Road
Route: 970
Date: 28/8/2013
Location: Western Harbour Tunnel
Route: 110
Date: 1/10/2013
Location: Fortress Hill Station
Route: 23
Date: 10/1/2014
Location: Kennedy Heights
VA38 (GV6192)Route: 110
Date: 5/6/2013
Location: Bo Fung Gardens
VA39 (KL5394)
Route: 38
Date: 30/7/2013
Location: Aberdeen Tunnel Toll Plaza
Route: 722
Date: 25/11/2013
Location: Bo Fung Gardens
Route: 82
Date: 4/1/2014
Location: Wan Tsui Road
Route: 106
Date: 28/1/2014
Location: Shipyard Lane
VA40 (GP8588)
Route: 38
Date: 14/9/2012
Location: Victoria Park
Route: 2
Date: 2/1/2013
Location: Des Voeux Road Central
Route: 65
Date: 23/6/2013
Location: Stanley Plaza
VA41 (GV9359)
Route: 81
Date: 23/12/2012
Location: King's Road
Route: 38
Date: 30/7/2013
Location: Aberdeen Tunnel Toll Plaza
Route: 82
Date: 7/8/2013
Location: Island Resort
Route: 82
Date: 10/8/2013
Location: Island Resort
Route: 18
Date: 15/9/2013
Location: Des Voeux Road Central
Route: 65
Date: 1/10/2013
Location: Victoria Park
Route: 82
Date: 25/11/2013
Location: Bo Fung Gardens
Route: 971
Date: 10/4/2014
Location: Kennedy Town Praya
VA42 (GV9212)
Route: 81
Date: 24/6/2013
Location: Bo Fung Gardens
Route: 722
Date: 26/8/2013
Location: Central Piers
Route: 722
Date: 26/8/2013
Location: Central Piers
VA43 (GW1735)
Route: 106
Date: 10/1/2014
Location: Bo Fung Gardens
Route: 65
Date: 26/1/2014
Location: Carmel Road
VA44 (GW1562)
Route: 81
Date: 23/12/2012
Location: King's Road
Route: 694
Date: 24/6/2013
Location: Wan Tsui Road
Route: 81
Date: 6/4/2014
Location: Chai Wan Road
Route: 42
Date: 24/5/2014
Location: Victoria Park
VA45 (GW2762)
Route: 112
Date: 12/11/2012
Location: Victoria Park
Route: 694Date: 23/12/2012
Location: Wan Tsui Road
Route: 722
Date: 10/1/2014
Location: Bo Fung Gardens
Route: 722
Date: 10/1/2014
Location: Kornhill Road Flyover
Route: 2A
Date: 29/1/2014
Location: Bo Fung Gardens
Route: 18X
Date: 14/3/2014
Location: Bo Fung Gardens
VA46 (GW3191)Route: 65
Date: 26/1/2014
Location: Carmel Road
VA47 (GW5011)
Route: 694
Date: 24/6/2013
Location: Po Yap Road
Route: 82
Date: 28/12/2013
Location: Wan Tsui Road
Route: 106
Date: 10/1/2014
Location: Bo Fung Gardens
VA48 (GW5878)
Route: 82
Date: 22/8/2012
Location: Island Resort
Route: 2
Date: 24/6/2013
Location: Bo Fung Gardens
Route: 81
Date: 20/9/2013
Location: Victoria Park
Route: 111
Date: 16/2/2014
Location: Cross Harbour Tunnel Toll Plaza
VA49 (GW8435)
Route: 948
Date: 23/8/2013
Location: Western Harbour Tunnel
Route: 81
Date: 13/10/2013
Location: Bo Fung Gardens
VA50 (GW8272)
Route: 590A
Date: 10/8/2013
Location: Wong Chuk Hang Road
VA58 (HP4732)
Route: 95
Date: 2/10/2012
Location: Ocean Court
Route: 78
Date: 26/6/2013
Location: Wong Chuk Hang Terminus
Route: 970
Date: 17/12/2013
Location: Western Harbour Tunnel
Route: 590
Date: 26/1/2014
Location: South Horizon Drive
VA59 (HP7236)
Route: 38
Date: 28/2/2013
Location: Victoria Park
Route: 948
Date: 28/11/2013
Location: Western Harbour Tunnel
Route: 590A
Date: 1/8/2015
Location: Aberdeen Tunnel Toll Plaza
VA60 (HP8260)
Route: 590A
Date: 30/7/2013
Location: Aberdeen Tunnel Toll Plaza
Route: 93A
Date: 14/4/2014
Location: Pok Fu Lam Road
VA61 (HP8961)
Route: 106
Date: 23/4/2015
Location: King's Road
Route: 93A
Date: 24/6/2015
Location: Pok Fu Lam Road
VA63 (HR2439)
Route: 42
Date: 12/11/2012
Location: Victoria Park
Route: 91
Date: 6/10/2014
Location: Connaught Road Central
VA65 (HP8141)Route: 82
Date: 24/6/2011
Location: Bo Fung Gardens
Route: 18
Date: 1/10/2013
Location: Fortress Hill Station
Route: 111
Date: 16/2/2014
Location: Cross Harbour Tunnel Toll Plaza
VA66 (HP8107)
Route: 104
Date: 3/8/2011
Location: Cheung Kong Centre
Route: 18
Date: 2/10/2012
Location: Fortress Hill Station
Route: 82
Date: 2/1/2013
Location: Wan Tsui Road
Route: 2
Date: 30/7/2013
Location: Victoria Park
Route: 948
Date: 30/5/2014
Location: Connaught Road West
VA67 (HF1792)Route: 18X
Date: 14/3/2014
Location: Bo Fung Gardens
Route: 18P
Date: 15/3/2014
Location: Kennedy Town Praya
Route: 18P
Date: 15/3/2014
Location: Kennedy Town Praya
Route: 18P
Date: 15/3/2014
Location: Belcher Bay Terminus
Route: 18P
Date: 15/3/2014
Location: Shing Sai Road
Route: 18P
Date: 15/3/2014
Location: Kennedy Town Praya
Route: 8
Date: 25/8/2014
Location: Victoria Park
Route: 82
Date: 5/2/2015
Location: Wan Tsui Road
VA68 (HF9016)
Route: 905
Date: 18/3/2014
Location: Olympian City
Route: 111
Date: 14/4/2014
Location: Macau Ferry
Route: 18
Date: 27/4/2014
Location: Des Voeux Road Central
Route: 18X
Date: 5/5/2014
Location: Belcher Bay
VA69 (HF7633)
Route: 904
Date: 21/3/2014
Location: Western Harbour Tunnel
Route: 701
Date: 9/4/2014
Location: Cherry Street
Route: 905
Date: 12/5/2014
Location: Western Harbour Tunnel
VA70 (HF6829)
Route: 948X
Date: 5/5/2014
Location: Queensway
VA72 (HE8132)
Route: 796C
Date: 27/4/2014
Location: Po Yap Road
Route: 18
Date: 1/7/2014
Location: Connaught Place
VA73 (HF1036)
Route: 948
Date: 25/4/2014
Location: Western Harbour Tunnel
Route: 113
Date: 30/4/2014
Location: Kennedy Town Praya
Route: 682
Date: 5/6/2014
Location: Siu Lek Yuen Road
Route: 701
Date: 30/8/2014
Location: Sham Mong Road
VA74 (HE5271)
Route: 2X
Date: 14/5/2014
Location: Victoria Park
Route: 948
Date: 14/10/2014
Location: Connaught Road West
VA75 (HF2057)
Route: 2
Date: 25/4/2014
Location: The Landmark
Route: 18X
Date: 5/5/2014
Location: Bo Fung Gardens
Route: 694
Date: 18/6/2014
Location: Po Shun Road
VA76 (HF 940)
Route: 18X
Date: 5/5/2014
Location: Kennedy Town Praya
Route: 18X
Date: 5/5/2014
Location: Belcher Bay
Route: 18X
Date: 5/5/2014
Location: Shing Sai Road
Route: 18X
Date: 5/5/2014
Location: Kornhill Road
Route: 798
Date: 14/6/2014
Location: Chi Shin Street
Route: 694
Date: 18/1/2015
Location: Wan Tsui Road
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Rickshaw Sightseeing Buses - H1
Rickshaw Sightseeing Bus is one of the brands under the New World First Bus. There are totally 2 richshaw sightseeing bus routes - H1 and H2 which were both introduced on 18th October 2009. Route H1, the Heritage Route and Route H2, the Metropolis Route both shared their bus terminus in Central Star Ferry, while Route H1 via Hollywood Road, Sun Yat Sin Memorial Hall, Hong Kong University and the other route H2 via HKECE, Causeway Bay, Queen's Road East (Hennessy Road for night section) and St. John's Cathedral etc. NWFB specially redesigned 5 Volvo Olympian 11ms (VA51-55) as open-top buses (these 5 buses have also started running 82M in the morning session since 23/8/2010). The bus fare for single direction of these two routes is $8.7 while the one-day pass costs $50. Route H2A was introduced to celebrate the countdown activity which was held in the Times Square in Causeway Bay on the New Year's Eve in the previous two consecutive years, while the entire batch of Rickshaw Sightseeing Buses became its bus fleet.
Since the outbreak of Occupy Central movement in Admiralty and Causeway Bay in late September 2014, services of routes H1 and H2 were suspended on account of road blockade in the above-mentioned districts. Not until December 2014, during which clearance operation was undergone in the Occupy sites, did the Rickshaw Sightseeing Buses service resume. The resumption not only marks the route re-opening after more than two months, but also the most significant re-routeing since the brand's inauguration in 2009. In December 2014, routes H1 and H2 were merged into one route named as H1. The area of coverage was also remarkably expanded to Kowloon district across Jordan and Tsim Sha Tsui. The new H1 currently passes through Hollywood Road and Tamar, Jordan and Tsim Sha Tsui for Kowloon bound, as well as Causeway Bay, Wan Chai and St. John's Cathedral for its return trip. The adjusted single ride ticket charges $33 while the new one-day pass fare is $200.
VA51 (HN8481)
Route: H1
Date: 25/12/2009
Location: Central Piers
Route: H2
Date: 8/2/2013
Location: Central Piers
VA52 (HN6509)Route: H2
Date: 3/8/2011
Location: Cheung Kong Centre
Route: H2
Date: 29/6/2014
Location: Chater Road
Route: H1
Date: 4/4/2015
Location: Chater Road
VA53 (HN9798)Route: H1
Date: 5/2/2011
Location: Central Piers
VA54 (HN8897)
Route: H2
Date: 5/2/2011
Location: Central Piers
Route: H2
Date: 26/8/2013
Location: Des Voeux Road Central
Route: H2
Date: 26/8/2013
Location: Central Piers
VA55 (HP3851)
Route: H1
Date: 25/12/2009
Location: Pokfield Road
Route: 15C
Date: 15/9/2013
Location: Queen's Road Central
Route: 15C
Date: 5/5/2014
Location: Kennedy Heights
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