19980422




Articles on 22th April, 1998.

Today's Articles: 34.


Articles' Numbers: (19980422_01-34)





Article 1:

Re: 914


BR4474 (c6091596@comp.polyu.edu.hk) at Tue Apr 21 19:58, 1998 said:


> 小丸子VA51 TONG HN8481 (k5959585@hkschool.net) said:


> 而家中記rt.914日日有雞車呢,早上有冇?


>


>


>


>


> VA51 TONG HN8481


> (LV97 CM7009)





我下晝見到, 好似係LV113


Article 2:

Re: KMB's 72, 81 and 86B...


S3BL (tin@school.net.hk) at Tue Apr 21 18:32, 1998 said:


> Boby (AS1) (kc370957@netvigator.com) said:


>


> I saw many people take 81 during peak-hours.


> Can 72, 81 and 86B use 12M buses?





貨櫃車就得,但十二米巴士就好難控制,因為太多彎,司機扭軑


會好困難。


P.S.: 272P係用3AV,3AD,因為迫不得已,但81咁多客,九記都未


曾派過十二米車。





S3BL15 (前87A掛牌)


Article 2: (Request 1)

> Walter Kwong (walter@school.net.hk) said:


>


> 而且272P淨係出九龍,大埔道出九龍方向係雙線!


> 我都未見過3AD行272P喎...





我都唔記得左出九龍係雙線添..


之前0個排有架3AD9?成個禮拜都有行272P.





S3BL15 (前87A掛牌)


Article 2: (Request 2)

會唔會 12 m 入唔到禾輋呀??





阿逸


-------


3AV318


HG4200


Article 2: (Request 3)

> Joseph Ho (kchojbl@school.net.hk) said:


> 48X o的S3BL都係咁行。


你的意思是 3BL ?





Frank Lau


Article 2: (Request 4)

Sure!


點止S3BL, 3BL都冇問題!!





S3BL15 (前87A掛牌)


Article 3:

填掛牌


輝仔 (c5124176@comp.polyu.edu.hk) at Tue Apr 21 20:37, 1998 said:


> 艾莎 (96024880d@polyu.edu.hk) said:


> 唔好講 118P O個O的啦, 13D 都唔知佢有乜字軌, 因為佢兩個星期就多兩架新車...


>


> 各位字軌代表, 你地覺唔覺得一定要去捕一ROUND'字軌'先可以捉哂O的車?


> 就咁O向條街見一架寫一架都唔係一個 METHOD....


>


> 艾莎仔





都叫做好過城記, 佢o地公司作風D線先天性好難填字軌.





我條3B應在短期內換十一米掛牌, 不過我要一段時間觀察, 不會太


快填上, 不過歡迎各位幫忙!





輝仔


Article 3: (Request 1)

艾莎 (96024880d@polyu.edu.hk) said:


> 唔好講 118P O個O的啦, 13D 都唔知佢有乜字軌, 因為佢兩個星期就多兩架新車...





P 線好難做, 個個月輪主線字軌.


而家新車又多, 周時無厘頭攝埋 D 3AD/AV 落黎, 都唔知係咪新掛牌.





> 各位字軌代表, 你地覺唔覺得一定要去捕一ROUND'字軌'先可以捉哂O的車?


> 就咁O向條街見一架寫一架都唔係一個 METHOD....





將廠車真係易做好多, 我做左大部份都好快就齊晒. (壟斷? ^_^)


除左要企街等一轉車之外, 仲可以坐果條線總站去總站, 數對頭車.


呢個方法連續煲一個星期, 起碼中七成車. 試下.


仲有, 我講過兩次, 就係冷馬師傅打呔問題, 絕對可以分辨到架冷馬係咪掛牌.


Article 3: (Request 2)

> 艾莎 (96024880d@polyu.edu.hk) said:


> 各位朋友仔 & 女(唔知有冇?)


唔係有個AV89XX女皇?





> 真係唔好意思, 我近日都收到一些板友 email 我, 叫我去改字軌,


> 等我解釋下點解我一路都冇改,


> 因為你地俾我o的車都係走唔夠一個星期就唔知走左去邊樹...


> 好似架 AD92? 我好似見到佢走左幾日就冇O左影, 可能咁O岩攝下O者.


> 同埋板主可唔可以講下架車走O向O個條線幾耐先納佢為字軌?


> 唔好講 118P O個O的啦, 13D 都唔知佢有乜字軌, 因為佢兩個星期就多兩架新車...


>


> 各位字軌代表, 你地覺唔覺得一定要去捕一ROUND'字軌'先可以捉哂O的車?


> 就咁O向條街見一架寫一架都唔係一個 METHOD....


>


> 艾莎仔





我好彩就無試過俾人e-mail叫我改表,


可能我d路線冷門啦!其實我自己都好


少為左改表而捕一round車,最多就係


屋企觀察,平時就只會在上學及放學途


中觀察各線情況,好似今日,我就見到73k


差不多又全用3AD!重要有HS車牌!真係


唔知改好定唔改好?


有時改字軌表真係幾難,希望大家能體諒


我們的苦處!





G544


Article 3: (Request 3)

其實九巴呢排咁多新車, 的車又未掛牌, 咪會咁.


講真, 首先就要睇果條線的車穩唔穩定, 唔係抄來徒氣.





我自己初時真係睇一轉, 後來知道派車情況就無.


Article 3: (Request 4)

哎喲! AD92 一直係 641 的掛牌車來呀! 佢有南華早報的廣告.


架 FD9560 走後, 有乜車取代?


(我 EMAIL 俾你的 641 掛牌係最新的, 你放心 POST 上去啦)


Article 4:

Re: H5'LV'又再發癲~~~~~


Gakei! (95261675d@polyu.edu.hk) at Tue Apr 21 18:56, 1998 said:


> VA51(塞米一條) (parnell@hkstar.com) said:


> 繼雞鴨多次失控之後,而家竟然把失控行動


> 再次升級!有雞被發然徘迴於rt.110!似乎


> H5LV又來了~~~~~~似乎有企圖入侵隧線的


> 意圖呀~~~~~~:p





110 唔係幾年來都有字軌雞行o既咩 ??????


唔熟就唔好大驚小怪嘛 ...





--


車匙!


Article 4: (Request 1)

唉!何必大驚小怪呢?


rt110本來是LV和寶寶行啦!(LV71,99,100都是往日的字軌)


現在有LV行可能是D寶寶要入廠(開刀/翻新)!


RT914也是因為MB要入廠而有雞行ma!!!





應屆會考生


Clement


Article 5:

老友...


koala (koala@cuhk.edu.hk) at Tue Apr 21 20:20, 1998 said:


> 小丸子VA51 TONG HN8481 (k5959585@hkschool.net) said:


> 小弟認為,最多girl student的巴士線係中記rt.3A


> 因為呢條線係經過'聖嘉勒女子學校'的!





小弟認為你的文章的討論意義不大, 因為:





1. 你認為'經過'xxx女子學校'的!'便是最多女學生, 那麼37, 118,


2E, 11, 14...etc 是否也...?





2. 如果你說女學生 (girl student) 的話, 我想途經各大學的路線


(如87K, 299, CTB 40, 40M...etc) 一定更多, 你是怎定義 'girl


student'呢?





3. 你的問題就像問那架車最多男學生, 最多主婦, 最多司機, 最多


餐廳東主一樣, 不可能有特定答案.





P.S. '女學生' 真的那麼難打嗎? 如果不是, 為什麼你要在這些簡單


的字眼上夾雜著一些英文呢?





koala


Article 5: (Request 1)

咁經親女校o既都大把女仔坐架啦, 40/40M 放學時間都好多聖心, 英華女仔架.





不過女仔唔係咁鍾意坐巴士, 地鐵就仲多.


Article 6:

Re: What camera do you use?


SuperBuzz (dccheng@acs.itd.uts.edu.au) at Tue Apr 21 18:46, 1998 said:


> S3BL390 (s967817@mailserv.cuhk.edu.hk) said:


> What camera do you use?


> I use Olympus OZ76 zoom.





Minolta 500si, 28-80 zoom.


Article 6: (Request 1)

Canon EOS-1N RS,28-80 2.8L/70-200 2.8L


Article 7:

Re: Newsflash: Transperth O405NH


Superbuzz (dccheng@acs.itd.uts.edu.au) at Tue Apr 21 18:38, 1998 said:


> Dennis Law (ctb2500@upnaway.com) said:


> Transperth has just announced that the new bus model they will purchase is going to be 133 Volgren bodied Mercedes Benz O405NH low-floor single deckers.


> If anybody wants to have a preview about how they will look like, please feel free to e-mail to me immediately. Thank you!





By the way, Sydney Buses are getting 300 CNG MB O405NHs by 1999, but the entire batch will NOT be in time for the Olympics.


Article 8:

Re: 問巴士攪牌器


Matthew Chung (mcchung@hkstar.com) at Tue Apr 21 17:10, 1998 said:


> 屯門之友 (chung921@hkstar.com) said:


> 想問o下D板友知唔知巴士D攪牌器點運作?


> 因為我記得攪牌桿只有三枝,但布牌就有四塊:路線一塊,


> 號碼三塊,加埋四塊。唔知點分配去攪。


>


> 唔該大家!


等我試o下答, 首先攪地點牌的與號碼是分開的,換言之


攪號碼的只有兩支桿,而其中一支桿是較短(即紅色頭)的,


那支只是選擇格數的(即三格中的其中一格),另外一支才是真正


的攪號碼.








Matthew Chung





KMB 94&99 BUS-PAGE


Article 9:

GO中的巴士,日本雙層巴士一問


AV129 (hktkevin@netvigator.com) at Tue Apr 21 20:53, 1998 said:


有一次,我如常把列車由從鶴見站駛出,向新子安站進發,突發現過橋


後的平交路面有一輛像富豪奧林匹克的物體停在路上,我即時把列車


制停,避過了一場意外。





請問實際上除了ATLANTEAN外,日本還有甚麼英製雙層巴士行走呢?





AV129


Article 10:

問車牌


CTB73R (bonopun@netteens.net) at Tue Apr 21 20:45, 1998 said:


問2104,2110的車牌.


Article 11:

86炒上行人路


BUSPA (wcw@hkstar.com) at Tue Apr 21 20:30, 1998 said:


今天12:45搭車經過廣源村,在帝堡城對開,小瀝源路和廣善街交界,


廣柏樓樓下,有輛86直剷上行人路,再剷到路旁小山坡(其實


係種樹的草坡),係Dennis祖比倫車型。





據觀察所及,應沒有人受重傷,同埋幸好該段路沒有很多人行


走,否則就大鑊。





另星X晚報可能會報導,因我見到採訪車。





在現場但沒有相機的


BUSPA


Article 12:

New update for KMB's website.


100 Wong (wongjsy@sfsu.edu) at Tue Apr 21 19:51, 1998 said:


KMB has just updated its website with 'KMB Parade' in which photos and technical information of all buses used by KMB are available. (similar to what's on KMB's calendar)





Please enjoy!





100 Wong


Article 13:

倫敦首都(CAPITAL)巴士模型


88k (b9505044@ln.edu.hk) at Tue Apr 21 19:07, 1998 said:


在 EFE模型大全集中的 P.29


有兩部黃色的 Capital Citybus,


有香港城巴的味道,


分別 Leyland National 同 Leyland Altantean,


誰知它們的 model number???


Article 14:

為何陳生不出CORGI大全集???


88K (b9505044@ln.edu.hk) at Tue Apr 21 18:59, 1998 said:


陳生是否和 Corgi的人不熟?


EFE出到書,係因為他識到 Vac Davey 同


James Stirling。


本人認為講香港 Corgi模型,都會好多人買。


Article 15:

Sydney's Electric Buses


SuperBuzz (dccheng@acs.itd.uts.edu.au) at Tue Apr 21 18:44, 1998 said:


Sydney has got their 2 electric buses on trial!! They are built by Designline of New Zealand(www.designline.co.nz) based on MAN chassises. They have 84 batteries on board and a 1.9 Volkswagen auxillary motor for battery recharging purposes. They have NO gearboxes and are of ultra low floor design.





By the way, Sydney Buses is now taking delivery of 125 Volvo B10BLE/Ansair(3847-3971) and after this will be 300 CNG MB O405NH/Custom Coaches.


Article 16:

Re: KMB's Route...


T L (awongtl@ihug.co.nz) at Wed Apr 22 08:46, 1998 said:


> Boby (AS1) (kc370957@netvigator.com) said:


>


> Why can't the following Shing Mun Tunnel Bus Route


> to use 12M buses?


> (40X, 47X, 49X and 73X)


>


> Thank you very much!


>


> Boby


> AS1---FU 482





I saw and took 40X 3BL before, but not 掛牌車, so I think KMB


not use 12M is not the road problem.


Article 16: (Request 1)

If Shing Mun Tunnel change to full air-cond. bus.I think KMB will use


12M Bus to run all Shing Mun Tunnel's Routes!





Dennis Lau


Article 17:

Re: 一條線壞5架車?


LA11 Shing (b493332@hkstar.com) at Wed Apr 22 00:55, 1998 said:








> ERIC CHING (bching@hk.super.net) said:


>


> 搭一程車要轉5車,閣下的感受如何?


>


> 事緣本人由到北角乘車去中環,本不打算乘中巴,但見來了


> 2號便上車.怎知當車到銅鑼灣時,架珍寶好不'掂',結果壞車


> 擺街.(本人見車長起步時一轉便轉'4波',此會不會引致壞


> 車?)之後轉了LF115 CANON 珍寶,這車長問何以不打'死火


> 燈'.怎見車去摩頓台時,又遇見同樣情況,電池沒有電,連錢


> 箱也出煙!本人又要轉車,閒暇中惟有和同車一靚女傾談.車長


> 之後'私牌'回廠,令本人要批錢轉車.(此車長是否十分不對?)


> 之後上LF124,我也打趣說不要又轉第三次了.但當LF124和剛


> 壞了走的LF115車長傾談後,此車又開始出現沒電的情況!!(我 開始想到是否自己'邪'了中巴!)上了LF237,我也怕此車也不


> 可去總站!'果然',此車去金鐘時又沒電!最後轉ML2 641才至


> 碼頭!


>


> 連續4部2號車行車中途沒電,本人怎也不相信是'巧合',會不


> 會是下列原因:


>


> 1 中記維修失當;


> 2 邪???


> 3 本人見一類似'長毛'(經常抗議的梁x雄?)在炮台山上車(


> 不知是否搞事那人?)和本人一樣轉車,我想會不會他在筲


> 箕灣把2珍寶'放電'後搭地鐵去炮台山享受2號車會怎樣?


> 中巴支持坶人有何話說?





問 : 本人見車長起步時一轉便轉 ''4波 '' , 此會不會引致壞車?


答 : 嘩 , 唔係呀嘛 , 1波咁快就轉4波 ??? 一般車長都唔會啦 .


問 : 車長之後 ''私牌'' 回廠,令本人要批錢轉車.


(此車長是否十分不對?)


答 : 呢個車長沒錯 , 架車電池冇電就梗係要 '' 入廠 '' 啦 ,


如果有乜大鑊o野咪麻煩 ? 家陣見報就唔好喇 , 就算要


入廠 , 都等到過晒班客先啦 , 唔好等o的客要批錢轉車呀嘛 .


問 : 1 . 中記維修失當 ;


2 . 邪 ??? ;


3 . 本人見一類似 ''長毛'' 在炮台山上車(不知是否搞事那人?)


和本人一樣轉車,我想會不會他在筲箕灣把2珍寶'放電'


後搭地鐵去炮台山享受2號車會怎樣 ?


答 : 中記維修失當,都有咁o既可能,不過一次過壞咁多架車,未


免太離譜o卦; 一次過壞咁多架車,以迷信o既角度o黎講,


都幾邪o架; 唔係嘛? '' 放完電 '' 仲響度 ? 係都走遠o的啦 .





LA11 Shing FF7869


Article 17: (Request 1)

我就試過咁樣喇. 各位坐慣 23 號o既板友, 你地或者會認得一個


金毛, 戴黑超, 比較年青o既師傅. 佢而家通常係渣 DM o既, 但有一日


我返學就遇著佢渣珍寶. 唔知佢係咪唔識渣, 一開車就拍去四波,


架車即刻 chok 到飛起. 上紅棉道都好 D, 但都係拍去三波先落二波.


總之永遠唔會一...二...三...四咁上.





不過都有 D 老練師傅幾勁. 一開車一波唔夠兩秒就二波, 又過兩秒就三波,


跟住四波....夾埋十秒都唔駛, 架車就 hur hur 聲咁去....好野!


Article 17: (Request 2)

> Gakei! (95261675d@polyu.edu.hk) said:


>


> 我想問架車由一波即去四波會係點o架?


> 如果渣地通拿一波去四波架車會行得好慢, 引擎聲好沉o架.


>


> --


> 車匙!


You need torque to accelerate, and the maximum torque happens


at a specific engine speed. The function of the gear is to make


the engine speed and wheel speed compatiable.





I think switching gear and battery problem are not related.


Maybe the captain wanted to keep a high rev. (rpm) to 'char'ge the battery.





The problem may not be caused by CMB. Maybe this batch of batteries


have shorter lives. To Eric, you find a chance to know a beautiful


girl. You should thank CMB instead of complain :>





y k


Article 17: (Request 3)

> 這又說得幾對的!可惜沒問她電話no.....


幸好本人不趕時間又是巴士迷,若是其他人便可能十分不滿


了.不過本人覺得此事有'QK',似是惡作劇多些(但在筲箕灣


'下手'沒可能沒人見到)


Article 17: (Request 4)

If buses work like cars, then once the engine is started,


the generator should give enough electricity to


run the bus. Battery power is not needed.


Article 18:

Re: 274P


y k shum (ykshum@mit.edu) at Tue Apr 21 23:25, 1998 said:


> 北區首相 (ericnet@hkstar.com) said:





> 據筆者所見, 274P 都有不俗表現, 用 AM 已攪到頂閘, 應考慮加班


> 次至最少四班, 然後按需要再加強服務.


>


> 北區首相





I'm glad this route got more riderships than we expected. However,


should using buses with larger capacity (AD, AL) be a more


reasonable first step before adding departures?





y k


Article 18: (Request 1)

> 德褔5D (97089033d@polyu.edu.hk) said:


>


>


> 因為海柏花園總站樓底不能讓雙層巴士通過,所以不能用AL或AD,但可以


> 用長茅或FALCON,唔知有冇用呢?


>


>


> 5D 德褔花園 往 紅磡 (循環線)


> 曾是主力之一 BY8947





Oh, sorry, I don't realize it terminates at the same place as rt. 285.


I guess it is OK to park the bus outside the building, just build


a shelter then.





y k


Article 18: (Request 2)

咁'擺街邊'得唔得?


Article 18: (Request 3)

但馬市個站係泊唔到任何雙層巴既...只有單層至可以入到去.


所以只有加班或搬站至得!


Article 19:

Re: 104


風間火月 (adagatha@netvigator.com) at Wed Apr 22 10:50, 1998 said:


> AV89 (ngpt@netvigator.com) said:


> .104隧巴線:


>  請問104特,101特,105A/301有乜唔同?


>  905p/904,901會對104造成甚麼影響?





104特:九龍西至中上環


101特:九龍東至中上環


105A:港澳碼頭至紅隧口再返回港澳碼頭(即係循環線!)


301:紅隧口單程去中上環





重有,以上的路線經過的地點都不同的!








>


> .S3BL104


>  請問S3BL100-104有那幾架換了吉偈? WHY??





乜有換吉偈咩?死啦!我的資料Out -date晒!


重以為只係S3BL105(DN1249)用吉偈!


係咪真係換吉偈呀?有無人可以話我聽?





>


> .CTB#104


>  請問CTB102,104有冇A/C?


>  #103現況怎樣?





我見班木瓜的學神都要開窗渣車黎青檸,你話有無冷氣呢?


103?死鬼左好耐!





AS3/AV112 風間火月


Article 19: (Request 1)

冇一架係換左吉拿偈!


唔信? 繁忙時間走去搭下 14B, 16M 等線啦! 100, 104 會O係度.


101 就去 93K 啦!


102 就去 80K 啦!


103 就去 48X 啦!





VOLVO.


Article 19: (Request 2)

仲有堅尼地城至旺角, 去到彌敦道匯豐銀行會左轉亞皆老街, 右轉新填地街,


右轉旺角道, 再右轉彌敦道, 跟住攪番堅尼地城牌過海.


通常係觀塘至中環街市. 但聽聞仲有啟業至堅城/中環, 九龍城至堅城/中環.


堅城返九龍應該冇特車.


下晝係咁. 上晝係隧道口單程去港澳碼頭.


101/104 特車係行原有路線, 只係 cut 左部份路程.


105A 行 104 由紅磡至中環一段.


301 行海傍.


Article 20:

Re: 香港都市特景: 站牌陣


Zenga (96479104@plink.cityu.edu.hk) at Wed Apr 22 10:11, 1998 said:


> Stanley Yung (n281@hkstar.com) said:


> 大家有否留意香港 越來越多站牌


>


> 如:


> 廣東道政府合署外 的 屋村巴士站牌陣


> 尖東漆咸道南 的 屋村巴士站牌陣





呢D村巴站牌﹐佔地唔多﹐都仲可接受0既﹒





> 港島北岸


>  中巴/城巴/西隧線/專線小巴/電車


>  數公尺內 有齊五種站牌





其實九記都有站牌企係港島北岸﹐如A2﹐A3...


不過唔知有無咁橋企埋一齊﹒如果係﹐就六種lu﹗





> 其實 香港可否效法其他城市,如廣州,澳門


> 以澳門為例,今年初澳門政府已統籌換站牌


> 將澳巴及新福利的路線號,放在同一站牌上


>


> 如香港 中巴及城巴加上西隧線的站牌,由政府統籌


> 將路線號,放在同一站牌上,使城市美觀


> (現時 中巴[新的]/城巴/西隧線 的站牌


>  都是由 ADI廣告公司 設計的,實行應較簡單)





好啊﹗只係唔知每條站柱要起幾高至夠上晒現有站牌﹖高過頭又望


到頸痛﹐低過頭又撞到頭﹒又唔知要點留位俾各公司裝乳豬盤上去﹖


但九記有D站無站牌﹐將D路線號寫0係站蓋頂兩邊﹒咁郁唔郁佢好﹖





> 九月後,城巴和新巴會否爭多 巴士站上蓋 呢?





唔係卦﹗咁攪法﹐不如叫政府0係條行人路起蓋好過lu﹗橫掂咁爭起


法同起行人路蓋好似無乜分別﹗:P





> Stanley Yung 





辛格


Article 20: (Request 1)

Bruce said:


一定會,因為他們都想發展站頭的資訊系統(報告下一架車到站時間),若沒有站蓋


的話,將來又何來安裝這種資訊系統呢?


Article 21:

Re: 宗X偉 in 李惠利埤人寫大字報!!!!


Ken Fung (kenf@hkstar.com) at Wed Apr 22 10:57, 1998 said:


> apprentice (ranger@hknet.com) said:


> 哪位巴士咪捭人晌桌上畫上大字報,





咩人黎架? 關其他板友咩事喎... fO_o





Ken


Article 21: (Request 1)

私人問題, 請用電郵解決.








唔係版務助理o既


Kevin Wong


Article 22:

Tai Po Bus Service one question?


apprentice (ranger@hknet.com) at Tue Apr 21 22:57, 1998 said:


Dear North District Head(Eric Lo):


-----------------------------------


Besides N.T(N) Bus service,Do you Know Tai Po Bus service is how?


Especially 307 after 01-09-98 give to CITYBUS,will you introduce all time service


Article 22: (Request 1)

If you address your message to ONE PERSON ONLY


so what is the point of posting your article here?





If you really want particular one person to answer


your question, please ask him directly by EMAIL next time.


Article 22: (Request 2)

傳聞 307 話會轉全日, 記住 '傳聞', 但不知 堅定流!!


Article 23:

Re: 87K特別車


eddie lam (bustop@glink.net.hk) at Wed Apr 22 11:46, 1998 said:


AV340--進 (ee_ckcab@stu.ust.hk) said:


> 請問九記為什麼取消87K特別車(大學火車站 <--> 利安)?莫非


> 司機唔駛吃飯?





乜果 D 特別車係用黎攝司機食飯架? 但係呢 D 特別車都開得好密架喎,


班司機點走去食飯呀?





係呢, 呢單野幾時生效架? 冇通告出架?





PS. 根據熱線所講, 只係冇左利安至大學火車站班次. 大學火車站至利安


仲有, 但少左好多車.


Article 23: (Request 1)

是, 大學火車站 --> 利安 9:30AM-10:00AM, 6:15PM-7:00PM


利安 --> 大學火車站 10:15AM-10:45AM, 7:15PM-8:00PM


中間的是吃飯時間.


我都不知道.





--HM3044


Article 24:

'Bad' image of bus fans...


wp12a (gw7112li@netvigator.com) at Wed Apr 22 08:02, 1998 said:


> Dennis Law (ctb2500@upnaway.com) said:


> I was in HK when the 870 accident took place. When I heard the news from the radio, I quickly prepared my camera and get ready to go to the accident spot.


> But sadly, I could not reach the scene eventually. Guess why?


>


> 'What do you think you are doing? You are not a news reporter!' yelled my father, who then quickly obstructed my way.


> 'I hope your friend (who is a Citybus driver) has been killed in the accident!' added my mother, who could still laugh even when she saw the scene from TV.





On positive side, as your mother said, being an ordinary citizen, we may have to keep away from the scene of disaster to avoid


obstructing the rescueing team. Over recent years each time disastrous events appear on TV news, you see so many reporters are


crushing their way to take photos around the ambulance and the victims! You may wonder there are too many media in HK!





On the other side, most people have a first look on how the #870 flipped over would share her view that the


driver is to be blamed - driving too fast. Then they got a perception that 'what a driver, he gets what he


should get!'





> 'You must be crazy! How come you have to react so sad like that?'


>


> 'Why do you need to love Citybus that much?'


>


> 'Don't you know you may obstruct the rescue team when you are taking photos?'


> (P.S. Does this make any sense?!)


> ......


>


> What can I say? What's wrong with me for having such reactions as a bus fan? I just couldn't understand my parents' point of view.





I hope they won't have such reaction if you don't want to go to the scene. I would rather press on the VTR.





> Anyway, there is one thing I can be sure. I must make them feel sorry for having such view points towards bus fans by being an obedient bus fan!





You must have seen on TV how crazy reporters are when taking photos of victims...not to say 'bus fans', or 'bus frenzies', who rush to the road regardless of


their personal safety to take photos of buses. Your parents may worry you are one of these 'frenzies'.





It's hard to break the prejudice over 'bus fans' of the elder generation. You may have to be well-behaved to bring


back their confidence.





wp12a


Article 25:

Re: DENNIS CONDOR IN KMB


Volvo (S3BL1) (volvo@school.net.hk) at Wed Apr 22 11:45, 1998 said:


> BEAR'98 (s967137@mailserv.cuhk.edu.hk) said:


> Everyone , today I see a Dennis Dragon(?) which run in 41A


> ( GR67XX ~ sorry , forget the 車牌 ) . 車頭水牌 is


> ' Dennis Condor ' ! But 車尾水牌 is ' Dennis Dragon ' ,


> What's matter ?





據我所知, 呢班人同將軍澳果班人係同一幫人來.


我早排已經 e-mail 俾呢班人, 叫佢唔好再做埋晒呢o的無謂野.


若他們唔聽, 我只好向九記及中記舉報.


Article 26:

Re: 小西灣巴士總站站長室問題


德褔5D (97089033d@polyu.edu.hk) at Wed Apr 22 04:13, 1998 said:


> 郡主誕辰20週年 (kyy690@netvigator.com) said:


> 在中記的竇口(即8仔坑對出的天橋底)九月後會否被<<黃色>>取締,


> 來處理rt.780、rt.788這兩條肥豬肉線呢??


>


> 另外新記會否在'小'增設Passengers Services Center


>


> VA-61~~~~~~東區郡主








不如將780,788,80三條線同106對調,咁咪得囉,哈哈!


(不過好似唔多夠坑用喎!)











5D 德褔花園 往 紅磡 (循環線)


曾是主力之一 BY8947


Article 27:

Re: 城記 681 及 969 加八達通機


郡主誕辰20週年 (kyy690@netvigator.com) at Wed Apr 22 00:16, 1998 said:


> eddie lam (bustop@glink.net.hk) said:


> 由 22/4 起, 乘客可於城記 681 及 969 線上使用八達通咭搭車.


>


> 來源: 城記網頁.





你唔記得打個網頁出來,方便瀏覽





http://www.citybus.com.hk/oct0320.htm





VA-61~~~~~~東區郡主


Article 28:

問卷調查? (小心, 本文都幾長架)


龍神丸 (clement@hkplanet.com) at Tue Apr 21 22:23, 1998 said:


今日搭681 (九仔)時, 有一名九仔隊隊員(即員工)


上來, 以人盯人方式(即個個都問)問一d 問題, 其內容大致如下:





九: 請問你在那一個站上車?


...


九: 請問你在那一個站下車?


...


九: 需不需要轉車?


(如答有:


九: 咁請問你會轉車到那裡?


...


九: 你會乘那一種交通工具?


...


九: 咁請問要幾多錢呢?


註:681 收$18.2...)


然後:正題!


九: 呢個係假設題: 如果而家你係由一程轉為要轉車,


你會覺得應該減多少錢才合理呢?





我估九仔想把大隧線(hee...大老山隧道線)or 東隧線變成


用轉車站形式經營...各位有何高見


Article 28: (Request 1)

我贊成用轉車站形式。


我認為用轉車站形式是會經濟D同有效率D,起碼都可以減少路線重疊,使


行車時間可以縮短,行車里數又可縮短﹝不過縮短里數未必會減車費﹞。另


外,去的地方更廣闊,不過,在實行上還有少少技術問題─


例如:班次唔配合,令到D人在轉車站等餐飽,或者隧道巴不能轉其他路線


,沒有理由坐城記681轉九記80X,咁蝕底 o既 o野佢 o地點會做。還


有要分別出行去轉車站的乘客,以免他們混水摸魚。


最重要都係實行轉車站後要減減車費回饋市民。











5D 德褔花園 往 紅磡 (循環線)


曾是主力之一 BY8947


Article 29:

KMB問題兩條


RONALD(AV1) (ronchim@netvigator.com) at Tue Apr 21 22:20, 1998 said:


1.知唔知道80P幾時'摺'呢?





2.請問第一條用12米巴士上廣田村總站係邊條線呢?


(不論熱狗或冷馬,掛牌或非掛牌)





AV1,


FW5572


Article 29: (Request 1)

係行16號o既3AV5(特攝車,當時係101字軌)





Tony(GB2444)


ICQ:8791015


Article 30:

[AD廣告]Bus Page updated/網頁更新


Felix Tse (b1wkca22@pop1.sympatico.ca) at Wed Apr 22 10:54, 1998 said:


Greater Toronto Bus Page has been updated, please visit


http://members.xoom.com/gtabus/





Highlights: North American Coaches photo gallery + info,


Leyland Olympian of Brampton Transit, 3 new wallpapers, etc.





多倫多巴士網頁更新,加入兩個新環節﹕


北美洲豪華客車相片畫廊 及 賓頓市利蘭奧林比安(唯一在加拿大


作正規服務的雙層巴士)





相片畫廊加相,「中巴新VA」加入12張新VA相(多謝Patrick Wong兄


提供照片),加入三張新Wallpaper(龍躉,九巴雞,通用巴士)。


寶寶相片畫廊加入LF305,D1027及D1111。


中巴專營權新聞檔案亦已經更新。





歡迎參觀﹕


http://members.xoom.com/gtabus/





--


Felix Tse


Article 31:

波箱求証


Joseph Ho (kchojbl@school.net.hk) at Tue Apr 21 22:45, 1998 said:


早前有板友話自動波箱如果踩盡就會發揮一個自己鎖死功能,以雞車


為例,當上柴灣道時,有些會轉上二波,不過我聽唔到司機有鬆油,


想再搵板友解釋下究竟呢個「自動鎖波」功能係點運作?








Joseph Ho


VA53 - HN9798


DA89 - HH6355


Article 32:

680 用長車(中記)


龍神丸 (clement@hkplanet.com) at Tue Apr 21 21:48, 1998 said:


唔知點解, 中記突然將d LM 換晒做DL,


各位知道點解?


Article 33:

中記43加強服務?


安迪安 (h9703053@hkusua.hku.hk) at Wed Apr 22 14:32, 1998 said:


今朝o向置富等40號返港大, 一去到個站見到架43埋站(LV121), 但由


於我 'gel' o左頭, 唔想坐熱狗, 而且40號10分鐘一班, 所以冇上到.





過o左大約7分鐘, 都未有40號, 但係就o黎多架43 (LV16). 結果我都


上o左架43號, 好快返到去.





一路上, 見到好多對頭o既43號, 全部都係雞車.





乜43唔係不嬲都係半粒鐘一班o既咩? 點解今日仲密過40號, 唔通加


強服務? (但係冇乜人坐)





唔通好似有位版友話齋, o的雞車真係失控!


Article 33: (Request 1)

嘻嘻, 呢個係著名o既等車定理 (Bus Waiting Theorem) :P


假設 A 線車好密, B 線車好疏. 若果你等緊 A 線車, 咁 B 線車就會嚮你


眼前不斷出現, 看似好密. 但當你特登去等 B 線車時, 佢就會變番勁疏.





信不信由你.


Article 34:

Discussion: Collection of 'Bus Focus'


Dennis Law (ctb2500@upnaway.com) at Wed Apr 22 15:12, 1998 said:


A few weeks ago, there was a debate here on HKBDB talking about the membership fees for joining Bus Fan World (BFW). From there it was mentioned that quite a large amount of the club's expenses were spent on postage charges, partically on the postage fees for 'Bus Focus'.





Then how about if BFW can save some of the postage expenses by asking the members to collect the latest issue of 'Bus Focus' by themselves? Will that work?