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25-438: The highway leads off Yuen Long Highway at Lam Tei Interchange , where it also interchanges with Castle Peak Road and Tsing Lun Road . The next section (considered from west to east) is a dual 3 lane road through the town centre of Tuen Mun, but this section is not a statutorily designated (limited-access) expressway. Expressway regulations apply from the junction with Wong Chu Road , where it widens to 3 lanes and climbs

50-540: A NEOMAN Centroliner N4426/3 (APM1) with MAN ND313F chassis and straight staircase . The width of the bus has increased from 2.50 metres (98.4 in) to 2.55 metres (100.4 in), and is equipped with MAN D2866 LUH-24 straight six engine, four-speed Voith DIWA864.3E transmission, and ventilated disc brakes on all wheels. The bus was painted in gold with dark brown skirt, which is the standard livery for other straight-staircase low-floor buses such as TransBus Enviro500 and Wright -bodied Volvo Super Olympian . It

75-553: A four-speed Voith DIWA864.3E or five-speed ZF Ecomat 5HP602C transmissions. They were coated with special metallic 'flip' paint, which shows different colours (mainly green and purple), depending on the angle of light reflection. They entered service in August 2001. One of them (AP131) was repainted in the standard KMB champagne gold livery in 2010. In 2002, KMB acquired a further 30 Centroliner N4426/3s (AP133-AP162) with MAN Euro 3 engines. Two of them (fleet number AP144, AP159) are

100-484: A long period, and as a result speed limits reduced to 70–80 km/h (45–50 mph). Another such measure was putting the construction work into phases. Phase 1 of the road was built in 1977, being the present day Tsuen Wan bound carriageway. This section was officially opened on 5 May 1978 by Governor Murray MacLehose . Phase 2, which consists of the Tuen Mun bound carriageway between Sham Tseng and Tsuen Wan ,

125-456: A new version of Centroliner full-size/articulated single-decker was launched, it was also known as Neoplan Centroliner Evolution and was based on MAN Lion's City with different bodywork. After restructuring of MAN's bus division in 2009, Neoplan is concentrating exclusively on luxury coaches and due to that, Centroliner was discontinued without Neoplan-branded successor. Instead, MAN promotes Lion's City as its successor. The Neoplan Centroliner

150-861: A number of these buses have been suspended from service. Some believe that it is caused by the difficulty in maintenance by NWFB, or due to the fleet quota limit set by the Transport Department of Hong Kong . However, the actual reason is not clearly known. All of them have been put back into the fleet. The last Neoplan Centroliner in NWFB (Fleet numbers 6024, 6027, 6030) was retired in February 2019, indicating that there are no more Neoplan Centroliners in franchised service. Sun Bus acquired two Neoplan Centroliners (formerly AP144, 146) from Kowloon Motor Bus, so that they could provide high capacity non-franchised private hire vehicles. They first appeared as

175-467: A screw that protruded out of the road surface caused the tyres of about 50 heavy vehicles, of which 36 were KMB buses, to burst. The incident caused a 3-hour traffic jam and a partial closure of the road. Hundreds of passengers were affected but no one was injured in the incident. 22°21′40″N 114°02′13″E  /  22.361°N 114.037°E  / 22.361; 114.037 Yuen Long Highway Too Many Requests If you report this error to

200-503: A shuttle for tourists from the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in a KMB gold livery with no logo. In December 2019, former AP146 toppled to its side on the roof of KMB's Lai Chi Kok depot. The bus was repaired and was put back into service two months later. The bus later retired in mid-2020. One Kowloon Motor Bus-owned Centroliner (fleet number AP69) was forced off a viaduct by a lorry on Tuen Mun Road on 10 July 2003 and

225-721: Is available in a range of styles and dimensions. As of 2009 , the Centroliner consists of the following specifications and powertrain detail. Neoplan Centroliner was the third type of German double-decker introduced in Hong Kong (the first being the Mercedes-Benz O305 , and the second the MAN 24.350 HOCLNR-NL ). A total of 193 Neoplan Centroliner double-deckers were introduced to Hong Kong by Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) and New World First Bus (NWFB). KMB received

250-525: The European market. At the time when it was first released, it adopted contemporary technologies like Controller Area Network . The product range of Centroliner included: midibus , full-size / articulated single-decker , and three-axle double-decker , in different body lengths. The rigids had 1 door, 2 door or 3 doors whereas the articulated have 2 doors, 3 doors or 4 doors. After the acquisition of Neoplan by MAN AG subsidy MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG ,

275-551: The Highway crosses the valley of Ting Kau with various viaducts, with the Tsuen Wan bound carriageway climbing to meet the split level section into Tsuen Wan. This section is characterised by its tight bends and steep descent eastbound. The two carriageways join as the highway terminates and leads into Cheung Pei Shan Road , with slip roads connecting with Tsuen Wan Road and Castle Peak Road (Tsuen Wan Section) . Tuen Mun Road

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300-506: The Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.226 via cp1108 cp1108, Varnish XID 222766967 Upstream caches: cp1108 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 08:03:18 GMT Neoplan Centroliner The Neoplan Centroliner is a series of low-floor transit buses which was first unveiled in 1997, and mainly built by Neoplan Bus GmbH for

325-403: The driver) and 20 injured. Rescue operations were described as being the most challenging encountered by the fire services since the fire at Garley Building . This was due to the constraints at the site (a rural village sited on a steep hillside with no direct road access), and the sheer volume of severely wounded casualties. The bus was later lifted back onto Tuen Mun Road and transported to

350-831: The first Neoplan Centroliner in September 1998, after the test-drive of the 15 metres (49 ft) Neoplan Megashuttle in 1997. A total of 20 Centroliner N4026/3s (fleet number AP1-AP20), equipped with Cummins M11-305E21 10.8 litres (659.1  cu in ) straight six diesel engine and ZF Ecomat 5HP590 five-speed automatic transmission , entered service in August 1999. In 2000, KMB received 60 Centroliner N4426/3s, followed by 50 similar buses in 2000/2001. They (AP21-AP130) were allocated to long-distance routes serving North / Yuen Long / Tuen Mun Districts. In April 2001, KMB acquired two Centroliner N4426/3s (AP131-AP132) which were fitted with MAN D2866 LOH-27 straight six common rail Euro 3 turbodiesel engines, and either

375-526: The hillside beside Sam Shing Hui . It then descends into So Kwun Wat , crossing the rural area on an embankment . The road then rises again before descending into Siu Lam Interchange , where it interchanges with Castle Peak Road. From here, the highway crosses the mouth of Tai Lam Chung , and starts climbing the hillsides of Tai Lam through split level terraces (the lower one being the Tuen Mun bound carriageway). The two carriageways join before bypassing

400-846: The installation of noise barriers. These works commenced in October 2008 and completed at the end of 2015. Tuen Mun Road remains one of the most heavily used roads in Hong Kong, as some drivers heading to Yuen Long shunpike Tai Lam Tunnel , and container trucks use it to access the River Trade Terminal in Tuen Mun. To enhance the convenience of communicators travelling from New Territories to Kowloon or Hong Kong Island, Tuen Mun Road Bus-Bus Interchange had been under construction since 15 July 2010. The interchange on Kowloon bound side and that on Tuen Mun bound side were commissioned on 26 December 2012 and 27 July 2013 respectively. In

425-527: The morning of 10 July 2003, a Neoplan Centroliner bus was running on route 265M of Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) towards Tin Shui Wai , Yuen Long . A lorry running in the middle lane lost control as the bus approached the junction with Tsing Long Highway . The two vehicles collided, knocking the bus towards the side of the viaduct. The bus broke through the parapet , and plunged into Ting Kau Village 35 metres (115 ft) below, resulting in 21 deaths (including

450-411: The time, it was the most serious road accident in Hong Kong history. He later appealed the rulings, which were subsequently overturned. Tests have shown that the vehicle he was driving was defective (tending to veer to the side when braking), and he was then found guilty of a lesser charge, careless driving, and his sentence was shortened to five months and a two-year driving ban. On 1 December 2013,

475-441: The vehicle compound at Siu Ho Wan . It was however written off . After the incident, then- Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa visited the crash scene and pledged that the government would do all that it could to aid the survivors, to investigate the accident and prevent similar accidents from ever happening again. The lorry driver was sentenced to 18 months in jail after being found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving . At

500-440: The village of Tsing Lung Tau to the north. This section of road is constructed upon various deep cuttings and high embankments. Afterwards, the road crosses over the village of Sham Tseng (situated in a valley) to Sham Tseng Interchange , where it interchanges once again with Castle Peak Road. The road then climbs towards Ting Kau Interchange with its widest section (5+3 lanes). After this junction with Tsing Long Highway ,

525-424: The world's first two transit buses to be equipped with six-speed automatic transmission. The transmission is a modified ZF Ecomat 6HP602C . They were the test buses of Eco-driveline (with large differential gear ratio, engine with high low-end torque and six-speed automatic gearbox). Withdrawal of the first batch of Neoplan Centroliners started in 2016. The last were retired in 2018. In May 2003, KMB received

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550-473: Was one of Hong Kong's first high speed roads, and the first expressway. Its construction proved to be a great challenge for the engineers. The road had to be built along the winding coastline , and the steep terrain encountered required the construction of numerous viaducts , culverts and cuttings. To save construction costs, the road was built with narrow carriageways and substandard geometry , causing frequent traffic accidents and subsequent congestion for

575-519: Was opened in 1981; the remaining Tuen Mun Bound carriageway was completed in 1983. Since the road was opened, there have been various improvements carried out to meet the increasing traffic demand, such as the addition of uphill crawler lanes (Tsuen Wan Bound) at Sam Shing Hui , So Kwun Wat , Tai Lam Chung and Ting Kau . The Highways Department has plans to carry out extensive reconstruction works on Tuen Mun Road that will include widening traffic lanes, improving horizontal curvatures and sightlines, and

600-522: Was registered in October 2003. It has been criticised for its frequent breakdowns and extra difficulty in maintenance and so it has remained as a reserve bus since it entered service. This bus remained unique in KMB fleet and was retired on 16 January 2019. After KMB put its first 20 Centroliners into service, NWFB announced the order of 30 Neoplan Centroliner N4426/3s in October 1999. They were delivered in 2000 and entered service in 2000/2001. Since 2004,

625-603: Was subsequently written off . The remains of the bus were then sent to Long Win Bus 's depot in Siu Ho Wan for inspection and storage. The remains were finally sold for scrap in 2008. In total, 21 people (20 passengers and a bus driver) were killed in this accident, making this the deadliest road accident in Hong Kong history. The lorry driver involved was sentenced to 18 months in prison after being found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving . He later appealed against

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