MAN 10.160

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Tai Fung Coach 10.160's (4 pages)
Bayline ex-Tai Fung 10.160's (1 page)

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In mid-1998, Tai Fung Coach Company Limited, a subsidiary of Kwoon Chung Bus Group, bought 13 MAN 10.160 midibuses with Volgren CR221L bodies in 1998. They were hired by Mass Transit Railway for its free service to and fro Airport Express Link stations in Kowloon and Hong Kong Island and hotels in Tsim Sha Tsui, Central, Admiralty, Wan Chai and Causeway Bay. 8 of these buses were sold to Bayline, a New Zealand operator in Tauranga, a city some 200km southeast of Auckland with about 95,000 inhabitants, through the local dealer there in 2003. The buses are now referred to as 11.160, with refurbishment for the interior to a B29F bus and improvement to the braking system. 6 of them will enter urban service by late February 2004 and HV2077 and HU3768 may just be used for parts.

Tai Fung / Bayline Coaches MAN 10.160 Fleet List::
HU2537
HU3426
HU3525, 6AB7520558MX00949, Bayline 71
HU3760, 6AB7520538MX00944, Bayline 72
HU3768, 6AB7520561MX00950, Bayline 75
HU4006
HU4091, 6AB7520550MX00945, Bayline 73
HU4221, 6AB7520563MX00952, Bayline 69
HU4255, 6AB7520652MX00947, Bayline 70
HU6551
HU7944
HV2077, 6AB7520601MX00954, Bayline 74
HV4079, 6AB7520603MX00956, Bayline 68

Information courtesy: Jerry Wong and a New Zealander.

Specifications:
Tare weight: 6800kg
Gross vehicle weight: 10500kg
Engine: MAN 4 cylinder turbo
Power: 160ps
Transmission: Allison 4 speed automatic
Brakes: air
Body: Volgren
Air conditioning: Nippondenso
Passenger capacity (Hong Kong) C20F
Passenger capacity (New Zealand): B27F+7 in 2009

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