The Dragon 1429

14/08/2024

Until year 2002, you still had the choice between an ordinary double decker like ours or an air-conditioned one on route 66X. About 1/3 of the journey runs on the highway so it wasn’t too unpleasant (perhaps even enjoyable for some) on a hot & humid summer day here in Hong Kong.

直至2002年中，66X仍然有熱狗巴士服務。
GA1429行66就多，唔知有冇人坐過1429行66X呢？


#丹尼士 #巨龍 #熱狗 #巴士 #香港巴士 #雙層巴士 #退役巴士



#屯門 #大角咀

11/02/2024

Welcome to the YEAR OF THE DRAGON 🐉🐲🎊
Fun fact: one complete Lunar Horoscope elapsed since 1429’s withdrawal from the KMB fleet.

1429恭㊗️大家生龍活虎、龍馬精神❗️
上一個龍年仍在九巴行駛的1429，至今已享退休生活十二年了😎



#丹尼士 #巨龍 #熱狗 #巴士 #香港巴士 #雙層巴士 #退役巴士

31/10/2023

【有退役巴士車主冀當局放寬發牌要求 推動發展另類特色旅遊】

與Jumbo bus Hong Kong一同受訪，講述透過展覽、觀光等活動，讓本港大眾參與保育交通工具的可行性。

https://news.tvb.com/tc/local/6535c61d4d65dc99b1d509ba?utm_source=newswebshare&utm_medium=referral

29/10/2023

It’s been a while since our last post. After the recent torrential rain and typhoons, we finally get some beautiful autumn weather to take GA1429 for a stretch. Hope you all are doing fine‼️


#丹尼士 #巨龍 #熱狗 #巴士 #香港巴士 #雙層巴士 #退役巴士

25/12/2022

睇到呢幾盞燈係咪好有聖誕氣氛呢？
聖誕快樂🎄
Hohoho🎅🏻

28/11/2022

Sharing the story of Ford “Big Red”, a unique experimental turbine-engined trailer truck from 1964. The truck was acquired by current owner forty years ago. Restoration work followed in the coming years including swapping out the original turbine engine with a smaller version also made by Ford.

At the end of the article, the writer mentioned Big Red is still in near perfect condition after four decades in the shed. As a fellow vehicle preservationist, I have great respect for the owner’s relentless effort for keeping such a unique and complicated piece of motoring history alive. Really makes preserving 1429 like a walk in the park🫡🫡

The 40-year search for an unbelievable piece of history is over. You have questions? We have answers.

09/09/2022

Some colonial post boxes with ERII Royal cipher are still in service across Hong Kong.

Her Majesty The Queen will be fondly remembered for her two visits here in 1975 and 1986.

May she rest in peace.

21/08/2022

仍然回味中

18/08/2022

終於與拍攝者相認，多謝康哥廿八年前影低落地冇耐嘅1429🤩
📸: Hong Choi

攝於1994年深水埗碼頭總站
Sham Shui Po Ferry Bus Terminus, circa 1994.

哈你地話有冇可能變返呢個樣吖嗱🤔❓
#如何回到當時 #九十年代
(我地仲搵緊哩張咁珍貴嘅相嘅拍攝者🙏🏻)
The almost brand new look with grey upholstery and 90’s livery circa 1994
(We’re looking for the champion who took this precious shot)









#巨龍 #丹尼士
#熱狗巴士 #香港巴士 #雙層巴士

15/08/2022

繼續有Gakei兄分享活動當日之相片及該型號巴士之回憶

關於「坦克蘭」

話說 1989 年 11 月某周六在彌敦道 / 佐敦道交界嘅大快活閣樓食 lunch，看到窗外有一架樣子有啲怪嘅 S3BL 經過，因為喺閣樓只係見到巴士上層，正正就係上層車頭窗柱同舊車有所不同引起留意。

喺之前嘅幾年，九巴嘅 Leyland 新車都係連續不斷咁出牌，車牌英文字頭幾乎未有中斷，但去到 ED 牌就停咗好幾個月，以為佢從此唔再買喇。所以見到個咁嘅車頭，重以為係舊車撞咗改裝嘅。後來食完飯落街再見返呢架 EH 牌嘅先發現原來係新車，非常驚喜。之後喺某日返學前專登去影呢款新車，就臨急臨忙影咗呢架「S3BL379」Fleet No. 都未噴上去嘅 1A 綫 EH 3080。

到後來呢批車掛牌剛延長去中港碼頭嘅 3C 綫又係另一個驚喜，以前 3C 綫係長期用長牛同 Jubilant 嘅舊車綫，忽然就升價十倍換上最新嘅車。之後有多個天未光嘅冬天清晨就專登等呢批 3C 新車坐到旺角先施落車再行返轉頭去返學，康明斯引擎配 Voith 三波波箱嘅澎湃聲音真係令人坐車坐上癮。

喺剛過去嘅星期日見返已退役多年嘅呢批車嘅其中一架 S3BL418，用返好多人已遺忘嘅車牌同 Leyland 牌嘅擺放位置來展示，實在令人十分感動。當年第一次見 AL1 (DX 2437) 將 Leyland 牌擺落黑色泵把已覺十分之型，只可惜後來九巴要將車牌放泵把而全部拆晒。

13/08/2022

【家用版巴士報站套裝 BUS STOP ANNOUNCEMENT SYSTEM for domestic use】

套裝售價: $4800

來自退役巴士的車廂報站系統，主機內置 400+ 市區、新界及北大嶼山路線資料，同時具備多個特別廣播訊息，透過顯示器和喇叭以文字及聲音在家中作模擬車廂廣播。
主機換上全新按鈕面板，其餘配件亦經過翻新，套裝附有家用版特設之電線、更耐用之高性能火牛及HP多媒體小喇叭。用法簡單，只需駁上電源便可以在家中使用。

套裝內容包括：
主機 x1
遙控 x1
六位中文字顯示器 x1
電線 x1
火牛 x1
喇叭 x1

如欲購買請先於inbox留言「購買報站機套裝」，再經以下方式繳付訂金2400元，收到款項後便即確認留貨：

🔸AlipayHK或WeChat Pay HK
向我們提供付款碼

🔸PayMe
54418417 The Dragon

🔸經銀行轉賬至渣打銀行戶口 003-47413934842
戶口名稱 Dragon 1429

於交收時，可用以下途徑繳付尾數2400元，當中包括2022年8月7日供合資格市民領取新一輪消費劵之各大平台：

🔸AlipayHK / BOC Pay / Tap&Go / WeChat Pay HK / 八達通

🔸FPS / PayMe / 銀行轉賬

🔸JCB / Mastercard / Visa / UnionPay

🔸現金

目前準備工作進入最後階段，預計八月底交貨。

海外買家亦可以電匯方式購買，我們提供海外速遞服務，曾經售予台灣、廣州及英國之買家✈️

Full set price HK$4800

Sourced from withdrawn double-decker buses of Hong Kong, this Bus Stop Announcement System is now converted for domestic use for those who fancy a fully functioning bus equipment in their homes. It’s “Plug-and-Play” too! Just connect all the included components and you’re good to go.

Each set consists of the following:
a main unit with refurbished membrane keyboard
a handset
a six Chinese character-length LED display
a wiring harness
a speaker
a 220V step down transformer

The following payment methods are available:

🔸AlipayHK / BOC Pay / Tap&Go / WeChat Pay HK / Octopus

🔸FPS / PayMe / Bank Transfer

🔸JCB / Mastercard / Visa / UnionPay

🔸Cash

Worldwide shipment and payment via Telegraphic Transfer are also available for overseas buyers. Till now we’ve shipped to locations in Taiwan, Mainland China and the UK ✈️ Message us to get your shipping quote!

#消費劵
#下一站
#報站機






#巨龍 #巴士
#香港巴士 #退役巴士

08/08/2022

Kwun Tong - where post-war and contemporary buildings still co-exist. Some nice photos from yesterday’s exhibition.
觀塘區內不乏戰後唐樓及各類高樓大廈，形成充滿新舊交替感覺的區域。分享一下昨天展覽的相片⬇️⬇️

08/08/2022

28-year-old Dragon1429 preparing to enter the revamped Yue Man Square from Mut Wah Street, Kwun Tong.

In 1991, Mut Wah Street was the stage of an armed robbery of five jewellery shops involving the notorious mobster Yip Kai Foon with AK-47 rifles. Over the last three decades, there have been vast redevelopments in Kwun Tong that saw old industrial buildings turn into parks, malls and office complexes. In addition to the established residential areas, Kwun Tong has become one of the busiest and most vibrant residential & commercial district in Hong Kong.

記念一下，車齡廿八之1429於觀塘物華街，準備駛入重建後的裕民坊 — YM²展出。

熟悉觀塘歷史的朋友應該會記得1991年悍匪葉繼歡持AK-47步槍，於物華街連還洗劫五間珠寶金行的往事。三十年過去，隨着區內舊式工廠大廈及舊商業用地重建成海濱公園、商場和辦公大樓，加上本身各式住宅樓宇林立，觀塘已成為香港其中一個最繁忙及多元化之商住區域。

2022年8月7日

觀塘裕民坊商塲「YM² 與您綠遊仲夏」活動今天出席的古董巴士是 Dennis Dragon 熱狗巨龍巴士，前九巴 S3N348 (GA 1429)，早上巴士在抵達會塲前曾短暫停留物華街。雖然裕民坊已重建，物華街的對面仍保留舊區風貌。

08/08/2022

逼爆裕民坊🤩

滿濃烈的對比
#新舊交替
#好像一天比一天多人 🥇🥇
#辛苦了各位工作人員 🤝🤝🤝

06/08/2022

It’s our turn tomorrow at Yue Man Sq’s Heritage Bus Exhibition! 1429 will be there from 12nn to 5pm.

Other fun activities at the event include:
• Full size mock up of a bus driver’s cab
• Remote controlled bus play area
• Little bus driver experience
• A showcase of bus facilities and Kwun Tong’s evolvement throughout the past decades
Just to name a few.

Make sure you don’t miss the KMB pop up store for a wide range of their beautifully designed merchandise.
Come to Yue Man Square tomorrow for a great day out for all ages!
📸🎪🍱🚌

聽日輪到1429喺裕民坊同大家見面，時間由中午12點至下午五點。期間YM2商場裡面仲有其他趣味十足嘅活動同展覽等大家參與，例如
• 巴士駕駛室模型
• 小車長駕駛
• 遙控巴士遊玩區
• 巴士設備同觀塘發展歷史展區
而且場內特設九巴期間限定店，等各位選購心儀嘅九巴精品呀
咁好玩嘅活動千祈咪錯過！

裕民坊YM²為區內外市民提供與別不同的消閒、娛樂、飲食體驗，更引進一系列智慧科技設施，為顧客帶來更互動、便捷及優質的服務體驗。

31/07/2022

由 紅燈籠 - The Red Lantern 打響頭炮！

多謝各位支持 💪💪💪

29/07/2022

希望係一個好嘅開始

市建局將於明日起聯同九巴於 #觀塘 #裕民坊 舉辦「YM²與您綠遊仲夏」活動，安排在四個星期日於商場外展出不同古董巴士，並有九巴派出比亞迪 B12A 電動巴士 (BEB) 展覽。商 ... 市建局聯同九巴在裕民坊舉辦《YM² 與你綠遊仲夏....

29/07/2022

Gakei師兄嘅相一向令人睇得津津樂道👍🏻

九巴熱狗巨龍重臨觀塘裕民坊。

29/07/2022

裕民坊《YM2與您綠遊仲夏》活動:
1429今日(星期五)應主辦方邀請進行公關拍攝工作

31/7(星期日)將會有 紅燈籠 - The Red Lantern 出現

7/8(星期日) 1429會再次到場展出

14/8 (星期日) 由「熱狗」奧林比安接力

21/8 (星期日) Peninsula Dragon’s十二米白板巨龍壓軸登場

期間各星期一至六將有九巴嶄新的環保電動巴士與大家見面！

【🌭熱狗巨龍🐲 剷上 觀塘裕民坊😆】
🎵🎶🚍 絕無甩拖～ 「啫緊」S3N剷上裕民坊💥～🤣
改自《🔵中巴珍寶之歌》😂，識唱嘅⋯ 暴露了年齡🤣🤣🤣

🔴九巴 x 市建局 —— 🌟YM2與您綠遊仲夏☀️
🔴🚍 九巴於觀塘服務的演變展覧
1:1 古董巴士 及 全新九巴🟢青BB電動巴士 輪流展出
⏰ 2022年 7月30日 聽日起 至 8月28日
YM² 裕民坊

「🟢綠遊•巴士發展」1:1巴士展覽 官方詳情
⏳古董巴士🚍：12:00-17:00
7月31日(星期日)：紅燈籠 - The Red Lantern
8月7日 (星期日)： 丹尼士巨龍11米The Dragon 1429
8月14日(星期日)：熱狗奧林比安11米
8月21日(星期日) : Peninsula Dragon’s 白板3AD

🟢九巴 青BB 比亞迪 B12A ⚡️電動巴士：朝十晚十
7月30日 至 8月27日 (一至六) 及 8月28日 (星期日)

#九巴 #熱狗 #熱狗巴士 #丹尼士巨龍 #觀塘 #裕民坊 #裕民坊公共運輸交匯處 #裕民坊巴士總站 #縱橫巴士綫

19/07/2022

當日氣溫達34°C，感謝 PSHK 三位朋友炎炎夏日於車廂入面與我們做專訪。圖文並茂的文章，讓大家了解保育香港舊事物的意義。


13/07/2022

Hong Kong in the late 20th century was a place of prosperity and freedom. Search “Hong Kong 1990s” on the internet should return you with pictures of Jumbo-Jets from across the globe banking majestically for the turn just before touching down at Kai Tak Airport, or a scene of nighttime Kowloon full of dazzling neon lights arrayed neatly along the whole stretch of Nathan Road. Look closely and perhaps you would notice double-decker buses dressed in ivory yellow between two layers of red travelling underneath the airplanes and the neon signs.

The Dennis Dragon we preserved was a member of that fleet of “hot-dog” buses which were such a prominent feature of Hong Kong streets during the time. We hope preserving this vehicle will remind us of the bygone era of our beloved city.

The link to the article can be found on our profile. A captivating piece written by with photographs by .dedel

1st pic: Cover photo, taken in Wan Chai, Hong Kong during an exhibition

2nd pic: The New York Times Building in Manhattan, NYC pictured on a layover after a flight

13/07/2022

The story of our Dennis Dragon featured on the NY Times 📰
A brilliant article by Tiffany May with stunning photos from Louise Delmotte.

中文版 https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20220711/hot-dog-bus-hong-kong/zh-hant/

When the pandemic cut their flight hours, two pilots spent months and hundreds of thousands of dollars reviving a "hot dog" bus that reminded them of a happier time in Hong Kong. https://nyti.ms/3AyUKwh

07/07/2022

由發展局同海濱事務委員會舉辦嘅「仲夏·維港」活動已於上星期正式啟動 ，而今個星期日(七月十日) 灣仔海濱將舉行一場特別活動，當中我地嘅「熱狗」巴士 — 巨龍1429會作公眾展出，希望到時見到大家！

Our heritage double-decker bus Dragon1429 will be on exhibition this Sunday 10/7, as part of the “Summer•Harbour” event organised by the Development Bureau and the Harbourfront Commission. Come and see us!

日期 Date: 星期日 Sunday 10/7
時間 Time: 10am-3pm
地點Venue: 灣仔海濱長廊(近灣仔天星碼頭)
Wan Chai Harbourside Promenade (near Wan Chai Star Ferry)

免費入場 Free Admission‼️

06/07/2022

Automobile manufacturers have been placing emblems at the front and rear of vehicles to symbolise their brand and model pretty much since their inception. The original Dennis Dragon badge was lost on our 1429 but fortunately it is now recreated using modern 3D printing technology and paint craftsmanship.
刻上車廠及型號名字的「水牌」是每部車之身份象徵。靠現今3D打印科技與噴油工藝重新製作的Dragon水牌釘上1429車尾後，外觀即時變得更原整。
特別鳴謝製作人一絲不苟用心準備🙏🏻

3D model prepared and produced by
Hilton Leung Design

Spray painted by Lemon Yi









#丹尼士 #巨龍 #熱狗 #巴士
#香港巴士 #雙層巴士 #退役巴士

01/07/2022

多謝@inmediahknet 嘅訪問
希望大家都會珍惜舊嘅事物。







#丹尼士 #巨龍 #熱狗 #巴士
#香港巴士 #雙層巴士 #退役巴士