New World First Bus

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New World First Bus
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Parent Bravo Transport
Founded1 September 1998;25 years ago (1998-09-01)
Defunct1 July 2023;2 months ago (2023-07-01) (merged to Citybus)
Service areaHong Kong
Service typeBus services
Alliance Citybus
Routes51
Depots4
Fleet650 (July 2022)
Daily ridership489,000 (2012)
Website www.nwfb.com.hk
New World First Bus stop in Sunshine City Plaza, Ma On Shan, it is served by the exclusive NWFB Eastern Harbour Tunnel route 682 New World First Bus stop, Sunshine City Plaza.JPG
New World First Bus stop in Sunshine City Plaza, Ma On Shan, it is served by the exclusive NWFB Eastern Harbour Tunnel route 682

When the government decided to terminate CMB's franchise, New World First Bus acquired 88 routes. Other routes were handed over to Citybus and Kowloon Motor Bus. New World First Bus also operates bus routes in the New Kowloon Development Area and Tseung Kwan O. On the bus stop signs, different types of routes are distinguished by different colours. As at November 2013 NWFB operated 51 routes. As it was also the second bus operator to be fully air-conditioned fleet in Hong Kong, triple digit routes beginning with 5 do not have significant meaning. In October 2009, NWFB commenced operating through its Rickshaw Sightseeing Bus subsidiary. [17]

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References

  1. History Citybus
  2. Daily Information Bulletin Information Services Department 17 February 1998
  3. Panel on Transport (Minutes) Provisional Legislative Council 21 February 1998
  4. CKI Forms Consortium To Bid for Bus Tender Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings 13 March 1998
  5. Bus groups battle for Hong Kong tender The Herald 14 March 1998
  6. UK bus operator wins £55m franchise The Independent 1 April 1998
  7. 1 2 Panel on Transport (Papers) Legislative Council Panel on Transport 31 July 1998
  8. 1 2 3 Milestones 2000 NWS Holdings
  9. Private equity fund Templewater buys Citybus and New World First Bus in HK$3.2b deal The Standard 21 August 2020
  10. Hong Kong sale saves jobs Buses issue 787 October 2020 page 20
  11. "International consortium acquires First Bus and Citybus" (PDF). Ascendal Group. NWS Holdings & Templeman. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  12. "Disposal of the entire issued shared capital of NWS Transport Services Limited" (PDF). NWS Holdings. August 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  13. "Bravo Transport Announces the Merger of Citybus and NWFB Franchises into the Newly Created Citybus (Franchise for Urban and New Territories Network)" (PDF). Bravo Transport. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  14. Citybus and New World First Bus merger plan approved by Executive Council The Standard 12 July 2022
  15. "Hong Kong's New World First Bus drives into history as it merges with Citybus". South China Morning Post. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  16. New World First Bus fans vow to take photos and many rides before colours change to Citybus’ yellow and red following merger South China Morning Post 16 July 2022
  17. 1 2 New World First Bus Hong Kong Transport Department
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