九巴 - 再見超時代巴士 KMB - Goodbye Centroliners

九巴於1998年引入超時代巴士 (AP) ，全數被分配至九龍灣車廠。九巴更作公開宣傳，以見證九巴邁進新里程；2000年引進改良版超時代巴士，全數獲分配至屯門車廠；2002年引進最後一批配置猛獅引擎的超時代巴士，除AP139 - 142 被分配至九龍灣車廠外其他獲分配至屯門車廠。但是，十數年過去，她們踏進退役潮，加上要盡快讓新巴士出牌，不少也提早退役，而三代AP則更在服役15-16年後提早退役。2018年9月6日，剩下最後兩部披上全車身廣告的JV8145 及 JV7012亦在晚上行走68A 及 68M 後回廠退役，標誌着九巴超時代巴士正式成為歷史。
KMB first introduced Neoplan Centroliners in 1998, which were allocated to Kowloon Bay Depot. KMB even promoted their Centroliners publicily as KMB has stepped in to a new milestone. In 2000, Neoplan Centroliners with improved designs were introduced, and they were all allocated to Tuen Mun Depot. In 2002, the last batch of Neoplan Centroliners with MAN engines were introduced. Except AP139 - 142 which were allocated to Kowloon Bay Depot, others were allocated to Tuen Mun Depot. However, 10 more years has passed, they started to retire. In addition, most of them retired earlier so as to let newly-arrived buses enter service as soon as possible, especially 3rd generation AP, they retired after 15-16 years of service. 6 September 2018, the last 2 Neoplan Centroliners with whole-body advertisements, JV8145 and JV7012, retired after serving routes 68A and 68M respectively, symbolising KMB Neoplan Centroliners has become a part of history.
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