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Citybus's Victory Mark 2s were withdrawn in the mid-1990s. KMB withdrew its last Victory Mark 2 in early 1998. CMB operated Victory Mark 2s until the takeover of its routes and vehicles, by
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Victory Mark 2 was also known as "chicken" in Hong Kong because of its resemblance to chickens rocking back and forth while in motion, as a result of fitting in a rather soft suspension system.
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Citybus Victory Mark 2s became service vehicles after withdrawal, whilst some withdrawn KMB/CMB Victory Mark 2s were sold on for use in rescue training.
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Victory Mark 2s have been saved for preservation. LV2, LV30 and LV158 are preserved in Hong Kong, LV36 was donated to
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Victory J, which was also chosen by Bus Bodies (South Africa) for the development of its own double-decker. Four examples were delivered to
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it was specifically designed for the contemporary operating environment (hilly roads and one-person operation with a
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39:Victory Mark 2 in Scotland in September 2012
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163:’s Leyland Victory 2 Air-Conditioned design
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198:for evaluation. It could be fitted with
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210:had been experimentally fitted with
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509:junction between Tai Wai Road and
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896:Images of NLB's Victorys
886:Images of CMB's Victorys
881:Images of KMB's Victorys
318:involving Victory Mark 2
175:chassis manufactured by
979:Royal Tiger Worldmaster
492:Lion Rock Tunnel Road
169:Leyland Victory Mark 2
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24:Leyland Victory Mark 2
1116:List of Leyland buses
1057:Titan (front-engined)
954:Tiger (front-engined)
800:Leyland for Hong Kong
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855:Lee Tin Yau (2001).
846:issue 769 April 2019
630:Tsuen Wan Ferry Pier
567:near Caldecott Road
418:collision & fire
1135:Double-decker buses
472:and Wo Yi Hop Road
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284:New World First Bus
212:Self-Changing Gears
171:is a front-engined
118:Self-Changing Gears
785:Tradition wins CMB
747:. DTS Publishing.
605:Ap Lei Chau Bridge
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857:Leyland Victory 2
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1072:Titan (B15)
1049:Double-deck
1024:Tiger (B43)
999:Panther Cub
989:Lion (PSR1)
946:Single-deck
565:Tai Po Road
391:Nathan Road
1129:Categories
712:References
426:Sham Tseng
367:Pok Fu Lam
303:suspension
225:bodywork.
149:(indirect)
138:Chronology
133:9.7 metres
125:Dimensions
89:Powertrain
60:Production
35:Preserved
1067:Fleetline
1062:Atlantean
969:Tiger Cub
829:Fleetline
816:Fleetline
730:Fleetline
680:collision
654:June 1996
607:(exit at
482:(unknown)
458:(unknown)
340:Location
316:accidents
305:and high
297:Accidents
257:26 routes
236:Operators
219:Alexander
143:Successor
63:1978-1981
1082:Olympian
1004:National
974:Olympian
683:Unknown
674:CMB LV35
657:KMB G159
646:rollover
640:KMB G305
625:rollover
619:KMB G493
609:Aberdeen
601:rollover
595:CMB LV21
586:Tuen Mun
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575:KMB G470
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555:KMB G224
544:rollover
538:KMB G208
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521:KMB G440
506:rollover
500:KMB G442
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387:junction
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358:rollover
348:CMB LV11
335:Accident
115:DIWA 851
45:Overview
994:Panther
984:Leopard
959:Olympic
937:Leyland
399:Kowloon
268:Kowloon
253:Citybus
200:Gardner
185:farebox
177:Leyland
100:Gardner
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369:Tsuen
314:Major
274:, and
230:Penang
130:Length
95:Engine
1039:Swift
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843:Buses
513:Road
435:KMB G
424:near
408:KMB G
365:near
332:Route
204:Voith
120:GB350
113:Voith
73:Doors
1087:Lion
1034:Lynx
861:ISBN
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480:KMB
456:KMB
393:and
337:type
324:Date
167:The
102:6LXB
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