Asia Brighter Limited (誠運有限公司) is one of the green minibus operator serving Kwai Fong and Container Port in the Kwai Tsing District, and it currently operating 4 green minibus routes running between Container Port, Kwai Fong and Tsuen Wan Town Centre. It is one of the green minibus company under Chiap Shing Motor.
The Passenger Service Licence (PSL) number of the company is 11238C and the person in charge is Ngai Pui Yeung. The company is also in the same series as Holy Gain Investment, Win Access Investment, Main River Transportation, King On Transportation and Kam Jet, the hotline number is 2612 0290.
History[]
The New Territories GMB Routes 87 and 88 series was originally operated by Kwai Tsing Public Light Bus, due to the licensee years were higher, then announced to give up operating the aforementioned route in July 2003, the Transport Department retendered related routes, then the routes 87 series was attained the operating rights and the routes 88 series was parted by Pacific Way Transportation, Hop Wo Investment and Kwai Ching United.
In tandem with the opening of KCR West Rail, the Tsuen Wan Terminus of Route 87M was relocated Tsuen Wan West Station, running express between Tsuen Wan West Station and Kwai Fong, then replaced by the new Route 87K
This company once was one of the few operators that owned Mitsubishi Rosa minibuses, which were all retired.
Routes[]
| Green minibus routes operated by Asia Brighter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Route no. | Termini | Remark | |
| 87 | Tsuen Wan (Ham Tin Street) ↔ Kwai Fong (Shing Fong Street) ● | Service daily | |
| 87A | Service daily | ||
| 87K | Service daily | ||
| 87M | Service daily | ||
Minibus fleets[]
Currently Asia Brighter under New Territories Routes 87 series have a total of 31 Toyota Coaster minibuses, included 13 of 16-seater minibuses and 18 of 19-seater minibuses.
| List of Asia Brighter minibuses | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plate No. | Type No.[Remark 1] | Seat | Sign Configuration | Route | Remarks |
| CR7707 | 2019 7DL | 19-seater original 3-point harness seat | Patent Enterprises EDS | 87M | Plate Originally belonged to a 2004 5DL |
| EH2674 | 2023 7DL | Transfull EDS | 87K | Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Entered service in July 2023 Plate Originally belonged to a Mitsubishi Rosa (BE649E) and Toyota Coaster (2008 6DS) | |
| EK3299 | 2019 7DL | Patent Enterprises EDS | 87M | Plate Originally belonged to a 2004 5DL | |
| EM5446 | Entered service in May 2019 Plate originally belonged to a 2004 5DL | ||||
| ET5284 | Plate originally belonged to a 2004 5DL | ||||
| FB8117 | 2005 5LS2 | 16-seater high adopt | Rollsign | 87M | Originally was a vehicle on Cheung Tsuen Route Joined in September 2017 |
| FH1285 | 2023 7DL | 19-seater original 3-point harness seat | Transfull EDS | 87K | Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Entered service in September 2023 Plate Originally belonged to a Mitsubishi Rosa (BE649E) and Toyota Coaster (2008 6DS) |
| FZ2792 | 2011 6DS | 16-seater high adopt seater | Rollsign | 87A | Formerly a vehicle on Tsuen Wan Route No.86 Public Light Bus New Territories Route 83A Plate originally belonged to a 1994 3rd generation on that series Joined in May 2020 |
| HN2275 | 2014 6DS | 87K | Entered service in December 2014 Plate originally belonged to a 1997 3rd generation | ||
| HP6581 | 2010 6DS | 87 | Entered service in March 2010 Plate originally belonged to a 1997 3rd generation[Remark 2] | ||
| HT1060 | 2014 6DS | 87K | Entered service in May 2014 Plate originally belonged to a 1998 3rd generation | ||
| JA3123 | 2018 7DL | 19-seater Vegaset | Patent Enterprises EDS | Plate originally belonged to a 1999 4th generation | |
| JE7891 | Transfull EDS[Remark 3] | Entered service in April 2018 Plate originally belonged to a 1999 4th generation[Remark 4] | |||
| KC6397 | Plate originally belonged to a 2001 4th generation | ||||
| KE6894 | Patent Enterprises EDS | 87 | |||
| KH8376 | 2023 7DL | 19-seater original 3-point harness seat | Transfull EDS | 87M | Equipped with 2.8-litre engine and automatic transmission Entered service in May 2023 Plate Originally belonged to a Mitsubishi Rosa (2001 BE649E) and Toyota Coaster (2008 6DS) |
| LG2321 | 2018 7DL | 19-seater Vegaset | Patent Enterprises EDS | 87K | Plate originally belonged to a 4th generation[Remark 5] |
| LH6353 | 2017 7DL | 87M | Entered service in December 2017 Plate Originally belonged to a 2004 5DL | ||
| LJ8014 | 2019 7DL | 19-seater Vogelset | 87K | Plate Originally belonged to a 2004 5DL[Remark 6] | |
| LK2530 | |||||
| MR7091 | 2018 7DL | 19-seater Vegaset | 87 | Entered service in March 2018 Plate originally belonged to a 4th generation[Remark 7] | |
| PC2181 | 2010 6LS | 16-seater high adopt seater | Rollsign | 87K | Originally a vehicle on Hon Wah Maxicab under Red Minibus Sau Mong Route Joined in September 2024 |
| PE1364 | 2010 6DS | 87A | Formerly a vehicle on King On Transportation's New Territories Route 313 Joined in July 2019 | ||
| PH3832 | 2010 6LS | Formerly a vehicle on Chew Luen Red Minibus To Mong Route Joined in November 2022 | |||
| PL5971 | 2010 6DS | 87 | |||
| RD8479 | 2011 6LS | 87A | Originally a vehicle on Red Minibus Cheung Tsuen Route and Mong Kok - Cheung Shan Route Joined in February 2023 | ||
| SS304 | 2014 6DS | 87 | |||
| SU1021 | 87A | Entered service in June 2014 | |||
| TE8432 | 2015 6DS | 87 | Formerly a vehicle on Red Minibus Tsz Mong Route and Wong Mong Route | ||
| VC4206 | 2017 7DL | 19-seater Vegaset | Patent Enterprises EDS | 87K | Equipped with automatic transmission, Sealing Windows and output automatic door Entered service in October 2017 |
| VE6503 | 2017 7LL | 87 | Originally was a vehicle on Red Minibus Tsz Mong Route Joined in September 2023 | ||
| List of Former minibuses under Asia Brighter | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plate No. | Model | Type No. | Retirement/withdrawal date | Whereabouts | Substituted vehicle(s) |
| BY6176 | Toyota Coaster | 2nd generation | 1998 | Retired | Mitsubishi Rosa (1998 BE649E) of the same plate |
| Mitsubishi Rosa | 1998 BE649E | February 2009 | Toyota Coaster (2009 6DS) of the same plate | ||
| Toyota Coaster | 2009 6DS | February 2023 | RD8479 (2011 6LS) | ||
| CR7707 | 2004 5DL | 2019 | 2019 7DL of the same plate | ||
| CY5640 | Mitsubishi Rosa | BE649E | September 2008 | Toyota Coaster (2008 6DS) of the same plate | |
| Toyota Coaster | 2008 6DS | September 2023 | VE6503 (2017 7LL) | ||
| DC3795 | Mitsubishi Rosa | 1984 BE211D | Unknown | ||
| EH2674 | BE649E | October 2008 | Toyota Coaster (2008 6DS) of the same plate | ||
| Toyota Coaster | 2008 6DS | July 2023 | 2023 7DL of the same plate | ||
| EK3299 | 2004 5DL | 2019 | 2019 7DL of the same plate | ||
| EM5446 | May 2019 | ||||
| ES4083 | Mitsubishi Rosa | BE649E | Unknown | ||
| ET5284 | Toyota Coaster | 2004 5DL | 2019 | 2019 7DL of the same plate | |
| EU6416[Remark 8] | 2005 5LS2 | Unknown | Transferred to Tsuen Wan Route No.86 Public Light Bus New Territories Routes 83A/86 series | ||
| EY6313 | 2008 6DS | August 2024 | Retired | PC2181 (2001 6LS) | |
| FF7205 | 2003 5DL | July 2019 | PE1364 (2010 6DS) | ||
| FH1285 | Mitsubishi Rosa | BE649E | September 2008 | Toyota Coaster (2008 6DS) of the same plate | |
| Toyota Coaster | 2008 6DS | September 2023 | 2023 7DL of the same plate | ||
| GS4070 | 1995 3rd generation | Unknown | |||
| GU8429 | Wait for checking | Transferred to Jetland's Kowloon Routes 75/75A | KZ8343 (Wait for checking) | ||
| HN2275 | Toyota Coaster | 1997 3rd generation | December 2014 | Retired | 2014 6DS of the same plate |
| HP6581 | March 2010 | 2010 6DS of the same plate | |||
| HP8286 | 2008 6DS | November 2022 | PH3832 (2010 6LS) | ||
| HT1060 | 1998 3rd generation | May 2014 | 2014 6DS of the same plate | ||
| HX3686 | 1998 4th generation | October 2017 | VC4206 (2017 7DL) | ||
| JA3123 | 1999 4th generation | 2017 | 2017 7DL of the same plate | ||
| JD7008 | Unknown | ||||
| JE7891 | April 2018 | 2018 7DL of the same plate | |||
| JF9844 | Unknown | Transferred to Kwai Ching United's under routes Plate is now applied in a 2018 7LL on Wymen Development's New Territories Routes 26/26A in July 2018 |
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| KB532 | 2001 4th generation | Retired | |||
| KC6397 | 2017 | 2017 7DL of the same plate | |||
| KE6894 | 2018 | 2018 7DL of the same plate | |||
| KH8376 | Mitsubishi Rosa | 2001 BE649E | September 2008 | Toyota Coaster (2008 6DS) of the same plate | |
| Toyota Coaster | 2008 6DS | May 2023 | 2023 7DL of the same plate | ||
| KZ8343 | Wait for checking | Unknown | |||
| LF8894 | GS4079 (Toyota Coaster - 1995 3rd generation) | ||||
| LG2321 | Toyota Coaster | 4th generation | 2018 | 2018 7DL of the same plate | |
| LH6353 | 2004 5DL | August 2017 | Retired earlier due to Burnt into fire | 2017 7DL of the same plate | |
| LJ8014 | 2019 | Retired | 2019 7DL of the same plate | ||
| LK2530 | |||||
| MR7091 | 4th generation | March 2018 | 2018 7DL of the same plate | ||
| MX5663 | 2007 5DL | Unknown | TE8432 (2015 6DS) | ||
The information may not be complete and accurate, to be updated and modified by those who are willing to do so.
This section was last updated on 10/2024202410
Gallery[]
Remarks[]
- ↑ Numbers placed after the model Toyota Coaster (if any) are only used within the transport enthusiasts, others (including the industry) does not use such names.
- ↑ That 3rd generation was originally a vehicle on Kam Jet's New Territories Route 409 and was changed to serve Asia Brighter, until March 2010 before retirement.
- ↑ These series of minibuses once equipped with the Patent Enterprises EDS, the EDS was changed in 2024.
- ↑ That 4th generation was originally a vehicle on Red Minibus 17 Route and was changed to serve on Asia Brighter, until April 2018 before retirement.
- ↑ That 4th generation was originally a vehicle on Po Sheung Route, was changed to serve on Red Minibus Kwa Tsing Route and Asia Brighter, until 2018 before retirement.
- ↑ The front one was originally a vehicle on Red Minibus Northern Island Trunk Route, was changed to Red Minibus Wan Tsuen Route in April 2012 and Changed to serve on Asia Brighter in September 2014; The behind one was originally a vehicle on Red Minibus Kwa Tsing Route and Lam Mong Route, was changed to serve on Li Wai Chun Transportation's New Territories Routes 89 series/98 in November 2011, and was changed to serve on Asia Brighter, both two minibuses are in 2019 Before retirement.
- ↑ That 4th generation was originally a vehicle on Red Minibus Causeway Bay - Belevadere Garden Route, and was changed to serve on Asia Brighter, until March 2018 before retirement.
- ↑ The plate number originally applied in a 2003 5LS on Western District Commercial and Southern District Commercial (That 5LS was changed to serve on Hong Kong Maxicab Hong Kong Island Routes 10/31 series in June 2012 then changed the plate number as RG5493)
References[]
Related articles[]
- Chiap Shing Motor
- Holy Gain
- Win Access Investment
- Main River Transportation
- King On Transportation
- Kam Jet
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