Scania L94UB
編號 Class：21 - 23
為應付不斷增長需求，新香港巴士於二零零三年除了向富豪招手購入B7RLE外，同時亦向另一家瑞典車廠Scania，購入本港首批L94UB大型低地台單層巴士。
跟富豪B7RLE一樣，全數Scania L94UB都是以底盤形式運抵本港，然後由本地車身廠建造車身。跟富豪B7RLE取向不一樣，新香港巴士委託中港車身製造廠替Scania設計及裝配車身，而這批巴士其中一個特色就是除了各有一道上落車門，於外側車身中間增設一道車門，大大減少在邊境上落乘客的時間。至於車尾設計亦跟Scania原廠的Omnicity車身相似。Scania L94UB載客量雖然跟猛獅NL263一樣是八十一人，但在座數目則稍為優勝，共有二十五個。全數Scania L94UB均由原廠歐三引擎驅動，全自動波箱屬ZF產品，而空調系統則由Thermo King提供。
全數新車於二零零三年底至二零零四年中投入服務，進一步壯大過境穿梭巴士的運載能力，值得一提是編號22的新車在登記出牌前，曾經借予愉景灣交通服務有限公司，以作車型評估，不過最後愉景灣在購買新車時候，仍然鍾情於猛獅。另外，新香港巴士本應是向Scania訂購五架L94UB新車，但最後只有三架加入車隊，餘下兩架新車，其中一架裝配同款中港雙門車身後，由櫻花旅運購入用作接載機組人員往返機場，儘管投入服務時間較遲，但這架L94UB卻於二零一八年退役。至於最後一架新車則去向未明。
這批過境穿梭巴士車隊中的少數民族，在服役十六年之後亦到達了退役之齡，於二零一九年年底至二零年年初，連同車隊中配順豐車身的猛獅NL263，一併由新購入的歐盟六型猛獅NL323所取代，而配用在這三架L94UB的車牌，亦轉移到新車身上。
Instead of acquiring B7RLE from Volvo, NHKB placed an order for 5 Scania L94UB full-sized super low floor single decker in 2003 to meet the growing demand. The Scania L94UB ordered by NHKB is the first in Hong Kong and they were delivered in CKD and completed their bodyworks by China Kong locally, probably due to reducing cost. The China Kong bodywork featured with an addition doorway on the offside and hence the boarding time can be shortened. To go one step further, the rear is resemblance to the Omnicity bodywork of Scania.
Same as the MAN NL263, total carrying capacity of the L94UB is 81 passengers with 25 seats provided. The compartment was air conditioned by Thermo King roof mounted unit driven by Scania Euro 3 engine with ZF fully automatic transmission. Only 3 Scania L94UB were successfully entered service with NHKB between the end of 2003 and mid. of 2004. Fleet no. 22 was sent to Discovery Bay for evaluation prior being registered but with an unsuccessful result. Only one of the remaining chassis was bodied by China Kong without the offside doorway and served with Cherry Tour as crew shuttle between the airport and city and finally withdrawn in 2018. No further details of the last L94UB chassis could be provided.
Between the end of 2019 and early 2020, all Scania L94UB together with the Gemilang bodied MAN NL263 were replaced with the brand new Euro 6 version MAN NL323 and the registration number on the L94UB was transferred to the NL323.
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