五洲龍 FDG6920BG Wuzhoulong FDG6920BG

五洲龍 FDG6920BG Wuzhoulong FDG6920BG

澳巴於二零零五年試驗了三款不同型號的五洲龍後，因應著手替被當局勒令停駛的日產巴士空缺，以及改善車齡偏高問題，於二零零五年到零六年間向五洲龍訂購四十三架FDG6920BG巴士，首兩架新車於二零零五年十一月運抵澳門及登記出牌後便投入服務，而隨後四十一架新車亦於二零零六年七月前陸續抵澳及出牌。

FDG6920BG跟樣板車FDG6920G機械配搭一樣，一台符合歐盟三型排放標準的玉柴引擎，配上Allison全自動波箱，整個機械佈局足以驅動空調系統，毋須再安裝一台輔助引擎。FDG6920BG載客量跟樣板車一樣，提供了二十四個座位及二十七個企位，對比日產小巴最多只可以運載三十三人多出近五成半。至於出現在FDG6920G的「子彈頭」造型，不復再見於FDG6920BG身上，取而代之是一個正正方方的樣子，同時由這批新車開始，車尾未有再設置車窗，或者樣板車跟量產新車擁有不同型號名稱，就是反映出兩者車身設計上的分別。

全數五洲龍投入服務後，主要被派往行走10B，11，22及25線，以取代原先小型巴士的位置。隨著巴士營運新模式實施，因應10B，11及25轉為由維澳蓮運及新福利經營，所以五洲龍FDG6920BG隨後被安排行走2，2A及12三條路線外，亦安排行走通宵巴士路線，以至之後開辦的22F(現52)路線。隨著更多新巴士投入服務，五洲龍FDG6920BG陸續安排作非專營用途，包括賭場及酒店員工巴士之用，只有少數作後備車。二零一七年颱風天鴿吹襲澳門期間，澳巴車隊受到一定程度損毀，部份退出作非專營的FDG6920BG，再次安排行走專營路線以作支援。這批作為澳巴首款批量購入的國產巴士，除了ML7409用作訓練巴士以及另外四架(ML6781，ML7421，ML7429及ML7439)作員工巴士，其他都已經在二零一九年三月或之前退役。

TCM was urgently need replacing those Nissan buses ceased operation by the government and improve the average fleet age, a batch of 43 FDG6920BG was immediately acquired after the evaluation of demonstrators from Wuzhoulong in 2005. The first two was arrived in Nov., 205 while the remaining were delivered before Jul., 2006.

FDG6920BG shared the same mechanical specification with FDG6920G, a Euro 3 Yuchai engine with Allison fully automatic gearbox and powerful enough to drive the roof-mounted air conditioning unit. Body layout of FDG6920BG was 24 seatings with 27 standees and almost 55% more than the Nissan minibus. The main difference between the production unit and demonstrator was the design of bodywork. FDG6920BG had a "Square-box" bodywork while as mentioned in another chapter, a "Bullet-head" bodywork was fitted on FDG6920G and we can predicted that different model name indicated the different in bodywork design. In addition, starting from this batch of Wuzhoulong, no more rear window and this become the standard of fleet acquired afterwards.

TCM allocated FDG6920BG on route 10B, 11, 22 and 25 used to serve with minibus and after the implemented of new bus operation mode, they were not only deployed on route 2, 2A and 12, but also serving overnight routes and new route 22F (now known as 52).As more and more new buses joined the fleet, FDG6920BG either as reserve or changed to non-franchised section for private hiring. During the the typhoon Hato in 2017, part of TCM fleet were serious damage and some FDG6920BG were backed to public bus section for supporting purpose. At present, only ML7409 used as training bus together with ML6781, ML7421, ML7429 and ML7439 as staff bus, all were withdrawn by the end of Mar., 2019.

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