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Hino KL-HU2PMEA Blue Ribbon #24639
14 february 2019 - Hiroshima, Minami-ku, Inarimachi (広島県広島市南区稲荷町).70-3: 広島駅前 (Hiroshima-eki-mae) → あさひが丘 (Asahigaoka)
It took me an eternity and a half, but I finally got around uploading a series of photos from Hiroshima. For starters, we`ll go with the bus section of the tram-and-railway company, which finds its beginnings as far as 1928. The company currently consists of eight divisions, which are responsible for a total of 31 depots - although many of them are simply outbases where buses are scheduled to visit the main garage during the day.
For a bit of introduction, I`ll explain the five-digit fleet numbering system. The first digit indicates the division allocation (although a few characters have special meanings, e.g. a three is a bus for hire regardless of division), the second digit indicates the manufacturer. The third digit indicates the suspension type (0-4 for leaf springs, 5-9 for pneumatic suspension), and the last two digits make up the individual bus - but never ending in 42. There are exceptions to this, but they won`t be part of this series. To make an example out of this bus, the 2 indicates allocation to Hiroshima-kita Eigyōka (Hiroshima North Division), the 4 indicates a standard-size Hino, and the 6 matches the pneumatic suspension.
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