5640W

5640W is a preserved bus from Kowloon Motor Bus in Hong Kong, formerly ME40. It was acquired by Duchessville Vintage Buses after it was withdrawn from KMB service in 2002.

History
In Hong Kong, the O305 was the first bus model from outside United Kingdom and countries of Commonwealth of Nations to be purchased. A total of 41 buses were introduced, with the prototype in 1983 and the others in 1985. All were withdrawn and subsequently scrapped in 2001/02 except five, which are preserved by groups of bus enthusiasts in Hong Kong, Australia and in Duchessland.

In Duchessland, ME40 is preserved as 5640W, with the ME prefix replaced by 56, so that it lines up with the rest of Mercedes-Benz O305 double-decker buses in the 5600s (they only go up to 5637 in terms of original order). This is the second double-decker bus model purchased by Disney Transport of Duchessville, with the first being Scania Metropolitan.

The 5600 series of Mercedes-Benz O305 double-decker buses were ordered in the 1980s and they were retired 2007-2018.