Hong Kong-Based Transit Agencies

Hong Kong-based transit agencies follow a completely different set of operational protocols compared to their North American, European and Singaporean transit counterparts. These agencies are notably private companies and are based on the UK and Hong Kong's operation model, where a company will operate a few bus routes as part of a franchise or agreement with the area's transit planning department. Consequently, only a few maps will have only one transit agency.

These agencies can be traced back to 2010, when Roblox was becoming popular among the transportation community.

Overview
Most Hong Kong-based transport groups operate bus and coach service.

The employment arrangement of Bus Drivers in Hong Kong Transit Agencies is very simple and much different from North American ones. Joining the group(s) on Roblox will automatically put the player as a trainee driver or vehicle operator upon approval.

Most maps and operators are free-drive ones. In many games, users can simply join and start driving. Most vehicles are also available to the public so joining the group(s) is not necessary in order to drive a bus. A lot of maps also support mobile phone compatibility (including driving) as there are also a significant percentage of players that only can play on their mobile phones. As result, build quality is not too high to meet this requirement but it is increasing over time, with more realistic models being implemented in some real life-based maps.

Operations
In fact, training is often not necessary for those who choose to join, while operator applications are nearly never heard of in Hong Kong agencies. However, a small number of bus models may be made exclusive to group members or trained employees, and players who undergo training and rise up the ranks of their companies receive access to exclusive privileges that members of the public do not (generally models requiring PCV or higher). In most maps, vehicles can be spawned in by the person wishing to drive, and the agencies do not have activity requirements for drivers. Since players are not required to be in the group to drive, most groups do not have age limits on operators as well, unlike most major North American ones which usually only allow players who are aged 13 or above to operate. Let alone that for the few people who want to be trained drivers, some groups have instituted automatic training systems that are open 24/7 (due to Discord ToS, due to the fact that most North American groups has made being in their Discord Server a prerequisite to be an operator). These trainings predate the fact that gamepasses are hard to obtain for many players, as they require Robux, which in turn requires a credit card or Roblox gift card to purchase. Since most players do not have either, the training sessions allow for people to drive premium models- these sessions are often held in the evening when most people are available.

Also, scheduled runs and shifts are not so common in Hong Kong-based transit agencies, as a result, most Hong Kong Transit Agencies do not provide much chance for operators to advance to higher ranks as there is a low demand for trainers and shift hosts. Hence, applications to middle ranks open rarely. HRs are usually typically handpicked by owners. Also, employee management and monitoring is not well enforced in most agencies due to their free-drive basis, lacking chances for MRs and HRs to oversee the service quality of operators, and communication between staff members are not so emphasised as well due to the fact that Discord is not compulsory. Some maps do hold special events where a bus type is specially operated by admins for players to ride on or be drivable, but these are not too common (mostly advertised on Facebook, Discord and WhatsApp).

To provision the use of coaches, some maps such as Sunshine Islands, Hanwick and the HS-HW Bridge have routes that can only be operated by said buses. These routes are often non-franchised, are not numbered, and are fast express runs or residential services that do not have to be wheelchair accessible- but the vehicles are generally the same. Some operators, such as Sunshine Express also allow coaches on mainline transit runs. For the latter purpose, coaches used in franchised service will have commuter specifications (LED displays on the front, passenger side and rear).

Bus Fleets
These agencies started with British and Singaporean free model buses updated to Hong Kong specifications. As of recently, most of the agencies build their own fleets- using an in-house chassis or the A-Chassis- the latter has become popular due to the customization options available for it, while the former has been gradually deprecated. In addition, workshops build buses by themselves and sell to different transport agencies in exchange for money. Some workshops also build equipment for buses, such as DPIP systems, also known as stop reporters or next stop announcement systems.

A recent trend in the Hong Kong bus community are custom liveries, incorporating advertising banners and full advertising wraps, with some games allowing users to "repaint" their vehicle through Roblox decals. This only exists on certain models by specific developers (workshops) and require the decal ID for the livery to work. Usually based on those from real life, advertisements are sometimes modified to comply with Roblox TOS or the vehicle it is being placed on although most remain unchanged.

Models that support custom liveries include:

The following models made by Facelift Workshop:


 * ADL Enviro500 (11.3m/12m)
 * Volvo B10TL (Volgren)
 * Volvo B10TL (Alexander 10.6m/12m)

The following models made by other workshops:


 * Volvo B9TL (Alexander) Made by HY_Leung
 * KMB Volvo B7RLE made by 由Hey_guy963
 * Citybus ADL Enviro500 MMC made byPR Studio (Kanna898)
 * Cityscape Bus Volvo B8L made by GO Transit

Bus models used by each company varies by the decision of their owners or executie boards; consequently most are either British or Hong Kong-based models. The majority of the buses operated are double-deckers such as the Volvo B9TL, Volvo B8L and Alexander Dennis Enviro500, as double-deck buses are very common in Hong Kong. Routes with lower ridership or special road conditions may operate with a mix of single-deck models or all single-deck units (including minibuses if necessary). Most bus agencies only operate the latest models in service while some still operate older ones with their newer buses, specifically for the interest of transit fans. For some agencies with a Macau connection (due to the small scene there), some single deck Macau-specification buses are operated to appeal to that market. However, some groups have started to emerge based on the transit systems in Macau.

For some fictional operators such as Metrobus, vehicles not found in Hong Kong, or sometimes not even in real life may be operated to satisfy transit fans' and players' interest. Some fictional operators have articulated buses in their fleet, which are not used in Hong Kong (let alone even permitted) in real life. This calls back to the companies often starting with modified free models and eventually building their own.

Railway services
Rail Transit Agencies are not so common in Hong Kong as most players that are transport fans prefer buses over railways (due to the complexity of the latter). As a result, there are very few Rail Transit Agencies based in Hong Kong. The most popular one is The Ryan Railroad, which is a subway system. Other known railway agencies in Hong Kong include the Delta Line and the controversial Sunny Railway (due to the system's numerous bugs and glitches, and its owner is suspected to be in relationship with leaked assets).

The Ryan Railroad operates modified "driverless" CNR C-Trains while Addison Metro Transit operates its own driverless rail cars. Rail operations therefore do not require drivers except in extreme emergencies. On the other hand, The Ryan Railroad (based on Hong Kong's Mass Transit Railway/MTR) operates its own fleet of buses to provide shuttle services for passengers between its railway stations and nearby regions. These are also used to provide emergency shuttle service if necessary. As for the Delta Line, the system uses fictional driverless subway trains.

More recently, as of January 2021, automated people movers have become trending since the opening of The Sunshine Railway, a controversial line that has sparked the need for improvement in APM systems. Initially, many trains were Bombardier BI-100s derived from free models but have evolved into multiple models and full-size train sets.

Other Services Offered
Some companies also operate airlines, or even non-transport businesses such as restaurants or TV stations, as a side business to their bus service or vice versa. Even further, some companies operate second hand sales where it is possible to buy used buses from larger companies. Some companies essentially started off these sales or models purchased from the sales divisions of larger groups, while others are mainly focused on the sales of models to the community.

For social media sites, many companies have an account on Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, YouTube or Mewe (major social networking channels in Hong Kong) in addition to Discord- having a Twitter page is not common like in North American groups. Some of the larger groups do post service updates on their pages in relation to the start of new routes and adjustment of services.

Buses

 * Sunshine Express
 * Forever Transit
 * Horizon Group
 * RMB Group (operates Roblox Motor Bus, New Harbour Bus and The Ryan Railroad)
 * Go Transit (operates Cityscape Bus and Skyliner)
 * Metrobus Roblox
 * Bauhinia Group (operates Bauhinia Bus, Bauhinia Airways and Air HK)
 * Roblox Transportation Hong Kong
 * TaYLAS Transit
 * Roblox Express Bus Company
 * Chun King Bus

Subway

 * The Ryan Railroad
 * Addison Mass Transit
 * The Delta Line Project

Mixed Operations

 * North Wood Transport (buses, automated people mover)

Map Operations
Most fictional bus transit agencies in Hong Kong operate in the popular fictional cities that are based off different districts. While maps based of real districts of Hong Kong are popular, fictional operators seldom operate in these as routes are operated by real life companies such as Kowloon Motor Bus or Citybus.

In addition, one fictional map often has a number of transit agencies operating inside, as Hong Kong fictional maps are usually not built and managed directly by transit agencies, but by some third party builders instead who manage the contracts.

There are some real life-based maps that are Roblox versions of various districts, with recreations of the vehicles in service, both current and retired (again, for the interest of transit fans). Sometimes, fictional maps may also have real life companies provide service, although this is generally rare due to the large amount of fictional operators. Real-life Roblox maps in Hong Kong are fully free-drive, as no one really owns the Roblox version of the real life companies, hence those real companies don't even have their own Roblox group or Discord Server and each map is managed by the individual builder. These maps will vary by district but tend to have local routes in an area.

As the Hong Kong-based community also encompasses the transit community in Macau, emerging maps from that area (although separate from Hong Kong geographically) have started to gain traction in the community yet use the same model as their counterparts in Hong Kong.

For rail transit maps, most trains are operated using an Automatic Train Operation (ATO) system with unmanned stations, without any need of staff or train drivers to allow operations 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. As a result, train designs do not require a driver's cab (with the area at each end of the train taken up by passenger seats) and consequently, all trains are electric multiple units. With the increase in LRT lines being built, these generally use the Bombardier BI-100 while custom variants are being built, including heavy rail-based versions of popular trains.

Popular Maps

 * Sunshine Islands
 * West Door City
 * City of George
 * Robloton
 * TRR Roblox Star Line
 * Horizon Sea
 * Horizon Sea-Hanwick Bridge
 * Derry District
 * Hanwick City
 * Kwun Tong City (Real Life map)
 * Chuk Yuen (Real Life map)
 * Shing Mun (Real Life map)
 * Tsueng Kwan O (Real life map)

Leaked Model issue
As the quality of bus models built by the Hong Kong community has increased in the recent years, some people may want to obtain those models without paying the expensive price for buying them, or even taking models that are not on sale. Therefore, they use illegal ways to obtain the vehicle models, either by infiltrating into building projects and steal away bus models without permission, or directly rip the model from the client side by exploit. These people are called model leakers, while the vehicle models illegally stolen by them are called Leaked Models.

The Hong Kong Roblox community has raised awareness of this issue and strongly condemns this action. However, this issue still persists as more high quality vehicle models are released into the community and it's hard to fully prohibit hackers from stealing models, who often open many alternate accounts to evade bans. Some well-known infamous bus leakers like SinokSuneo and JoeYeung even claimed to have stolen almost every bus model from HK Roblox developers, and start to target Singapore and UK transit agencies to feed their greed for bus models.