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The KMB 301 (3N/S3N) series is a Dennis Dragon that is currently used by Aoimori Area in Aoimori-Kyoto Great Adventure.

History
In 1982, Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) purchased three 12 m non air-conditioned Dennis Dragons with Alexander bodywork for evaluation. KMB purchased 188 Duple Metsec bodied 12 metre Dennis Dragons. These had three doors (one for boarding and two for alighting).

Between 1986 and 1994, KMB purchased the first of 370 11 metre non air-conditioned Dennis Dragons for the bus services of New Territories. Fifty had a closed back, which was originally reserved for installation of air-conditioning, but this was never fitted. All except 240 of the buses were withdrawn in 2012.

Long Win Bus
40 were diverted from KMB's order, entered service in 1997. All withdrawn by 2011.

Aoimori-Kyoto Great Adventure
By 1993, in Hong Kong's depot, the first two buses (8001 and 8002) were reserved for installation of air-conditioning and also headlights (rectangle-rounded) to match the locomotive's scheme, entering service in 1994.

In 1994, 8003-8038 were delivered, entering service in 1995-1997. These were fitted with air-conditioning as well as the headlights (rectangle-rounded) to match the locomotive's scheme.

By 2011 and 2012, 240 buses from KMB were renumbered from 8039-8279 and it equipped with the roof to match the EMD's.