SMRT Trials Mercedes Benz Citaro (O530)

• Acx1688

  5 Jan 10, 09:20

  5.1.2010 Classified C15
  
  SMRT calls for Tender
  1) Tender No: QX10-01
  One year term contract for supply and delivery of consifnment parts for SMRT Mercedes buses

• carbikebus

  7 Jan 10, 16:54

  Think i saw the demo at WLDEP this morning while driving my cousin to work.Not 100% sure but really saw bus just like the description(Side EDS is way up).

• SMB66X

  7 Jan 10, 17:01

  I got a feeling that the citaro demo will put at WLDEP as AMDEP and KJDEP each get 1 demo already.

• SBS8292Y

  7 Jan 10, 19:53

  Originally posted by SMB66X:

  I got a feeling that the citaro demo will put at WLDEP as AMDEP and KJDEP each get 1 demo already.

  don't speculate first, be patient k..

• SGCar

  7 Jan 10, 20:06

  Originally posted by TIB1234T:

  
  Yah. Both were demo buses.

  OT: Seems like previous TIBS and SMRT liked to put demos with regos ending with 'H'.

  TIB838H, TIB1024H, SMB1H.

  
  Mm but Yutong is an E leh.

  Cheers.

• TIB1234T

  7 Jan 10, 20:42

  Originally posted by SGCar:

  
  Mm but Yutong is an E leh.

  Cheers.

  
  Maybe that TIBS and SMRT like 'H' alot lor.

  Between, this time the Citaro might got rego that ends with 'C' liao.

• ^tamago^

  7 Jan 10, 22:28

  Originally posted by SGCar:

  
  Mm but Yutong is an E leh.

  Cheers.

  
  

  missed 'H' by a number

• SMB92U

  7 Jan 10, 22:51

  Originally posted by ^tamago^:

   

  missed 'H' by a number

  

• iveco

  10 Jan 10, 14:54

  Artic or rigid?

• SMB92U

  10 Jan 10, 15:31

  Rigid.

• Acx1688

  12 Jan 10, 09:17

  12.1.2010 0832hrs
  
  OC on sv531

• carbikebus

  15 Jan 10, 13:39

  Speaking of 66 buses i would think for the first stage it would be replacement for 14 UDs including training buses,8 Elbos,and probably few 1st batch O405 probably 40 units due to withdrawn earlier.I'm not surprised if they decided to scrap first TIB425R-446E first.Hinos is the next candidate to go first due to their notorious brake system.Other candidate UMW Lance DM.Hope that first 30 Box bendys also go to be replace by Citaro Gs.

• SMB66X

  15 Jan 10, 13:43

  Originally posted by carbikebus:

  Speaking of 66 buses i would think for the first stage it would be replacement for 14 UDs including training buses,8 Elbos,and probably few 1st batch O405 probably 40 units due to withdrawn earlier.I'm not surprised if they decided to scrap first TIB425R-446E first.Hinos is the next candidate to go first due to their notorious brake system.Other candidate UMW Lance DM.Hope that first 30 Box bendys also go to be replace by Citaro Gs.

  Do not forget that there are some buses which already de-registered.

• carbikebus

  15 Jan 10, 13:51

  Still overshot leh by at least 18 buses unless they kee siao make CCK & WDL int overnight parking

• Acx1688

  18 Jan 10, 11:37

  Spotted SMB24S sv171 Mercedes Badge missing...

• SMB66X

  18 Jan 10, 15:36

  Originally posted by Acx1688:

  Spotted SMB24S sv171 Mercedes Badge missing...

  Long long time ago, it has been spotted. 

• SMB66X

  18 Jan 10, 15:38

  Originally posted by carbikebus:

  Still overshot leh by at least 18 buses unless they kee siao make CCK & WDL int overnight parking

  Interchange parking counted? If it is counted, and the no. is 18, I think WRI would start having Interchange parking or WLDEP countinue to have the overnight parking till those 18 bus are cleared.

• jayh272416

  18 Jan 10, 16:28

  Originally posted by carbikebus:

  Speaking of 66 buses i would think for the first stage it would be replacement for 14 UDs including training buses,8 Elbos,and probably few 1st batch O405 probably 40 units due to withdrawn earlier.I'm not surprised if they decided to scrap first TIB425R-446E first.Hinos is the next candidate to go first due to their notorious brake system.Other candidate UMW Lance DM.Hope that first 30 Box bendys also go to be replace by Citaro Gs.

  training bus i believe they will put an elbo or a merc to do it.

• sgbuses

  18 Jan 10, 16:41

  Originally posted by jayh272416:

  training bus i believe they will put an elbo or a merc to do it.

  Haven't seen an ELBO on Training Duties. Many Striders though.

• TIB1234T

  18 Jan 10, 19:03

  If I never see wrongly, Mercs Citaro O530 is in WLDEP.

• sbst275

  18 Jan 10, 19:06

  e Citaro from pictures of them in other countries shows tat e rear has a very big step for passengers to climb in order to get e seat.

  I wonder how high is the incline step

• Blackerol

  18 Jan 10, 21:43

  TIB1234 : Is it true ? If you never see wrongly maybe it really is, cus new SMRT buses always go to WLDEP first.

• TIB1234T

  18 Jan 10, 21:47

  Originally posted by Blackerol:

  TIB1234 : Is it true ? If you never see wrongly maybe it really is, cus new SMRT buses always go to WLDEP first.

  
  Maybe, cos that bus was about the same height as the OCs, the back almost resembles the Citaro pic at first few pages.

• SMB66X

  18 Jan 10, 21:57

  Originally posted by TIB1234T:

  
  Maybe, cos that bus was about the same height as the OCs, the back almost resembles the Citaro pic at first few pages.

  Cannot wait!!!

• carbikebus

  19 Jan 10, 02:42

  If rear too high then sponsored Enviro 300 leh.Then again got complain why they buy underpowered low cc buses and so on..Haiz never heard of "Give them fish and they would eat it up all day but teach them how to fish and the story change.Think 1234T might be true as i've also spotted the bus at far end 1st storey next to the slope.The rear light is totally different from the OCs