Lay-up and redeployment of SBST's Volvo B10M Mk III's

• Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1)

  7 Oct 10, 21:13

  wow wonderful SBS584H

• lemon1974

  7 Oct 10, 21:18

  SBS616/SBS617/SBS708 are all repainted...

• jcqh

  7 Oct 10, 21:28

  Originally posted by lemon1974:

  SBS616/SBS617/SBS708 are all repainted...

  Ya JB MK3s all getting extention for another yr, but what surprises me is 584H, since it's not a JB bus. 1M still reflects 05/12/10 as its deregistrating date.

• SBS9C

  20 Oct 10, 16:53

  Originally posted by jcqh:

  TODAY: 07/10/10

  SBS584H VS SBS586C

  

  

  584H was indeed a very big surprise to me.

  
  My reactions when I saw the photos

  SBS584H: Shiok ah, like new bus

  SBS586C: Sian ah, can wait for the next bus or not?

   

• jcqh

  20 Oct 10, 22:18

  Originally posted by SBS9C:

  
  My reactions when I saw the photos

  SBS584H: Shiok ah, like new bus

  SBS586C: Sian ah, can wait for the next bus or not?

  Haha, 584H's rims aren't as sparkling anymore, but it's still the most outstanding MKIII in HGDEP's fleet of MKIIIs.

• TIB657M

  20 Oct 10, 22:22

  First time most of MK3s gonna extend for 2 times??? EPIC moment!!!

• SBS8533C

  29 Oct 10, 19:09

  Next Friday will be commencing with the mass MK3 deregistration. You might want to catch it in its final days before its gone.

• TIB657M

  29 Oct 10, 19:28

  Originally posted by SBS8533C:

  Next Friday will be commencing with the mass MK3 deregistration. You might want to catch it in its final days before its gone.

  Suspect they will get another one year of extension if they are repainted again for the exterior since the citaros are not on the road yet.

• SBS8533C

  29 Oct 10, 19:33

  Originally posted by TIB657M:

  Suspect they will get another one year of extension if they are repainted again for the exterior since the citaros are not on the road yet.

  No wonder Sv 160/170 Mk3s are still around and its fleet was not having a makeover yet.. Supposingly this year both cross-border services are getting Mk4s to replace Mk3s but right now, nothing is done yet.

• SBS2692R

  29 Oct 10, 21:27

  Suspect a few will be extended, especially for HG side (be it 582-601 or whatever). But not enough spare buses; although other mark3s like 640D-658D batch can cover. Just hoping they'll stick around longer. (:

• SMB32T

  29 Oct 10, 23:33

  Originally posted by SBS2692R:

  Suspect a few will be extended, especially for HG side (be it 582-601 or whatever). But not enough spare buses; although other mark3s like 640D-658D batch can cover. Just hoping they'll stick around longer. (:

  
  SLBP can always transfer their unassigned EEVs over there if they have no intention to replace their Mercs for now.

  Just like what AMDEP did by transferring EEVs to BNDEP.

• SMB32T

  29 Oct 10, 23:34

  Originally posted by TIB657M:

  Suspect they will get another one year of extension if they are repainted again for the exterior since the citaros are not on the road yet.

  
  Till now I have not seen the SBS582M batch being repainted.

• SBS 1000U

  30 Oct 10, 16:56

  Hope that one of the deregistered MK3s can spare its engine to the poor Strider burnt in Tampines interchange...

• lemon1974

  2 Nov 10, 23:43

  Originally posted by SBS8533C:

  No wonder Sv 160/170 Mk3s are still around and its fleet was not having a makeover yet.. Supposingly this year both cross-border services are getting Mk4s to replace Mk3s but right now, nothing is done yet.

  most of the Sv170 MK III are repainted... and their lifespan are extended (as reflected in 1M)... the rest of the MKIII should get extension also, although a few might go...

• TIB657M

  4 Nov 10, 19:09

  SBS582M to SBS601S offically get their lifespan extension till 2011.

• TIB657M

  4 Nov 10, 19:12

  Originally posted by lemon1974:

  most of the Sv170 MK III are repainted... and their lifespan are extended (as reflected in 1M)... the rest of the MKIII should get extension also, although a few might go...

  SBS622G onwards (I mean all of the JB-registered buses) never get their lifespan extension yet.

• jcqh

  4 Nov 10, 19:25

  Originally posted by TIB657M:

  SBS582M to SBS601S offically get their lifespan extension till 2011.

  Wow...extended another full year

• jcqh

  7 Nov 10, 20:41

  SBS593G has been refurbished, shiny body and rims, on perm sv tdy.

  On another note, 582M's rims have become dull grey alr 

  As of ytd SBS586C has not been refurbished.

• jcqh

  11 Nov 10, 19:14

  SBS604J have been refurbished as of today! On sv103.

• SBS8533C

  25 Nov 10, 21:24

  SBS602P to SBS618U has been extended for an additional 1 year, except SBS603L

• AEW5001

  26 Nov 10, 19:53

  658 has a restickered livery abt 2 wks ago.

• SMB32T

  27 Nov 10, 22:46

  Originally posted by SBS8533C:

  SBS602P to SBS618U has been extended for an additional 1 year, except SBS603L

  
  

• Simply.90

  30 Nov 10, 15:43

  SBS640D, SBS643X, SBS655L and SBS662R have been extended one more year according to OM. all HGDEP's. 

• SBS9C

  1 Dec 10, 13:48

  Originally posted by SBS 1000U:

  Hope that one of the deregistered MK3s can spare its engine to the poor Strider burnt in Tampines interchange...

  Wonder if the engine can fit into it or not?

• iveco

  1 Dec 10, 14:05

  What will happen when Mk IIIs get decommissioned? Which buses are going to serve JB routes? DM3500?