Introduction of SMRT Resort World shuttle RWS8 on 9 Jan 2010
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They should engage a private bus operator with coaches instead for such services, since this is tourist attraction, rather than public buses using WAB buses with little seats. Moreover a bus company that can't even take care of its own services properly already and instead divert the buses to such shuttle services instead of improving its own public bus service standards.
What a shame.
Originally posted by Fryderyk HPH:I was just wondering on that considered CGA-Sentosa(RSW) svc.
Could it possibly be done with an IATA code and codeshared with airlines so pax can come out of planes and without lugging their luggage, go straight to Sentosa, knowing that their luggage is transfered directly to their end destination? Then there could be a "check-in" booth at the Sentosa end, so pax can tag their luggage directly to the overseas destinations without seeing it again(v.v at Changi) till the end destination.
I know this practice is done in other countries with rail and bus svc. Eurostar and some DB trains have codeshared IATA numbers. LH(Lufthansa German Airlines) and LOT Polish also have these codesharing svcs with buses with an similar(but not IATA) code.
Closer to SIN, I know the City Air Terminal in the cities based for KUL, BKK, and ICN have these services. They do draw pretty decent connecting traffic. A pretty promising scenario isn't it?
Would it also be feasible if Singapore Airlines has its City Air Terminal at ION Orchard(where they have their office) and one at Sentosa RSW, and launch a SIA Hop-On bus to these two locations to merge their current City Hop-On and Sentosa Hop-On with the Airport, and it being the "official" CGA-City-Sentosa connection?
Would like to hear your views.
I do hope SIA can launch a dierct shuttle bus service to the 2 IRs from Changi Airport as well, on top of your proposal.Changi Airport -> ECP -> Rocher Road -> Temasek Ave -> (New Bridge link to Sands IR) -> Marina Bay Sands -> Bayfront Ave -> Central Boulevard -> Shenton Way -> Keppel Road -> Telok Blangah Road -> Sentosa Getway -> Sentosa IR
Maybe Sentosa can also introduce some shuttle bus services to shopping/hotel areas like Marina Center, Novena and Orchard Road.
For Ducktours, they can introduce their amphibious vehicle service from Sentosa to Harbourfront and their open top double decker sightseeing buses for a bus service to the city area.
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Originally posted by SMB66X:
I think RWS8 would be like service 926 with only 1 bus for the day.
I wonder how the EDS would looks like..
should beCHARTERED
then
laminated paper notice on the windscreen..
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Originally posted by vicamour:
their open top double decker sightseeing buses for a bus service to the city area.
They already have, which is good.
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spotted an OC500LE and an O405G w/ orange EDS off service from AMDEP past Braddell Flyover 5mins ago...
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Originally posted by SMB66X:
I think RWS8 would be like service 926 with only 1 bus for the day.
I wonder how the EDS would looks like..
The front,side and rear EDS looks like this " R W S 8 " I cant confirm if there is only a bus as i camped for it this morning
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Originally posted by sBs_boy:
Just because SMRT has won the rights to run RWS8 doesnt mean that they are also the one who will be runing the rest of the shuttles to and fro RWS as well. Dont assume anything yet.
Its in the chinese news paper yesterday. Reported that high chance those new services will be run by SMRT. -
I know that RWS8 got 2 buses.I would love to see SBST also operate the Marina Sands one
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did anyone see what buses operating on RWS8 today?
heard from sbs&tibs only two SMRT buses on RWS8, the rest are private?
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Originally posted by carbikebus:
I know that RWS8 got 2 buses.I would love to see SBST also operate the Marina Sands one
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Originally posted by jayh272416:
did anyone see what buses operating on RWS8 today?
heard from sbs&tibs only two SMRT buses on RWS8, the rest are private?
SMB 0098D, SMB 0118E. There's also a 'RWS8' operated using private buses, but that's meant for staff of RWS only.Report: Day 1 in operation
As mentioned earlier, the two buses were the only ones that operated on this service.
Demand was very poor; only about an estimated 4 (mostly RWS staff) used the service. Overall, only about less than 10 - 20 pax used the service for the whole of the afternoon. Most of those who used it in the afternoon were bus fans.
At the bus stops along Telok Blangah, only an 'RWS 8' plate was added to the bus stop poles. There were completely no press releases stuck to the information panels on the bus stop poles and almost all of the general public were totally unaware of the new service.
However, the situation got worse inside RWS B1 carpark (where the RWS8 has a stop inside). There are two points inside the carpark where RWS8 can stop (which I would affectionately call them "A" for the one near the washroom and "B" for the one outside the main entrance, for the purpose of the report), but there were totally no signages informing passengers about where the bus will pickup/disembark them at "B", only an A4 sized paper which had the words "Press Conference". There were indeed a group of staff asking where to board the service at "A".
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Originally posted by TWS4793:
SMB 0098D, SMB 0118E. There's also a 'RWS8' operated using private buses, but that's meant for staff of RWS only.Report: Day 1 in operation
As mentioned earlier, the two buses were the only ones that operated on this service.
Demand was very poor; only about an estimated 4 (mostly RWS staff) used the service. Overall, only about less than 10 - 20 pax used the service for the whole of the afternoon. Most of those who used it in the afternoon were bus fans.
At the bus stops along Telok Blangah, only an 'RWS 8' plate was added to the bus stop poles. There were completely no press releases stuck to the information panels on the bus stop poles and almost all of the general public were totally unaware of the new service.
However, the situation got worse inside RWS B1 carpark (where the RWS8 has a stop inside). There are two points inside the carpark where RWS8 can stop (which I would affectionately call them "A" for the one near the washroom and "B" for the one outside the main entrance, for the purpose of the report), but there were totally no signages informing passengers about where the bus will pickup/disembark them at "B", only an A4 sized paper which had the words "Press Conference". There were indeed a group of staff asking where to board the service at "A".
Poorly planned RWS, Haix.. What a disgrace. =X
Oh btw, you camped there the whole day???? How did you know about the demand for the whole day? -
Originally posted by Junyang700:
Poorly planned RWS, Haix.. What a disgrace. =X
Oh btw, you camped there the whole day???? How did you know about the demand for the whole day?
I was there from 3pm to 5.30pm actually.In fact I was quite disappointed to learn about the low demand. But as of now, RWS is still not completed, so do the higher charges for private cars entering Sentosa being not in effect as yet, therefore what happens on the first day may not be a sign of what's to come in the near future. Perhaps ridership on RWS8 may rise some day, but till then, we wouldn't know if it will be a profitable route.
To add on, I was thinking that Corp Comms didn't do their job of informing the general public of a new route. However, like I said earlier, RWS is not fully completed as yet. Touch-ups were still being done especially in and around the carpark area, so therefore the press release may have possibly been delayed in lieu of this.
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RWS8 uses Mercedes Benz bus to "show off" due to the casino.
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RWS8's Staff Bus
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Its still early to speculate.Given time then we can tell.Anyway there're contracted.
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Originally posted by TWS4793:
SMB 0098D, SMB 0118E. There's also a 'RWS8' operated using private buses, but that's meant for staff of RWS only.Report: Day 1 in operation
As mentioned earlier, the two buses were the only ones that operated on this service.
Demand was very poor; only about an estimated 4 (mostly RWS staff) used the service. Overall, only about less than 10 - 20 pax used the service for the whole of the afternoon. Most of those who used it in the afternoon were bus fans.
At the bus stops along Telok Blangah, only an 'RWS 8' plate was added to the bus stop poles. There were completely no press releases stuck to the information panels on the bus stop poles and almost all of the general public were totally unaware of the new service.
However, the situation got worse inside RWS B1 carpark (where the RWS8 has a stop inside). There are two points inside the carpark where RWS8 can stop (which I would affectionately call them "A" for the one near the washroom and "B" for the one outside the main entrance, for the purpose of the report), but there were totally no signages informing passengers about where the bus will pickup/disembark them at "B", only an A4 sized paper which had the words "Press Conference". There were indeed a group of staff asking where to board the service at "A".
The facility is not even fully completed yet, how can there be high demand of passengers boarding the shuttle service??
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Originally posted by TIB1234T:
Its in the chinese news paper yesterday. Reported that high chance those new services will be run by SMRT.The Chinese news said its a tender. I doubt SMRT will win any tender, if Genting can have a proper coach from KL Sentral*, it should be the same for Sentosa. As a tourist, this place is marketed as an up and coming/new attraction of a certain standard, I don't think I want to see buses which are used and weared out by the masses to be used for such services.
*Point to note that there is another cheap but very much uncomfortable way to get from KL to Genting.
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where does RWS drop off people at RWS? which part of RWS?
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Originally posted by Scania:
The Chinese news said its a tender. I doubt SMRT will win any tender, if Genting can have a proper coach from KL Sentral*, it should be the same for Sentosa. As a tourist, this place is marketed as an up and coming/new attraction of a certain standard, I don't think I want to see buses which are used and weared out by the masses to be used for such services.
*Point to note that there is another cheap but very much uncomfortable way to get from KL to Genting.
Already do not have enough resources to provide the masses decent and proper public bus services and yet still want to bid and use the already inadequate bus fleet and drivers for private shuttle bus services. How irresponsible. -
Exactly, I agreed with vicamour. only interested in premium or "higher" revenue bus services. very very irresponsible. Got attack in the forum on Saturday for refusing to work with the Crime Library also.
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Originally posted by phillipC:
Exactly, I agreed with vicamour. only interested in premium or "higher" revenue bus services. very very irresponsible. Got attack in the forum on Saturday for refusing to work with the Crime Library also.
what SMRT doesnt realise is that sometimes high demand basic services like sv190 sv963 earn even more than those higher revenue bus
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Originally posted by vicamour:
Already do not have enough resources to provide the masses decent and proper public bus services and yet still want to bid and use the already inadequate bus fleet and drivers for private shuttle bus services. How irresponsible.yes. ikea shuttle also
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RWS8 only have 1-2 buses per day?