SBS Transit buys 300 Citaro & 300 B9TL Wright for 2011-2012
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Originally posted by Veyron16.4:
195 too
195 Cant Get any low floor bus, due to commonwealth that area dune what bus stop cannot. One 195 BC told me one.
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Originally posted by sBs_boy:
They aare just banned from buying new bendies.So, expecting DDs from SMRT? Hmm...
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Originally posted by SBS9231S:
195 Cant Get any low floor bus, due to commonwealth that area dune what bus stop cannot. One 195 BC told me one.
if irc kub did cameo on sv195 b4. -
Originally posted by SMB66X:
160/170 won't be getting Citaros but the DM3500.
why it won't? Is it because of the vandalism, or stealing. DM3500 is cheap, Citaros is expensive.
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Originally posted by TPS Timothy Mok:
why it won't? Is it because of the vandalism, or stealing. DM3500 is cheap, Citaros is expensive.
It's stated that they will get DM3500...If you wanna see Citaro on 160/170, i bet you must wait up to 12years..
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Originally posted by TPS Timothy Mok:
why it won't? Is it because of the vandalism, or stealing. DM3500 is cheap, Citaros is expensive.
more than just that. -
bendies will get culled by e new integrated bus hubs.. Boon Lay good example, from 4 bay become 2... 3rd is like not official but can still park.
2 kope away to cater for 179.
no space to accomodate them le
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Originally posted by AEW5001:
more than just that.What are their reasons why they cannot use new buses for 160/170? (State your reasons in the next post)
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Originally posted by TPS Timothy Mok:
What are their reasons why they cannot use new buses for 160/170? (State your reasons in the next post)
i'm sure u wouldn't want to see them scratched on e 1st day it starts operations, right? -
Queen St Terminal cannot use KUB
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Actually dun think SBS would make any trial.. they'll just buy it and trying w/ commuters.
The engine spacing & step relation horse can't run, you can remove e 2 steps in e centre, but can't run away from e big 1x step for those seats towards e rear.
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Originally posted by TPS Timothy Mok:
For Citaros, hope that it puts on svc 32, 35, 74, 82, 83, 103, 160, 170, 200, 354 and services that replaces B10M Mk3.
16? hopefully can get thru the height restricition at the merdeka bridge...
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Originally posted by SBS7382C:
16? hopefully can get thru the height restricition at the merdeka bridge...
cfm cang go through as long as it's not DD. -
Originally posted by TPS Timothy Mok:
For Citaros, hope that it puts on svc 32, 35, 74, 82, 83, 103, 160, 170, 200, 354 and services that replaces B10M Mk3.
They'll never put it on 103. Have been taking that service almost 6 years of my life and it's always been the old buses. After Mk2 was Mk3 now they're replacing with some ZF DM Mk4.
The BC told me the company won't allocate K230UBs (or whatever new/low floor bus) because the road at Seletar Camp is rough and unpaved (and they wouldn't want to destroy the new buses).
But probably 103 will get it after Seletar Aerospace Hub is up :)
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Originally posted by SBS9231S:
195 Cant Get any low floor bus, due to commonwealth that area dune what bus stop cannot. One 195 BC told me one.
I know. I just said that 195 has many Mk3s. That's all
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All Bros, Its ok u dun believe, altough I never see it, but SMRT SLs told me thay saw it, and even Acx1688 can comfirm as he see before, those Citaros ARE for SMRT... Like I said there are 66 of them, most of them are already in SMRT liveries, while the rest are still painting in progress...
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Originally posted by Ngweitong:
All Bros, Its ok u dun believe, altough I never see it, but SMRT SLs told me thay saw it, and even Acx1688 can comfirm as he see before, those Citaros ARE for SMRT… Like I said there are 66 of them, most of them are already in SMRT liveries, while the rest are still painting in progress…
the only thing i can think of why 1x trial + 66... 40% wab quota..even w/ this 66, SMRT will fail MOT's demand over e quota. only 22% nia
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Originally posted by Ngweitong:
All Bros, Its ok u dun believe, altough I never see it, but SMRT SLs told me thay saw it, and even Acx1688 can comfirm as he see before, those Citaros ARE for SMRT… Like I said there are 66 of them, most of them are already in SMRT liveries, while the rest are still painting in progress…
NPNT... moreover SLs aren't exactly the best nor the most reliable sources of information.
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Originally posted by AEW5001:
if irc kub did cameo on sv195 b4.its did because they were trying out whether KUB can run or not. but failed.
the BC say the KUB Bottom will Kena Scratch if Nvr activate Raiser.
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those who poke abt JB road or kena scratched on 160 & 170...
Can enter Queen St w/o problem, exit e whole bumper will buang. Wa liaoz eh, MKIII bumper nearing e road surface when exiting riao not to say KUB.
Bef joke abt JB, our road are no better
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Its up to your to believe or not, I know NPNT, but one day you suddenly see them on the roads, pls dont ask how come SMRT never say got buy...
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Originally posted by TIB 781 L:
Not sure banned or not but seems like articulated buses aren't allowed after 2004, Not sure why SBST sold/scrap their superlong though. But we will wait and see, since there's still much time left for the bendies.
SBST Superlong (SBS997A) is still around, they only sold away their bendies.
Cheers.
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Originally posted by sbst275:
those who poke abt JB road or kena scratched on 160 & 170...
Can enter Queen St w/o problem, exit e whole bumper will buang. Wa liaoz eh, MKIII bumper nearing e road surface when exiting riao not to say KUB.
Bef joke abt JB, our road are no better
MK3 the backside bumper alr so damn high also can kena means u tink abt kub.....
And well said in yr last sentence.Tink those ppl dun go Malaysia often tats y they dunno.Malaysian rds r not lik last time nw.Many areas hav well improved although still some areas left very much to b desired even in KL also. -
Originally posted by sean29:
Simply put it together, SMRT had helped trialed the Citaro for SBS TRANSIT in deciding to purchase the fleet.
With the period where the SMRT Citaro is on trial, SBS TRANSIT or anybody would be able to make evaluations on the Citaro bus and wholefully decide whether to purchase or not.For SBS TRANSIT to decide to purchase 300 CITAROS, it must've meant that the CITAROS had fulfilled the requirements of SBS TRANSIT. Coupled with the drop of the euro and pound, this made it a perfect time to acquire the CITARO buses.
I dont think its a race over who purchased the best bus. I think it was more of seeing if the bus had fulfilled the bus companies requirements. In this case, I think SMRT had not purchased them because it does not meet the requirements or either waiting till the trial period ends before making an evaluation and coming to a decision to purchase the bus.
Whatever it is, would like to see CITAROS from both SMRT and SBS TRANSIT for the future!
Lol... Sounds like SBS Transit put spy to ride on SMB136C for performance...
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Originally posted by TPS Timothy Mok:
For Citaros, hope that it puts on svc 32, 35, 74, 82, 83, 103, 160, 170, 200, 354 and services that replaces B10M Mk3.
Probably 161 and 168 too since both keep getting the cameos.