Lay-up and redeployment of Volvo Olympians (Part 1)
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The Volvo Olympians are currently de-registering, so I shall open a topic. These are the current availble de-registration dates for these buses:
Volvo Olympian 3-Axle (Batch 2)
26 Jun 2016: SBS9545L, SBS9546J, SBS9548D - SBS9551T, SBS9553M - SBS9560S
20 Jul 2016: SBS9561P - SBS9564G, SBS9566B, SBS9567Z
27 Jul 2016: SBS9568X - SBS9570M
6 Aug 2016: SBS9571K - SBS9573E
11 Aug 2016: SBS9575A - SBS9577U
7 Sep 2016: SBS9578S - SBS9581G
15 Sep 2016: SBS9582D, SBS9583B, SBS9585X
30 Sep 2016: SBS9587R
8 Oct 2016: SBS9588M - SBS9591C, SBS9593Y
13 Oct 2016: SBS9594U - SBS9596PVolvo Olympian 3-Axle (Batch 3)
15 Jul 2016: SBS9613Z - SBS9618K, SBS9620C
22 Jul 2016: SBS9621A
3 Aug 2016: SBS9622Y - SBS9627J
17 Oct 2016: SBS9628G - SBS9632T
28 Dec 2016: SBS9633R - SBS9636H
21 Feb 2017: SBS9637E, SBS9638C
8 Mar 2017: SBS9639A - SBS9641S
19 Mar 2017: SBS9642P, SBS9643L
9 Apr 2017: SBS9644J - SBS9647B
28 Jun 2017: SBS9648Z - SBS9660L
19 Jul 2017: SBS9662G - SBS9668R
25 Dec 2017: SBS9661J, SBS9669M, SBS9670H -
Originally posted by Gus.chong:
The Volvo Olympians will be de-registering in the next few days, and since there is a VO 3-axle being laid-up, so I shall open a topic. We might not know whether the Volvo Olympian 3-axles will have their lifespans extended. This are the current availble de-registrations for these buses:
which VO3x is laid up?
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Originally posted by lemon1974:
which VO3x is laid up?
SBS9400X.
I hope that you won't blame me for creating the topic because SBS9400X was laid-up some time before already. -
Originally posted by Gus.chong:
SBS9400X.
I hope that you won't blame me for creating the topic because SBS9400X was laid-up some time before already.
that bus is laid-up coz of accident -
Originally posted by azharjj:
that bus is laid-up coz of accident
But it isn't de-registered yet. When is the bus laid-up? -
So are the first batches going to have extensions???
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how do you all know these details?
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Originally posted by SBS 1000U:
So are the first batches going to have extensions???
u will get to know on 10th June...
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Originally posted by lemon1974:
u will get to know on 10th June...
You can go out and see whether the 3 buses were on the roads on that day. -
no wonder raining some of the old DD on 74 leak water no repair bringing done.
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Originally posted by wsy1234:
no wonder raining some of the old DD on 74 leak water no repair bringing done.
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most likey most of vo3x will recieve extensions , saw it refurbished not long ago. hope it will not end up the same fate as the soon chows...
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Originally posted by Asheytix:
most likey most of vo3x will recieve extensions , saw it refurbished not long ago. hope it will not end up the same fate as the soon chows...
We shall see. You will know on 9 or 10 June when you observe on the roads. -
Originally posted by Gus.chong:
You can go out and see whether the 3 buses were on the roads on that day.no need to go out to see on the roads.... see at home also can..
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I hope that they will be extended.
The new Wrights are coming in slower than expected. Batch 1 Wrights still not fully registered.
Demand for many services are also increasing, needs more double deckers!!!
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dun think they'll go tat fast.
Can't say for the VO2x though.
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since few years ago.. when SMRT announces it has a full AC fleet, and with introduction of DBTF.... public been complaining the presence of NAC buses... so now all condemned to JIE..
SBS tt time already promised and all that.. say the last NAC bus will disappear by 2012
so.. i dont think they will be extended..
but since this is singapore... high chance prata flipping will be involved and not many residents will remmeber the 2012 promise..
CCL also opening... so less reasons to procure more buses... lifespan extension is just to meet the opening of CCL i guess... paya lebar sector already seen reduced bus loads..
about this lifespan extension of 2 years... its a miracle commercial vehicles owners arent complaining to LTA.... since comm. veh lifespan are also capped (20 years).. because they see SBS like that, they will also demand an extension..
ohh i forgot.. SBS is a GLC afterall
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Originally posted by 105090:
since few years ago.. when SMRT announces it has a full AC fleet, and with introduction of DBTF.... public been complaining the presence of NAC buses... so now all condemned to JIE..
SBS tt time already promised and all that.. say the last NAC bus will disappear by 2012
so.. i dont think they will be extended..
but since this is singapore... high chance prata flipping will be involved and not many residents will remmeber the 2012 promise..
CCL also opening... so less reasons to procure more buses... lifespan extension is just to meet the opening of CCL i guess... paya lebar sector already seen reduced bus loads..
about this lifespan extension of 2 years... its a miracle commercial vehicles owners arent complaining to LTA.... since comm. veh lifespan are also capped (20 years).. because they see SBS like that, they will also demand an extension..
ohh i forgot.. SBS is a GLC afterall..
The problem is, the CCL is not expected to solve much of the congestion in the Western part of Singapore. 3 carriage, 7 mins freq. -
also dun forget, you may remove some buses due to CCL, some other new devt would spring up.
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Most probably the NAC ones might go off first. Notice tat SLBP took in the most number of B9TL Wrights yet the LO3x gets extended. The extended LO3x would replace the NAC VO2x on JIS services by then.
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Originally posted by SBS8675B:
Most probably the NAC ones might go off first. Notice tat SLBP took in the most number of B9TL Wrights yet the LO3x gets extended. The extended LO3x would replace the NAC VO2x on JIS services by then.
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Originally posted by lemon1974:
no need to go out to see on the roads.... see at home also can..
Unless you live somewhere where the services which the VO2X /VO3X perms ply. -
Originally posted by SBS8675B:
Most probably the NAC ones might go off first. Notice tat SLBP took in the most number of B9TL Wrights yet the LO3x gets extended. The extended LO3x would replace the NAC VO2x on JIS services by then.
Means JIS services will be fully air con very soon.
Originally posted by 105090:since few years ago.. when SMRT announces it has a full AC fleet, and with introduction of DBTF.... public been complaining the presence of NAC buses... so now all condemned to JIE..
SBS tt time already promised and all that.. say the last NAC bus will disappear by 2012
so.. i dont think they will be extended..
but since this is singapore... high chance prata flipping will be involved and not many residents will remmeber the 2012 promise..
CCL also opening... so less reasons to procure more buses... lifespan extension is just to meet the opening of CCL i guess... paya lebar sector already seen reduced bus loads..
about this lifespan extension of 2 years... its a miracle commercial vehicles owners arent complaining to LTA.... since comm. veh lifespan are also capped (20 years).. because they see SBS like that, they will also demand an extension..
ohh i forgot.. SBS is a GLC afterall.. I don't think CCL will be able to handle the future loads if they keep on increasing population. So bus system is still here to stay.
I think should be fair to SBST, since SMRT had taken away loads in CCL, SMRT should give up some bus routes in return to SBST.
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Originally posted by Gus.chong:
Unless you live somewhere where the services which the VO2X /VO3X perms ply.u can check on the net... no need to live where the vo2x/vo3x ply. in fact, i can tell you that the lifespan for 1st batch have been extended, except for 1 bus...