Lay-up and redeployment of Volvo Olympians (Part 1)

• lemon1974

  10 Jun 11, 00:32

  Originally posted by Bus Stopping:

  Well, there issnt a need to revert back the lifespan. Its always possible to lay up the vehicle early and dereg it as long there is enough vehicles to cope with the demand.

  Of course, a proper plan has to be set in place. There's no point extending and then paying road tax but end up dereg few days later. However, leaving a bus in the depot and keeping it as spare also mean that there's one more bus to go for periodic maintainance.

  yes. no point reverting.. just laid up the buses early just like what they do to O405 as well. Road tax wont be paid once it is laid up. some VO2x might be having some problem with maintainence... so have to go early... and maybe can salvage the parts as well...

• Gus.chong

  10 Jun 11, 12:54

  Originally posted by lemon1974:

  yes. no point reverting.. just laid up the buses early just like what they do to O405 as well. Road tax wont be paid once it is laid up. some VO2x might be having some problem with maintainence... so have to go early... and maybe can salvage the parts as well...

  
  Since road tax won't be paid after the laid-up, this means that SBS Transit could save money.

• Gus.chong

  14 Jun 11, 15:48

  SBS7201S had been officially de-registered on 13 June 2011.

• jayh272416

  14 Jun 11, 17:51

  Originally posted by Gus.chong:

  
  Then are there any instance of extended lifespan reverted back to its original lifespan?

  the closest we have would probably be 679T which afaik was refurbished and due to be extended.. then got into an accident.

• Gus.chong

  14 Jun 11, 20:50

  Originally posted by jayh272416:

  the closest we have would probably be 679T which afaik was refurbished and due to be extended.. then got into an accident.

  
  I was actually saying those who were de-registered without any accidents after completing its original lifespan...but I can accept your answer.

• SBS 1000U

  16 Jun 11, 00:05

  Originally posted by Gus.chong:

  SBS7201S had been officially de-registered on 13 June 2011.

  
  Bye...

• lemon1974

  28 Jun 11, 17:08

  duplicate

  
  

   

• lemon1974

  28 Jun 11, 17:10

  Lifespan extension for following buses.

  Lifespan Extended to 28 Jun 2013: SBS9203Z - SBS9208K, SBS7205G-SBS7207B
  Lifespan Extended to 6 Jul 2013: SBS9209H - SBS9212Y, SBS7210R, SBS7211M

  SBS7208Z and SBS7209X lifespan are not extended as of NOW... So high chance they will be deregistered......
  

   

• SBS 1000U

  30 Jun 11, 00:49

  Hmmm... Seems that there will be more air con buses for JIS services very soon.

• Gus.chong

  19 Jul 11, 21:44

  SBS7208Z and SBS7209X were officially de-registered.

• carbikebus

  20 Jul 11, 11:34

  Hopefully SBSTransit will consider another brand of DDs too.

• SBS 1000U

  21 Jul 11, 23:34

  Originally posted by carbikebus:

  Hopefully SBSTransit will consider another brand of DDs too.

  
  Alexander Dennis??? MAN???

• SBS2601D

  21 Jul 11, 23:47

  The B9TLs seem to be having mainteinance issues.....hmmmm, if you compare it to say......the B10TL.

  Of course both are very different buses, so can't really compare, but I wonder why that would be the case. The engine? Radiator? Gearbox?

  The B9TL is a lot more complicated so it might be more understandable that would be the case.

• SBS 1000U

  23 Jul 11, 01:27

  Originally posted by SBS2601D:

  The B9TLs seem to be having mainteinance issues.....hmmmm, if you compare it to say......the B10TL.

  Of course both are very different buses, so can't really compare, but I wonder why that would be the case. The engine? Radiator? Gearbox?

  The B9TL is a lot more complicated so it might be more understandable that would be the case.

  
  For modern vehicles nowadays, they engines emphasize more on electronics than on mechanicals, although mechanicals is still the heart of the engine. Not just buses but this applies to cars too.

• carbikebus

  23 Jul 11, 05:56

  And usually big motorbikes too.Probably the 6 speed gearbox wasnt fine tuned to sync with the governed 60kmh.In this case theres a logic why many SMRT Mechanical HOD refuse to lock at 60 but instead 65-70kmh.Think SBST should lock their speed to 65 rather than 60.Just see at HGDEP/BBDEP MKIIIs most of them can travel up to 65kmh(exclude JB ones) and there's less issue on the bus gearing compared to other models.

• vicamour

  23 Jul 11, 13:39

  Originally posted by SBS2601D:

  The B9TLs seem to be having mainteinance issues.....hmmmm, if you compare it to say......the B10TL.

  Of course both are very different buses, so can't really compare, but I wonder why that would be the case. The engine? Radiator? Gearbox?

  The B9TL is a lot more complicated so it might be more understandable that would be the case.

  
  New technologies takes time to familiarised and adjust. New engines and chassis are getting more electronics nowadsays. For the the new B9TLs, there is even an in built electronic mechanic to check the fuel consumption, engine heat, etc, if I am not wrong.
• TownLink 291

  23 Jul 11, 16:10

  Volvo Olympian 2-Axle
  
  Lifespan Extended to 26 Jul 2013:
  SBS7212K, SBS7213H, SBS7216A - SBS7221L
  
  Not Extended; De-Registering on 26 Jul 2011:
  SBS7214E, SBS7215C, SBS7222G
  
  Volvo Olympian 3-Axle (Batch 1)
  
  Lifespan Extended to 26 Jul 2013:
  SBS9213U - SBS9224M

• TPS Timothy Mok

  23 Jul 11, 16:13

  Originally posted by TownLink 291:

  Volvo Olympian 2-Axle
  
  Lifespan Extended to 26 Jul 2013:
  SBS7212K, SBS7213H, SBS7216A - SBS7221L
  
  Not Extended; De-Registering on 26 Jul 2011:
  SBS7214E, SBS7215C, SBS7222G
  
  Volvo Olympian 3-Axle (Batch 1)
  
  Lifespan Extended to 26 Jul 2013:
  SBS9213U - SBS9224M

  254 must get 2 VO2X from 179 meaning 179 should be fully air-con, 257 must get 1 replacement bus (LO3X, VO3X, B9TL CDGE, B10TL, B9TL Wright, K230UB, DM3500, Strider OR DM)

• SBS2601D

  23 Jul 11, 22:43

  Originally posted by vicamour:

  
  New technologies takes time to familiarised and adjust. New engines and chassis are getting more electronics nowadsays. For the the new B9TLs, there is even an in built electronic mechanic to check the fuel consumption, engine heat, etc, if I am not wrong.

  
  Yeah, I did hear of that.

  But how ironic that something that's supposed to improve reliability increases mainteinance time.

• Merczrox

  23 Jul 11, 23:12

  Originally posted by SBS2601D:

  
  Yeah, I did hear of that.

  But how ironic that something that's supposed to improve reliability increases mainteinance time.

  
  Yeah well said.

• krisgage

  26 Jul 11, 11:30

  Svc 255 start to have K230. Chances it will get more, maybe the 1st batch. Hoping B9TL CDGE will follow.

• Gus.chong

  26 Jul 11, 17:43

  SBS7214E, SBS7215C and SBS7222G had been officially de-registered.

• SBS 1000U

  26 Jul 11, 21:52

  Originally posted by krisgage:

  Svc 255 start to have K230. Chances it will get more, maybe the 1st batch. Hoping B9TL CDGE will follow.

  
  Think most likely will be the Volvo Olympians instead.

• Merczrox

  26 Jul 11, 22:15

  More VO2Xs are silently leaving us..

• chikopek

  1 Aug 11, 19:56

  according to sgwiki, the VO2x deregister schedule is as follows:

  Volvo Olympian 2-Axle

  De-registration Schedule

  • 26 Jul 2011: SBS7214E, SBS7215C and SBS7222G
  • 17 Aug 2011: SBS7223D - SBS7226X, SBS7228R
  • 29 Aug 2011: SBS7229M - SBS7231E

  For August, 4 buses out of 9 from SBS7223D to SBS7231E will be de-registered.

  • 20 Sep 2011: SBS7232C - SBS7237P

  For September, 5 buses out of 6 from SBS7232C to SBS7237P will be de-registered.

  • 26 Oct 2011: SBS7238L - SBS7243X
  • 9 Nov 2011: SBS7244T - SBS7250A

  For October, 6 buses out of 13 from SBS7238L to SBS7250A will be de-registered.

  • 27 Nov 2011: SBS7252U, SBS7254P - SBS7260X

  For November, 7 buses out of 8 from SBS7252U to SBS7260X will be de-registered.

  • 11 Dec 2011: SBS7261T - SBS7269Y
  • 28 Dec 2011: SBS7270S - SBS7278X

  For December, 8 buses out of 18 from SBS7261T to SBS7278X will be de-registered.

  • 11 Jan 2012: SBS7279T - SBS7282H
  • 12 Jan 2012: SBS7283E - SBS7286Y
  • 25 Jan 2012: SBS7287U - SBS7293B

  For January, 9 buses out of 14 from SBS7279T to SBS7293B will be de-registered.

  • 23 Feb 2012: SBS7294Z - SBS7296T
  • 13 Jun 2013²: SBS7198T - SBS7200U, SBS7202P - SBS7203L
  • 28 Jun 2013²: SBS7205G - SBS7207B
  • 6 Jul 2013²: SBS7210R, SBS7211M
  • 26 Jul 2013²: SBS7212K, SBS7213H, SBS7216A - SBS7221L

  apparentally it was edited by a person with the user of 'timothyhouse' aka TPS timothy Mok so believe it at your own risk