Ex-SBS Scania N113CRB spotted in Batam

• Lee Teuk

  13 Sep 11, 22:03

  i know npnt but......

  during my trip to Batam over the weekend i spotted this ex-SBS Scania N113 in Batam. was on my way back to the hotel from Nagoya Hill Shopping Centre when this Scania bus stop beside the Toyota Coaster minibus i was in at a traffic junction.

  at first i was wondering why this bus look so familiar with its rounded edges windows. then i realised this bus is ex-SBS Scania N113 from the rear wheels and the "Give way to buses" sticker at the back is still intact! LOL!

  i believe there are more exported to batam.

• azharjj

  13 Sep 11, 22:03

  omg

  is the bus silver/ white in colour ?

  btw last time i saw ex MK2 at batam too

• SBS 1000U

  13 Sep 11, 22:10

  Serious???

  The OAC, NAC or CAC version???

  Or is it SBS73_???

• azharjj

  13 Sep 11, 22:11

  Originally posted by SBS 1000U:

  Serious???

  The OAC, NAC or CAC version???

  Or is it SBS73_???

  
  rounded edge windows leh

  OAC out ? shld be CAC or NAC

• Lee Teuk

  13 Sep 11, 22:21

  Originally posted by azharjj:

  omg

  is the bus silver/ white in colour ?

   white & red livery

• AEW5001

  13 Sep 11, 22:21

  pics if possible. thanks.

• Lee Teuk

  13 Sep 11, 22:23

  Aircon bus with rounded edges windows

• SBS9C

  13 Sep 11, 22:24

  Originally posted by SBS 1000U:

  Serious???

  The OAC, NAC or CAC version???

  Or is it SBS73_???

  SBS73R. I hope that I could see N113CRBs again after its former life with SBS/SBST.

• Lee Teuk

  13 Sep 11, 22:30

  Originally posted by AEW5001:

  pics if possible. thanks.

  did not take any pics as i lost my handphone there 

• sexy girls

  13 Sep 11, 22:33

  Originally posted by azharjj:

  omg

  is the bus silver/ white in colour ?

  btw last time i saw ex MK2 at batam too

  i also saw our volvo MK2 at batam a few years ago too!

  a lot of our old vehicles are exported there

• Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1)

  13 Sep 11, 22:40

  we has Thailand for Mercz
  
  N113 for Indoesia

• SBS9C

  13 Sep 11, 22:41

  Originally posted by Lee Teuk:

  did not take any pics as i lost my handphone there 

  So did you see how the rear lights look like? If it looks like our current B10Ms/Olympians/VSOs etc. , then it is a N113CRB. If it is different, it is a MK2.

• Lee Teuk

  13 Sep 11, 22:51

  Originally posted by SBS9C:

  So did you see how the rear lights look like? If it looks like our current B10Ms/Olympians/VSOs etc. , then it is a N113CRB. If it is different, it is a MK2.

  yup, the rear lights are similar to our volvo single deck and double decker buses

• hairycrab138

  13 Sep 11, 23:00

  To be frank the older buses are stronger than the current KUBs and Citaros...

• Efryterfsdrwef

  14 Sep 11, 10:14

  ...

• carbikebus

  14 Sep 11, 17:55

  Saw 3 CRB with modified modern front/rear at Batam too.Saw the bus stopping sign at the rear door too

• SBS9C

  14 Sep 11, 19:41

  Originally posted by carbikebus:

  Saw 3 CRB with modified modern front/rear at Batam too.Saw the bus stopping sign at the rear door too

  At least some N113CRBs survived to this date. Hope to see photos soon.

• service_238

  14 Sep 11, 20:42

  Batam is just a boat ride away...
• Lee Teuk

  14 Sep 11, 20:49

  anyone knows if these are our ex-UDs?

  

  

  Source

• AEW5001

  14 Sep 11, 20:57

  Originally posted by Lee Teuk:

  anyone knows if these are our ex-UDs?

  

  

  Source

  no. those in e pic are shorter and use diff a/c system.

• TIB1051D

  14 Sep 11, 21:22

  Originally posted by Lee Teuk:

  anyone knows if these are our ex-UDs?

  

  

  Source

  looks like U31SCN...

• SBS3688Y

  14 Sep 11, 23:09

  I thought I saw some old japanese Nissan buses similar to former Tibs buses on the recent chinese documentary on channel 8 a few days ago which features the life of a Myanmar foreign worker working in Singapore. In that episode, the TV team followed this Myanmar worker back to his hometown during his vacation, and it showed the scenery along the road from Myanmar airport to his house. It only appeared at a glance the japanese buses, which looked like a Hino.

   

  I'm very delighted to know that some Scania CRB buses still survive currently. Hope to hear more such news.

• SGCar

  14 Sep 11, 23:18

  Originally posted by Lee Teuk:

  anyone knows if these are our ex-UDs?

  

  

  Source

  As extracted from your source: "Petra Ariesca Petra Ariesca Batam is a company which specialises in supplying workers to the industries in Batam. They provide a one-stop solution for their clients, which means that they take care of the accommodation, transport and catering needs of their workers. More information can be found on their website: http://www.petraariesca.co.id/pa/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=27 We managed to chance upon their depot on the bus ride to Hang Nadim Airport, and promptly grabbed a cab to backtrack to the depot. The company mainly operates a fleet of second hand Japanese citybuses, and they still retain the original seats, signs and even destination signs of their previous operators. BP7799UX is a Hino HT which was formerly from Kobe City Public Bus in Japan. The bus retains the original livery of Kobe Bus, and also the logo of its former operator on the front."

  Cheers.

• SBS 1000U

  1 Oct 11, 20:38

   Any pictures of the Scania CRBs yet???