Questions about S'pore buses? Post them here! (Part VII)

• Gus.chong

  19 Aug 12, 15:29

  I want to know the separate costs of the 450 Citaros and 550 Wrights (not the total) that will be introduced by 2015.

• SBS2601D

  19 Aug 12, 15:41

  I want to know the secrets of the universe badly.

• lemon1974

  23 Aug 12, 01:13

  Originally posted by Gus.chong:

  I want to know the separate costs of the 450 Citaros and 550 Wrights (not the total) that will be introduced by 2015.

  
  i will tell you in 2013 when the buses are registered....

• phillipC

  24 Aug 12, 22:33

  Any BC or SL get route familiarisation for the new routes intro in September by LTA under the BSEP yet?

• TIB1218R

  28 Aug 12, 15:55

  1. Is there any Dennis Trident cameos on service 7 and 197 when its under HGDEP control?
  
  2. Where is the location of former Yishun Avenue 5 bus terminal? Anyone went there before?
  
  

• SBS 6078 M

  28 Aug 12, 19:12

  Originally posted by TIB1218R:

  1. Is there any Dennis Trident cameos on service 7 and 197 when its under HGDEP control?
  
  2. Where is the location of former Yishun Avenue 5 bus terminal? Anyone went there before?
  
  

  Q2. The NAC one?

  Beside north point.

• Lsk138

  29 Aug 12, 20:41

  is SBS 8563R (BN 36) Become training bus ?just saw it doing training @ serangoon area bus with L-plate Slots also .

• SBS 6078 M

  30 Aug 12, 19:04

  Originally posted by Lsk138:

  is SBS 8563R (BN 36) Become training bus ?just saw it doing training @ serangoon area bus with L-plate Slots also .

  Any bus can be used as a TRG. Not neccesary to use a perm TRG bus

• SBS2656X

  30 Aug 12, 19:22

  Originally posted by SBS 6078 M:

  Any bus can be used as a TRG. Not neccesary to use a perm TRG bus

  It had L-plate holders...
  
  Normally those with L-plate holders are perm TRG...

• TIB1218R

  2 Sep 12, 09:36

  What is the horsepower of Dennis Trident? Seems to be powerful...

• SMB128B

  2 Sep 12, 11:24

  Originally posted by TIB1218R:

  What is the horsepower of Dennis Trident? Seems to be powerful...

  That's the one good thing abt tridents: they are SUPER powerful. They has very good horsepower while able to ascend steep slopes properly. For example, for hong kong NWFB deploy FULL FLEET tridents on svcs to Tai Ping Mountain peak (svc 15, 15B etc.) and they also deploy them on Stanley or Shek O svcs (svc 63, 65, 9, 14 etc.) they also deploy full tridents on their only Sai Kung svc (the others all operated by KMB), svc 792M. I took them like a billion times in HK. They accelerate real fast On steep slopes without spoiling the engine or using up too much fuel. Something much better than the VSO here.

• TIB1218R

  2 Sep 12, 11:48

  Originally posted by SMB128B:

  That's the one good thing abt tridents: they are SUPER powerful. They has very good horsepower while able to ascend steep slopes properly. For example, for hong kong NWFB deploy FULL FLEET tridents on svcs to Tai Ping Mountain peak (svc 15, 15B etc.) and they also deploy them on Stanley or Shek O svcs (svc 63, 65, 9, 14 etc.) they also deploy full tridents on their only Sai Kung svc (the others all operated by KMB), svc 792M. I took them like a billion times in HK. They accelerate real fast On steep slopes without spoiling the engine or using up too much fuel. Something much better than the VSO here.

  Yeah but too bad, there's 60km/h speed limiter on our Tridents.  Our Tridents looks quite bad now, with the loud irritating brakes, and spend most of its time at the depot. But it has powerfull acceleration, try service 89, some of the BCs are chiongsters. 
  
  VSO is a total disaster in speed, but very comfortable.. 

• TIB770T

  2 Sep 12, 17:40

  Originally posted by TIB1218R:

  What is the horsepower of Dennis Trident? Seems to be powerful...

  305hp, with 1250Nm of torque.

• TIB1218R

  2 Sep 12, 22:39

  Originally posted by TIB770T:

  305hp, with 1250Nm of torque.

  Wow not bad.. So Tridents were the most powerfull bus between 2001 and 2010, untill SBS7888K came in..
  
  How about Leyland Olympians? What's the power and torque?

• SBS 6078 M

  2 Sep 12, 22:41

  Originally posted by TIB1218R:

  Wow not bad.. So Tridents were the most powerfull bus between 2001 and 2010, untill SBS7888K came in..
  
  How about Leyland Olympians? What's the power and torque?

  can go sgwiki check

  The power is 252bhp

  No torque, its turbocharged

• TIB1218R

  2 Sep 12, 22:44

  Originally posted by SBS 6078 M:

  can go sgwiki check

  The power is 252bhp

  No torque, its turbocharged

  Better than Volvo Olympians.. No torque?
  
  I remebered last time got LO3X on 88 with Starhub advert, very powerfull acceleration.. 

• TIB770T

  3 Sep 12, 17:01

  Originally posted by SBS 6078 M:

  can go sgwiki check

  The power is 252bhp

  No torque, its turbocharged

  Torque is about 1050Nm.

• SBS2601D

  4 Sep 12, 00:06

  Originally posted by TIB1218R:

  Better than Volvo Olympians.. No torque?
  
  I remebered last time got LO3X on 88 with Starhub advert, very powerfull acceleration.. 

  9159T.

  But that was very long ago.

  In those days, the torque that came when the turbo-lag was over was amazing.

  It goes so fast that the lock-up and switch from 1st to 2nd occurs practically at the same time as the bus flies forward.

• SBS2656X

  4 Sep 12, 08:18

  Originally posted by TIB1218R:

  Yeah but too bad, there's 60km/h speed limiter on our Tridents.  Our Tridents looks quite bad now, with the loud irritating brakes, and spend most of its time at the depot. But it has powerfull acceleration, try service 89, some of the BCs are chiongsters. 
  
  VSO is a total disaster in speed, but very comfortable.. 

  You can hope HGDEP deploy SBS9676S, SBS9677P and SBS9681B on 161 with SMRT O405 drivers 

• TIB1218R

  4 Sep 12, 10:24

  Originally posted by SBS2601D:

  9159T.

  But that was very long ago.

  In those days, the torque that came when the turbo-lag was over was amazing.

  It goes so fast that the lock-up and switch from 1st to 2nd occurs practically at the same time as the bus flies forward.

  Wow you remembered the rego. I only know the adverts, LO3X on 88 with Bosch (blue colour) ad, Sunflower oil ad, SBS9178M with Whiskas ad, SBS9188J with new bench seats and dulux ad.. 
  
  Those days then LO3X were powerfull..

• TIB1218R

  4 Sep 12, 10:25

  Originally posted by SBS2656X:

  You can hope HGDEP deploy SBS9676S, SBS9677P and SBS9681B on 161 with SMRT O405 drivers 

  There's speed limiters on Dennis Trident.. 

• TIB 501 D

  4 Sep 12, 10:27

  Originally posted by TIB1218R:

  There's speed limiters on Dennis Trident.. 

  Better still, ask the SMRT 0405 SLs to drive 39, 72 and 161!!!!!!!!!!!!

• TIB1218R

  4 Sep 12, 10:36

  Originally posted by TIB 501 D:

  Better still, ask the SMRT 0405 SLs to drive 39, 72 and 161!!!!!!!!!!!!

  Last time got one botak driver from AMDEP drive VSO on 161, he always switch to gear N when going down hill at expressways. The bus will go silent and fast..

• SBS2601D

  4 Sep 12, 10:37

  Originally posted by TIB1218R:

  Wow you remembered the rego. I only know the adverts, LO3X on 88 with Bosch (blue colour) ad, Sunflower oil ad, SBS9178M with Whiskas ad, SBS9188J with new bench seats and dulux ad.. 
  
  Those days then LO3X were powerfull..

  Of course I do.....I've been taking 88 regularly since 1999.

  I still remember the NAC CRB on 88.

• SBS2656X

  4 Sep 12, 14:46

  Originally posted by SBS2601D:

  Of course I do.....I've been taking 88 regularly since 1999.

  I still remember the NAC CRB on 88.

  And SBS3814A on 325