Farewell Mk III's. Post your memories with them here.

• SBS5009U

  10 Jun 12, 20:41

  Originally posted by SBS 9631X:

  Yeah dude.  I live at White Sands Primary that bus stop along Pasir Ris Dr 1, that's why I get to see more services like 12, 17, 21, 39, 53, 81, 109, 518 & of course 359 etc on a daily basis.  
  
  Actually the fleet in 2005 when I got into this hobby was: 611M 663M 730C 841R 858T & 870G. 

  630H was replaced by one of those missing from your list I think. Plus, there are many other SP Mk3s that came into 359 here & then to replace the ex-perm 359 Mk3s that went to Sv 291 (for 663M), Sv 222 (730C, then later 870G) and Sv 2 (611M). Like 635U 633A 876R 809K all came into Sv 359 along the 7 years since 2005, mostly before the KUBs arrived.

  841R was the first among the fleet of 2005 I mentioned to be de-registered. IIRC it met with an accident, laid-up for a year, then de-reg without coming out of laid-up, somewhere in 2007-2008 that period. 

  Thanks for your clarification! :)

• SBS 1000U

  10 Jun 12, 22:50

  Took my last MKIII trip on Wednesday on SBS879H on 358.

  Gonna miss them as these buses have been with me for the past 19 years. Still remember the first MKIII trip on service 13 on 1993, and on the Sentosa services A and C in 1992. They were the first single deck air con buses with dark tinted windows and horizontal overlapping winscreen wipers. They were also the first bus to have a interior thermometer and the last model to have felt material-ed air con boards.

  These buses have been part and parcel in my life as my bus trips mostly in the eastern, northeastern and southwestern bound services. I also miss the times when MKIIIs still serve northwestern services when CCK, BB, BP were under SBS, with services like 5, 61, 184, 185, 190, etc.

  How time flies, and I will miss them forever.

  They were the:

  - 3rd modern Duple Metsec buses after the MKII and O405s

  - now the 3rd last Duple Metsec buses after the MKIV DM3500 and Tridents

  - Last to use and fit square metal destos

  - First single deck air con buses with dark tinted windows and horizontal overlapping winscreen wipers

  - 3rd bus model with dark tinted windows to be deregistered after the Darts and Soon Chow MKIV B10Ms

  - First bus models to use for Sentosa services under SBS Leisure in 1993

  - 3rd B10M model to be deregistered after the MKIIs and Soon Chow MKIVs.

  - 3rd B10M model to be registered in 92-93, after SBS9C and MKIIs.

  Will miss the unique front wheels and full seats layout for these buses.

  Now still left with around 465 B10Ms left...

• SBS 9631X

  11 Jun 12, 11:25

  Originally posted by SBS5009U:

  Thanks for your clarification! :)

  No prob dude!  Seeing that you and I have a common service somehow, anything else you wanna know about Sv 359 just leave me a personal message 

• SBS 6078 M

  12 Jun 12, 23:57

  Originally posted by TIB1218R:

  WSPS ??? Thats my primary school! I used to live at Street 11, Loyang Sec bus stop 

  I moved out of Pasir Ris 5 years ago.

  Whenever i wanted to go to Yishun,took 39 and it always came a Mk3.

  Missed those times.And it was easy to travel to airport.Now living at AMDEP area with those KUBS i get sick of and crappy citaros.It takes 2 hour to get to Airport now

• TIB1218R

  13 Jun 12, 08:54

  Originally posted by SBS 6078 M:

  I moved out of Pasir Ris 5 years ago.

  Whenever i wanted to go to Yishun,took 39 and it always came a Mk3.

  Missed those times.And it was easy to travel to airport.Now living at AMDEP area with those KUBS i get sick of and crappy citaros.It takes 2 hour to get to Airport now

  Haha! Didn't know that you're from Pasir Ris too. I Moved out from Pasir Ris to Sengkang in 2004. Now end up in Yishun 
  
  I remembered the mk3 on 39 with 7-eleven ad. Other perms are SBS886L, ,SBS2630U,SBS2818X,SBS2828S

• SBS 6078 M

  13 Jun 12, 12:53

  Originally posted by TIB1218R:

  Haha! Didn't know that you're from Pasir Ris too. I Moved out from Pasir Ris to Sengkang in 2004. Now end up in Yishun 
  
  I remembered the mk3 on 39 with 7-eleven ad. Other perms are SBS886L, ,SBS2630U,SBS2818X,SBS2828S

  Moved into Pasir Ris in 1998,when i was 2 years old.Moved out on November 2006.Not fully 6 years.Yea,the 7 eleven ad was cool.Yishun was my ex-house when i was born till 2 years old.That time Volvos even went to 53.

• TIB 501 D

  12 Jul 12, 18:47

  SBS877M- My favourite MK3

  My last MK3 ride and last seen MK3. It got switched to ARBP and did 195! Gonna miss them...

• carbikebus

  12 Jul 12, 18:55

  Life has to go on,What is past is past.My very fond memories is with SBS O305s they're the speed king of DDs,Not even Tridents can do that..SBS MB Hawke engine brake iconic sound,Volvo B57..TIBS Hinos and CSS DAFs

  For early 90s it will be the MKIIs remember when I sped through whole stretch of Bt timah when I drive 151 last time..NAC or CAC it's just like having twin turbo inside..Ah N113 the speed king especially Brbp ones..

• 105090

  12 Jul 12, 19:19

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• TIB1218R

  12 Jul 12, 19:26

  Originally posted by carbikebus:

  For early 90s it will be the MKIIs remember when I sped through whole stretch of Bt timah when I drive 151 last time..NAC or CAC it's just like having twin turbo inside..Ah N113 the speed king especially Brbp ones..

  What are the buses that you have drive before?

• carbikebus

  12 Jul 12, 22:19

  Originally posted by TIB1218R:

  What are the buses that you have drive before?

  Sbst I dun have the chance to drive DD on svc but I've tried test drive VO3Xs,Tridents and VSOs..MkIIs,N113s,O405s,B10Ms,B10BLE(1688K),The old MAN training bus

  SMRT O405s including the Volgrens,Habit on 67 after pass the bendy test,Habit on 811,Lances including the Volgrens,Scania WA used for training at Wldep.DAF at Kjdep training and OC before resign.

  SBST while under Hgdep:11,27,51,62,64,82,83,Old 84,100,101,103,105,107,112,113,115,119,132,147,151,153,156,159,161,165,315,317,325,372

  Under Bndep:2,5,6,10,15,17,18,21,32,33,36,42,58,109,197,292,354,358,359,403,518

  For SMRT:61,67,167,169,171,811,851,852,853,854,855,857,859,882 before amendment

  961,969,980,985,NR1,NR6,NR7

• sinicker

  12 Jul 12, 22:27

  when i entered sec sch in 2000, it involved me boarding service 15 everyday for the next 4 years. First half of the year, it involved taking SBS870G to school (1st trip of AM shift)and back home (last trip of AM shift) with the same BC!!
  
  after the first half, i become bad boy lah. go school a bit later and go home hours later also.