Lay-up and redeployment of SMRT DAF SB220s

• SBS7557R

  29 Sep 12, 00:02

  TIB676H, the first DAF SB220LT, will be de-registering on 5 October 2012, provided that the bus is not given a 2-year lifespan extension. Therefore, this thread is created to record the lifespan extensions (if any), lay-up, de-registration or redeployments of these buses.

  These are the de-registration dates of the DAF SB220LTs.

  5 Oct 2012: TIB676H
  27 Oct 2012: TIB677E - TIB679A
  9 Nov 2012: TIB681S, TIB682P
  30 Nov 2012: TIB683L, TIB684J, TIB686D - TIB688Z
  6 Dec 2012: TIB685G
  19 Dec 2012: TIB689X - TIB694E
  22 Dec 2013: TIB697Y, TIB698U, TIB700X, TIB720M
  31 Mar 2014: TIB695C, TIB699S, TIB701T - TIB707C
  25 Sep 2014: TIB708A, TIB709Y
  21 Nov 2014: TIB710S - TIB717Z
  27 Nov 2014: TIB719T
  1 Dec 2014: TIB721K - TIB723E

• SBS 6078 M

  29 Sep 12, 00:05

  I doubt majority would be given extensions and some would be given extension due to new ezlink readers. dunno what smrt doing nowadays, installing new readers on old buses. sigh.....

• TIB1218R

  29 Sep 12, 08:01

  Bye Bye DAFs...
  
  Ugly bodywork, but powerful bus..

• SBS8676Z

  29 Sep 12, 12:11

  I believe only the first 20 units will be gone this year. The remaining 30 will stay till next year.

  Remember back in 1995-97 era, not all DAFs were registered in one shot, due to the progressive phasing out of the old NAC Nissan U31SCNs back then. Having the last batch of DAFs registered only in Dec 1997.

• Gus.chong

  1 Oct 12, 10:59

  Originally posted by SBS8676Z:

  Remember back in 1995-97 era, not all DAFs were registered in one shot, due to the progressive phasing out of the old NAC Nissan U31SCNs back then. Having the last batch of DAFs registered only in Dec 1997.

  Same goes to the Scania L113CRLs. Most of the Striders were registered in 1995, only the last 4 buses were registered in 1997 (2 in September and 2 in December).

• SMB189A

  6 Oct 12, 07:05

  TIB676H (KJDEP 985 > Re-Registered)
• TIB1234T

  6 Oct 12, 10:24

  Originally posted by SMB189A:

  TIB676H
  (KJDEP 985 > Re-Registered)

  Deregistered, not Reregistered... 

• Gus.chong

  6 Oct 12, 11:12

  Originally posted by TIB1234T:

  Deregistered, not Reregistered... 

  Sadly. Most likely the remaining DAFs won't be extended as well.

• SMB189A

  28 Oct 12, 08:10

  TIB677E TIB678C TIB679A (KJDEP 985 > De-Registered)
• carbikebus

  28 Oct 12, 16:41

  Hope that they get deregistration soon to make way for newer buses,Remember beside high capacity buses SMRT intend to purchase single deckers too.

• TIB1218R

  28 Oct 12, 17:04

  Originally posted by carbikebus:

  Hope that they get deregistration soon to make way for newer buses,Remember beside high capacity buses SMRT intend to purchase single deckers too.

  I thought those new buses coming in 2014?

• TIB1138M

  28 Oct 12, 17:08

  Originally posted by TIB1234T:

  Deregistered, not Reregistered... 

  He also spelt the word wrongly, think his dictionary tried to "(in)correct" it?

• SBS6301T

  28 Oct 12, 22:07

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• Gus.chong

  30 Oct 12, 21:25

  Originally posted by SBS6301T:

  Took TIB699S. Most probably it'll be my last DAF ride  

  Nope, you may still ride it in 2013/2014.

• SMB189A

  31 Oct 12, 17:07

  Any one know what bus replaced TIB677E - TIB679A on 985??
• TIB987K

  10 Nov 12, 16:09

  TIB681S TIB682P already de-registered.

• Gus.chong

  15 Nov 12, 12:25

  Any DAF SB220s missing in action?

• Gus.chong

  15 Nov 12, 12:28

  By the way I took TIB691M on 172 yesterday 14/11/2012...under the heavy rain the bus air-con is blasting cold and fast. I really wished SMRT would extend the lifespan for the DAFs de-registering in 2013 and 2014 (though TIB691M is not one of those in that batch).

• TIB 501 D

  15 Nov 12, 18:10

  Originally posted by Gus.chong:

  By the way I took TIB691M on 172 yesterday 14/11/2012...under the heavy rain the bus air-con is blasting cold and fast. I really wished SMRT would extend the lifespan for the DAFs de-registering in 2013 and 2014 (though TIB691M is not one of those in that batch).

  Hope so, because they have powerful gearboxes ,???hp...

  I also wished SMRT could extend the L113s too...

• Jason Lim WD

  16 Nov 12, 13:21

  DAFs are de-registering because of a simple reason.
  
  If SMRT keeps them for a further two years, how will they meet a WAB fleet by that set deadline by Land Transport Authority?

• SMB66X

  16 Nov 12, 20:18

  Originally posted by Jason Lim WD:

  DAFs are de-registering because of a simple reason.
  
  If SMRT keeps them for a further two years, how will they meet a WAB fleet by that set deadline by Land Transport Authority?

  In the first place, I don't see any good reason for LTA to implement a fully WAB transport. All because of WAB feature, the bus tend to lose more capacity. Plus, having a WAB bus on a crowded svc, you can't simply ask passengers to alight and give way to disabled people :/  

• Jason Lim WD

  16 Nov 12, 20:24

  Originally posted by SMB66X:

  In the first place, I don't see any good reason for LTA to implement a fully WAB transport. All because of WAB feature, the bus tend to lose more capacity. Plus, having a WAB bus on a crowded svc, you can't simply ask passengers to alight and give way to disabled people :/  

  
  I cannot believe how you manage say such a statement. One day when you crippled and in wheelchair you see how convenient it is for you to use public transport instead of taxi or car before the introduction of wheelchair accessible buses and services.

• SBS 6078 M

  16 Nov 12, 20:28

  Originally posted by TIB 501 D:

  Hope so, because they have powerful gearboxes ,???hp...

  I also wished SMRT could extend the L113s too...

  cui, 220bhp.

• carbikebus

  16 Nov 12, 21:02

  Seriously they should go,SBST has done a good job scrapping the B10Ms/CRBs/VOB1/LOs/O405s.Its not like last time ppl take buses for long journeys,Now mostly ppl take buses to MRT stations..Premium/Express is an exception.Old things have to go to make way for new..At least the WAB DDs is not bad..

• SMB189A

  16 Nov 12, 23:03

  TIB685G on 925 TIB700X on 970 TIB708A on 975 TIB711P on 925 TIB720M on 975 TIB721K on 176 TIB723E on 189