Miscellaneous Topics on Buses
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In my opinion:
The best Citaros = ARBP 93 (SBST), AMDEP 852 (SMRT)
The best OCs = KJDEP/AMDEP 61
The best Euro IV Scanias = BNDEP 36 (SBS8169X and SBS8262J)
The best O405s = AMDEP 171 (TIB623K), KJDEP 173, KJDEP/WLDEP 176, KJDEP 970
The best MANs = WLDEP 167, WLBP 858
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Originally posted by TIB 585L:
619Z is full day not split, i think 629U is full day also. i dont think sgwiki is correct leh, 488J is split, 480E is full day.
Now i cant tell wich of the 134x are full day n perms coz i saw them twds Bukit Merah at 6+ near AMK
SBS1348B is A/P, arrives at Bukit Merah Int at about 3.30p.m. on Weekdays...
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Took SBS2739R on 408 on today. Boarded it from NOL Bldg. There was a group of boys on the bus, which was interesting as 408 buses tend to run empty. At Telok Blangah Road, I overheard them dicussing about 273. Their conversation:
"She (the bus driver) drives 273 on Weekdays."
"273 is a bus service. Which one?"
"Feeder. Goes from Bukit Merah to Telok Blangah something..."
Then, I said, "Telok Blangah Heights." They asked me to repeat myself. When I said it the second time, one of them went, "You do know that bus service very well. What's your name?" I mentioned my name, but I was mistaken for 'bus555 (not real name)"'. I explained I was a different 'Andrew'. They then asked me where I stayed.
At HarbourFront Int, one of them asked me if I had gone out with other bus fans before or was solo. I said, "Only once, when I took 925 from Woodlands Int to Choa Chu Kang and met one bus fan. After that, no." He asked me if I could be contacted when there are more bus activities like this.
Hope to meet you here if we met earlier!
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Buses I have taken (246 buses):
Volvo B10M I have taken (22 buses):
SBS595B SBS750U
SBS892T SBS906M SBS918D SBS921T SBS925H SBS950J
SBS1899T SBS1957J SBS1994B SBS2602B SBS2630U SBS2647Y SBS2660H
SBS2694K SBS2752B SBS2773R SBS2774M SBS2797Y SBS2801T
SBS997A
Scania K230UB I have taken (107 buses)
SBS8888D
SBS8132B SBS8133Z SBS8134X SBS8135T SBS8136R SBS8137M SBS8139H SBS8141A SBS8145P SBS8148G SBS8149D SBS8158C SBS8193A SBS8194Y SBS8202H SBS8204C SBS8209P SBS8211G SBS8212D SBS8220E SBS8236K SBS8242S SBS8243P SBS8246G SBS8252M SBS8258Y SBS8261L SBS8305U SBS8311B SBS8312Z SBS8313X SBS8317K SBS8320A SBS8352H SBS8400C SBS8403U SBS8433H SBS8436A SBS8438U SBS8439S SBS8440L SBS8442G SBS8450H SBS8461B SBS8470A SBS8491P SBS8555P SBS8560Z SBS8561X
SBS8570U SBS8571S SBS8576D SBS8586A SBS8589S SBS8590L SBS8591J SBS8593D SBS8601P SBS8613E SBS8615A SBS8616Y SBS8617U SBS8622D SBS8629K SBS8640B SBS8655J SBS8656G SBS8672J SBS8676Z SBS8700L SBS8717P SBS8718L SBS8719J SBS8720D SBS8721B SBS8740X SBS8741T SBS8742R SBS8743M SBS8745H SBS8813U SBS8868L SBS8871B SBS8893M SBS8906K SBS8935B SBS8937X SBS8940K SBS8989X SBS8998U
SBS5010P SBS5011L SBS5012J SBS5013G SBS5060U SBS5111G SBS5156C SBS5157A SBS5158Y SBS5159U SBS5193U SBS5195P SBS5196L SBS5221Y SBS5235H SBS5238A
Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro I have taken (60 buses)
SBS6012C SBS6086P SBS6100G SBS6125K SBS6130U SBS6134J SBS6135G SBS6137B SBS6138Z SBS6140R SBS6143H SBS6147Y SBS6154B SBS6195H SBS6196E SBS6197C SBS6224H SBS6225E SBS6234D
SBS6302R SBS6322H SBS6323E SBS6324C SBS6325A SBS6326Y SBS6327U SBS6331G SBS6339K
SBS6366G SBS6387X SBS6400R SBS6425U SBS6428L SBS6441Y SBS6498J SBS6499G SBS6500K
SBS6606P SBS6636C SBS6643G SBS6645B SBS6698Z SBS6702U SBS6703S SBS6710X SBS6713M SBS6715H SBS6716E SBS6718A SBS6723J SBS6724G SBS6725D SBS6726B SBS6727Z SBS6728X SBS6729T SBS6731K SBS6732H SBS6746T SBS6813H
Volvo B9TL I have taken (45 buses)
SBS7321D SBS7324X SBS7336L SBS7380H SBS7411C SBS7452J
SBS7633D SBS7635Z SBS7651B SBS7655R SBS7657K
SBS3002B SBS3003Z SBS3004X SBS3047Y SBS3049S SBS3050L SBS3053D SBS3060H SBS3066S SBS3082U SBS3105M SBS3141H SBS3153Z SBS3161A SBS3208A
SBS3305C SBS3326S
SBS3356E SBS3376Y SBS3393Y SBS3418K SBS3431X SBS3434M SBS3435K
SBS3253T SBS3254R SBS3256K SBS3274H SBS3295Y SBS3672S SBS3703L SBS3705G SBS3752U SBS3820G
Volvo Olympian I have taken (9 buses)
SBS9331L SBS9364S
SBS9419T SBS9472M SBS9507Y SBS9532Z SBS9547G SBS9549B
SBS9654E
Volvo B10BLE I have taken (3 buses)
SBS1688K
SBS2996P SBS2998J
Grey text = Bus scrapped
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ST home Jun 2 B6 report tt there is "an SBS Transit bus that fuses the facades of old n new buses" at PAssionArts festival 2014,AMK Central till Wednesday
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SMRT had released another tender document with Tender No. QU14-008, dated 27 May 2014, for the sales of de-registered/scrapped buses.
It mentioned about sales and de-registration of 130 units of scrapped buses, and an option to exercise the sales and de-registration of additional 126 units.
The first batch of 130 buses mentioned contains up to 104 units of Model MBO 405 (12m) and 26 units of Model MBO 405G (Bendy) over the contract period from July 2014 to December 2014.
The second batch of 126 buses mentioned contains up to 122 units of Model MBO 405 (12m) and 04 units of Model MBO 405G (Bendy) over the contract period from January 2015 to June 2015.
Based on what it is mentioned above, it is confirmed that all of the remaining Hispano O405 (except 827P-832Z batches) and Hispano O405Gs regoed from 849B to 889K will all be de-registered during the time period above without lifespan extensions...do look out for more new buses to come in the following months.
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Hi. There is something I would like to ask, but I cannot find any topic that is appropriate for it.
Q: if at a bus stop, there is a officer in white uniform and dark-blue/black pants, carrying an electrical device or holding onto a writing pad with a pen/pencil, probably to count and record bus loading, crowding levels, etc., does this mean that there will soon be a new bus service being introduced that will serve this bus stop?
because I believe bus service 49 was introduced partly (besides for Jurong West Street 42) due to the high amounts of loading on buses at Jurong West Street 51 towards Lakeside MRT, where by the time the buses arrive at Jurong West Street 51, they would be so packed that many times the buses would just skip the bus stops.
I have been seeing people in white uniform and dark-blue/black pants standing at the bus stop at Pioneer Road North blk 705. Personally, I feel that the people staying nearby and relying on this bus stop a bit poor thing, because by the time the buses (to Pioneer MRT) arrive at the bus stop, they would already be almost packed (241/241A by people in N9, 179 by people in NTU and N8) or already packed (and just skip the bus stop).
With the sighting of an officer in white uniform and dark-blue/black pants doing recording at the bus stop at blk 705, does this mean there will soon be a new bus service that will serve this bus stop?
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Originally posted by JurongWestresident:
Hi. There is something I would like to ask, but I cannot find any topic that is appropriate for it.
Q: if at a bus stop, there is a officer in white uniform and dark-blue/black pants, carrying an electrical device or holding onto a writing pad with a pen/pencil, probably to count and record bus loading, crowding levels, etc., does this mean that there will soon be a new bus service being introduced that will serve this bus stop?
because I believe bus service 49 was introduced partly (besides for Jurong West Street 42) due to the high amounts of loading on buses at Jurong West Street 51 towards Lakeside MRT, where by the time the buses arrive at Jurong West Street 51, they would be so packed that many times the buses would just skip the bus stops.
I have been seeing people in white uniform and dark-blue/black pants standing at the bus stop at Pioneer Road North blk 705. Personally, I feel that the people staying nearby and relying on this bus stop a bit poor thing, because by the time the buses (to Pioneer MRT) arrive at the bus stop, they would already be almost packed (241/241A by people in N9, 179 by people in NTU and N8) or already packed (and just skip the bus stop).
With the sighting of an officer in white uniform and dark-blue/black pants doing recording at the bus stop at blk 705, does this mean there will soon be a new bus service that will serve this bus stop?
If the officer looks like this... the answer is no.
The officer (or formally known as traffic inspector) is there to ensure smooth operation of existing services. I will not elaborate why they may be there, because it will offend parties. But I can tell you that it is not a reliable indication of any new future routes.
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Services which I have taken Batch 1 (ZF) Volvo B9TL Wrights on:
5: SBS7615G
10: SBS7658H, SBS7661Y, SBS7671T, SBS7676E, SBS7680S
30: SBS7519B, SBS7520X, SBS7531P, SBS7590T, SBS7596C, SBS7652Z
51: SBS7528A, SBS7619X
65: SBS7552D, SBS7600Z
74: SBS7626A
97: SBS7502Z, SBS7533J, SBS7557R
143: SBS7530S, SBS7532L, SBS7537Z, SBS7622K, SBS7623H, SBS7627Y, SBS7629S
168: SBS7597A
174: SBS7593K
197: SBS7598Y
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Originally posted by 23ispolo:
Services which I have taken Batch 1 (ZF) Volvo B9TL Wrights on:
5: SBS7615G
10: SBS7658H, SBS7661Y, SBS7671T, SBS7676E, SBS7680S
30: SBS7519B, SBS7520X, SBS7531P, SBS7590T, SBS7596C, SBS7652Z
51: SBS7528A, SBS7619X
65: SBS7552D, SBS7600Z
74: SBS7626A
97: SBS7502Z, SBS7533J, SBS7557R
143: SBS7530S, SBS7532L, SBS7537Z, SBS7622K, SBS7623H, SBS7627Y, SBS7629S
168: SBS7597A
174: SBS7593K
197: SBS7598Y
Services which I have taken Batch 1 (ZF) Volvo B9TL Wrights on:
43: SBS7635Z
87: SBS7633D, SBS7635Z, SBS7651B, SBS7655R, SBS7657K
165: SBS7679Y
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Batch 1 (ZF) Volvo B9TL Wrights which have cameoed on 147
SBS7553B SBS7588B SBS7607E SBS7611S SBS7616D SBS7620R SBS7626A SBS7651B SBS7655R SBS7658H SBS7679Y
Green: BBDEP
Purple: HGDEP
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Re-post:
Buses I have taken (248 buses):
Volvo B10M I have taken (31 buses):
SBS595B SBS750U SBS815S
SBS892T SBS895K SBS905R SBS906M SBS918D SBS921T SBS925H SBS950J SBS959K SBS973T
SBS1899T SBS1957J SBS1980R SBS1994B SBS1995Z SBS2602B SBS2630U SBS2632P SBS2660H
SBS2694K SBS2711U SBS2719Z SBS2752B SBS2759H SBS2773R SBS2797Y SBS2801T
SBS997A
SBS1980R, the 25th Volvo B10M I have taken.
Scania K230UB I have taken (108 buses)
SBS8888D
SBS8132B SBS8133Z SBS8134X SBS8135T SBS8136R SBS8137M SBS8139H SBS8141A SBS8145P SBS8148G SBS8149D SBS8158C SBS8193A SBS8194Y SBS8202H SBS8204C SBS8211G SBS8212D SBS8220E SBS8236K SBS8242S SBS8243P SBS8246G SBS8252M SBS8258Y SBS8261L SBS8305U SBS8311B SBS8312Z SBS8313X SBS8317K SBS8320A SBS8352H SBS8400C SBS8403U SBS8433H SBS8436A SBS8438U SBS8439S SBS8440L SBS8442G SBS8450H SBS8461B SBS8470A SBS8491P SBS8555P SBS8560Z SBS8561X
SBS8570U SBS8571S SBS8576D SBS8586A SBS8589S SBS8590L SBS8591J SBS8593D SBS8601P SBS8613E SBS8615A SBS8616Y SBS8617U SBS8622D SBS8629K SBS8640B SBS8655J SBS8656G SBS8672J SBS8676Z SBS8700L SBS8717P SBS8718L SBS8719J SBS8720D SBS8721B SBS8740X SBS8741T SBS8742R SBS8743M SBS8745H SBS8813U SBS8868L SBS8871B SBS8872Z SBS8893M SBS8906K SBS8935B SBS8937X SBS8938T SBS8940K SBS8989X SBS8998U
SBS5010P SBS5011L SBS5012J SBS5013G SBS5060U SBS5111G SBS5156C SBS5157A SBS5158Y SBS5159U SBS5193U SBS5195P SBS5196L SBS5221Y SBS5235H SBS5238A
SBS8937X, the 100th Scania K230UB I have taken.
Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro I have taken (56 buses)
SBS6012C SBS6086P SBS6100G SBS6115P SBS6125K SBS6130U SBS6134J SBS6135G SBS6137B SBS6138Z SBS6140R SBS6143H SBS6147Y SBS6154B SBS6195H SBS6196E SBS6197C SBS6224H SBS6225E SBS6234D
SBS6302R SBS6322H SBS6323E SBS6324C SBS6325A SBS6326Y SBS6327U SBS6331G
SBS6366G SBS6387X SBS6400R SBS6425U SBS6428L SBS6441Y
SBS6606P SBS6636C SBS6643G SBS6645B SBS6698Z SBS6702U SBS6703S SBS6710X SBS6713M SBS6715H SBS6716E SBS6718A SBS6723J SBS6724G SBS6725D SBS6726B SBS6727Z SBS6728X SBS6729T SBS6731K SBS6732H SBS6746T SBS6759G
SBS6324C, the 50th Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro I have taken.
Volvo B9TL I have taken (42 buses)
SBS7321D SBS7324X SBS7336L SBS7380H SBS7411C SBS7452J
SBS7633D SBS7635Z SBS7651B SBS7655R SBS7657K SBS7679Y
SBS7709U SBS7715B
SBS3002B SBS3003Z SBS3004X SBS3047Y SBS3049S SBS3050L SBS3053D SBS3060H SBS3082U SBS3105M SBS3141H SBS3153Z SBS3161A SBS3208A
SBS3305C SBS3326S
SBS3356E SBS3376Y
SBS3253T SBS3254R SBS3256K SBS3295Y SBS3672S SBS3703L SBS3705G SBS3752U SBS3820G
Volvo Olympian I have taken (9 buses)
SBS9331L SBS9364S
SBS9419T SBS9472M SBS9532Z SBS9547G SBS9549B SBS9585X
SBS9654E
Volvo B10BLE I have taken (2 buses)
SBS1688K
SBS2996P
Grey text = Bus scrapped
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Bus services I have taken (Services 2 - 139):
17, 27, 34, 43, 45, 50, 53, 58, 62, 70, 72, 80, 82, 83, 84, 85, 87, 88, 89, 101, 105, 107, 109, 112, 113, 116, 119,
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Services I have taken Volvo B10M Mk IV:
DM on:
74: SBS973T
132: SBS958M
135: SBS899A
Striders on:
3: SBS1971S, SBS2645C
10: SBS1969A, SBS2597H, SBS2624M, SBS2633L
11: SBS1941D, SBS2679E (last time 151e perm, now gone)
30: SBS2598E (when 193 perm)
51: SBS1977B
65: SBS1998R (when 92 perm)
81: SBS1969A
89: SBS1996X
133: SBS2639X
151: SBS2647Y (when still perm)
153: SBS1961X
165: SBS2663A (now gone)
200: SBS1927X (now 15 perm), SBS1935Y (now 359 perm), SBS1938P, SBS1956L (now gone), SBS2654B, SBS2684P (now gone)
DM3500 on:
7: SBS2769D
10: SBS2822H
30: SBS2786D
31: SBS2758K
33: SBS2700B
51: SBS2765P
54: SBS2812L (when Nokia Bus)
74: SBS2797Y
93: SBS2810S, SBS2812L
123: SBS2806E
153: SBS2788Z
160: SBS2780U
165: SBS2750G (when still BBDEP)
170: SBS2779A, SBS2807C, SBS2817Z, SBS2823E + more unknown buses
195: SBS2789X, SBS2808A, SBS2818X
200: SBS2702X, SBS2739R, SBS2795C, SBS2802R, SBS2807C
408: SBS2739R
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Quite a good news a friend of mine whom working in PTO told ke that SMRT Amdep will expand..First phase is to dismantle the low roof progressively then will built a bus park(Most probably LTA type Wlbp style opp their depot)along St 64.Capacity isnt that great only 200-220 bus lots.Wah if its true Ambp?
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Originally posted by carbikebus:
Quite a good news a friend of mine whom working in PTO told ke that SMRT Amdep will expand..First phase is to dismantle the low roof progressively then will built a bus park(Most probably LTA type Wlbp style opp their depot)along St 64.Capacity isnt that great only 200-220 bus lots.Wah if its true Ambp?
Yes this was ought to happen with SMRT bringing in DDs. couldnt have stayed with same AMDEP infrastructure.
The easiest option was to dismantle the roofs and good to see they are exactly doing it the logical way.
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Hmm but taking the rooftop down and replace with higher one also not much help since the spacing is too small to be called a depot..The empty land opposite their main entrance is a good choice..Easily can handled more than 250 buses if built 2 storeys..Amdep site can built a factory also..or as an expansion for SBST Amdep.
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Originally posted by carbikebus:
Quite a good news a friend of mine whom working in PTO told ke that SMRT Amdep will expand..First phase is to dismantle the low roof progressively then will built a bus park(Most probably LTA type Wlbp style opp their depot)along St 64.Capacity isnt that great only 200-220 bus lots.Wah if its true Ambp?
Then we will see more services going back to partial/full AMDEP control, like 106, 169, 190 (take over from WLDEP perhaps?), 811, 854, 961 (take back AMDEP shifts from WLBP), 965 (maybe?) and so on... Good move.
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Only time will tell my friend though its unconfirmed
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Seems like lately bus enthusiasts have forgotten about this thread to post things not known where to post...
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New bus stop being constructed along Tampines Ave 5 between Ave 10 and Ave 8 (only one bus stop towards the west). No photos as I was on sv 34 which passed by the bus stop quickly.
PS. Sorry for posting this at BSEP thread just now because I noticed somebody else posting something about a new bus stop in that thread previously..
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Originally posted by array88:
New bus stop being constructed along Tampines Ave 5 between Ave 10 and Ave 8 (only one bus stop towards the west). No photos as I was on sv 34 which passed by the bus stop quickly.
PS. Sorry for posting this at BSEP thread just now because I noticed somebody else posting something about a new bus stop in that thread previously..
For the UWC Campus? The Greenlace HDB is still under construction...
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LTA did annouce that they will built two mega integrated depots at Woodlands and Xilin Ave..So i assume the north side will replace Wldep and the eastern will replace Bndep in future?
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LTA did annouce that they will built two mega integrated depots at Woodlands and Xilin Ave..So i assume the north side will replace Wldep and the eastern will replace Bndep in future?
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