SMRT launches Alexander Dennis Enviro 500 MMC
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The whole roof thing at Yishun interchange is so stupid.... Creating inconvenience w/ no Extra value. Should avoid such unecesssary constructions.
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If the saw tooth berth can accomodate DDs 854 can also have DDs but i dun think the height is clear enough for DDs..Wait for the temp Int to built then
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Originally posted by wsy1234:
yishun dd service can swap place with one of the feeder service i think 851 will have dd as it not use to parking lot with low roof
If DD can clear the saw tooth berth roof height then 851 might go dual control with Wldep cause Amdep isnt DD friendly either -
Registered on 25 June 2014
SMB5001A (SFD76CLR5DGTL3324) -
Saw SMRT Annual Report 2014 had a pics of ADL E500 on page 97...
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Originally posted by carbikebus:
Let see the candidates
Choa Chu Kang:172,188,190,985Can Lor 1 handle DDs? Vaguely recall someone saying Sv62 loops at Lor 1 because of DD issues.
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last time SBS DDs use to terminate at Lor 1 and ex Stadium direct DDs also layover there
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Originally posted by Simply.90:
Can Lor 1 handle DDs? Vaguely recall someone saying Sv62 loops at Lor 1 because of DD issues.
Not true. None of SBST services terminating at Lor 1 need DDs, hence u don't see them. 62 is a different case of LTA being stubborn and scared not to modify any existing service.
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Originally posted by sbst272:
Saw SMRT Annual Report 2014 had a pics of ADL E500 on page 97...
In the report, that is the demonstrator which believe to be:
SFD76CLR5DGTL3366
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So can i post the interior of the DD yet?????
I've taken many pics of the interior, both lower and upper deck
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Originally posted by TIB1234T:
In the report, that is the demonstrator which believe to be:
SFD76CLR5DGTL3366
This chassis has yet to be reflected as registered in OM...
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Originally posted by Simply.90:
Can Lor 1 handle DDs? Vaguely recall someone saying Sv62 loops at Lor 1 because of DD issues.
sv70 terminate there previously with DDs.
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if the SMRT SL drove the DDs like how they drove the bendies, very soon, we will hear news of SMRT DDs topple over....
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Geylang lor one why cannot handle dd buses? There are many dd buses pass by there. I am sure Smrt will control the speed of the bus. Of cos if the driver turning conder like f one driver humm. I wonder how sbst control their dd buses ?
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Originally posted by lemon1974:
if the SMRT SL drove the DDs like how they drove the bendies, very soon, we will hear news of SMRT DDs topple over....
Drove like bendies or like the way they drive the svc 700 O405? -
Originally posted by wsy1234:
Geylang lor one why cannot handle dd buses? There are many dd buses pass by there. I am sure Smrt will control the speed of the bus. Of cos if the driver turning conder like f one driver humm. I wonder how sbst control their dd buses ?
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Will the Enviro500 be able to ply RWS8 and RWS88?
I asked this question because two things: O405 buses, and SMB22Y. Even with refurbishment, the O405 buses have to go sooner or later, and so we need two of these DDs to replace 'em, but is the height restriction for vehicles on the Sentosa Gateway into the RWS carpark too low for the DD? I'd like to know.
And as for SMB22Y...just ride it for yourself, it seems to be SP the whole time before the service was introduced. One instance is the noisy hydraulics not heard in other OC500LEs. Also, the interior. Not to mention the rear door having some problems.
So back to my question, will the Enviro500 be able to ply RWS8 and RWS88?
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Originally posted by SBS9067A:
Will the Enviro500 be able to ply RWS8 and RWS88?
I asked this question because two things: O405 buses, and SMB22Y. Even with refurbishment, the O405 buses have to go sooner or later, and so we need two of these DDs to replace 'em, but is the height restriction for vehicles on the Sentosa Gateway into the RWS carpark too low for the DD? I'd like to know.
And as for SMB22Y...just ride it for yourself, it seems to be SP the whole time before the service was introduced. One instance is the noisy hydraulics not heard in other OC500LEs. Also, the interior. Not to mention the rear door having some problems.
So back to my question, will the Enviro500 be able to ply RWS8 and RWS88?
Got Citaro, other OCs, MAN A22...Why must it be Enviro500?
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Originally posted by TIB429E:
Got Citaro, other OCs, MAN A22...Why must it be Enviro500?
he can ask right? if can, answer, it's just a question -
Originally posted by TIB1234T:
In the report, that is the demonstrator which believe to be:
SFD76CLR5DGTL3366
3366 is the first to be bodied by Guangtong Bus in Zhuhai, China. Not necessary a demonstrator.
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Originally posted by SMB1388K:
he can ask right? if can, answer, it's just a questionI also can ask right? If you can't, just keep quiet...
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Originally posted by TIB429E:
ot Citaro, other OCs, MAN A22...Why must it be Enviro500?
Why must it be Enviro500?
First of all, I never said it MUST be Enviro500. All I asked was the possibility. Also,
1) Why must it NOT be Enviro500? There's already a Citaro, 2 OCs and a lot of O405 buses which will deregister in due time, and perhaps an Enviro500 or two can replace them. Sure, it's more feasible to deploy A22, but I was just asking about the height restriction.
Also,
2) While the frequency isn't too bad, more tourists may or may not take RWS8 over the never-not-crowded Sentosa Express, and we need to assure them that they have a seat like 49 having DDs even though demand is not exactly that high. Especially the holiday season when everyone wants to go....
So back to my question, can a Enviro500 bus ply RWS8, RWS88 and 188R?
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Originally posted by SBS9067A:
...or later, and so we need two of these DDs to replace 'em, but is the height restriction for vehicles on the Sentosa Gateway into the RWS carpark too low for the DD? I'd like to know. And as for SMB22Y just ride it for yourself, it seems to be ...
Yea, the RWS8 OCs are terrible... Interior dirty, noisy engine sounds and spolit equipment.
I still try to always take the Hispano O405s (both OAC and CAC) on RWS8, because I can be assured of a good ride in and/or our of Sentosa. Those Hispano O405s have not lost their shine in running all these years. 
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Originally posted by SBS9067A:
Why must it be Enviro500?
First of all, I never said it MUST be Enviro500. All I asked was the possibility. Also,
1) Why must it NOT be Enviro500? There's already a Citaro, 2 OCs and a lot of O405 buses which will deregister in due time, and perhaps an Enviro500 or two can replace them. Sure, it's more feasible to deploy A22, but I was just asking about the height restriction.
Also,
2) While the frequency isn't too bad, more tourists may or may not take RWS8 over the never-not-crowded Sentosa Express, and we need to assure them that they have a seat like 49 having DDs even though demand is not exactly that high. Especially the holiday season when everyone wants to go....
So back to my question, can a Enviro500 bus ply RWS8, RWS88 and 188R?
Height should not be an issue for the Enviro500 MMC. A Transtar double-decker coach does regular services to RWS.
However in practice RWS8 faces the issues similar to deploying double-decker buses on short-distance/feeder services, and neither 188R nor 963R is ever going to get the demand it needs to justify double-decker buses. RWS88 does not exist anymore.
As for the condition of the OC500LE, it comes down to maintenance. Give the Enviro500 MMC a bit of time and your ride experience is not going to be too different from the OC500LE.