Bus Observations (2015)

• SMB42P

  20 Jan 15, 23:28

  Think 172 AP slots have shuffled since yesterday...today the sequence was:

  TIB714G becomes SMB5Y (AP01)
  SMB59S becomes TIB715D (AP02)
  SMB5Y becomes SMB56A (AP03)
  SMB6U becomes SMB57Y (AP04)
  SMB56A becomes SMB58U (AP05)
  SMB57Y becomes SMB59S (AP06)
  SMB58U becomes SMB103Y (AP07)

  Will observe again...

• SMB42P

  21 Jan 15, 23:53

  Today's 172 slots...

  AP slots

  SMB5Y (AP01)
  SMB68R (AP02) -- cameo
  SMB56A (AP03)
  SMB57Y (AP04)
  SMB58U (AP05)
  TIB715D(AP06)
  SMB103Y (AP07)

  **Bold means same as yesterday...

  Split Shift slots

  SMB181X (172S101) -- cameo
  TIB1085G (172S102)
  TIB1030P (172S103)
  SMB1468M (172S104) -- cameo
  TIB1133B (172S105) -- cameo
  TIB714G (172S106)
  TIB886T (172S107)
  SMB6U (172S108)

• carbikebus

  22 Jan 15, 03:57

  172 should have at least 6 high capacity buses including A/P shift

• SMB42P

  22 Jan 15, 22:45

  Did not spot much today

  SMB5Y (AP01)
  SMB56A (AP02) --SUSPECTED
  SMB103Y (AP03)
  SMB57Y (AP04)
  SMB58U (AP05)
  SMB105S (AP06)
  TIB715D (AP07)

  Did not spot split shift today, though TIB886T is on 172S107 again...

• 23ispolo

  23 Jan 15, 22:09

  - SBS6208E (ARBP 93) with interior rumbling engine sound at the rear...

• 23ispolo

  24 Jan 15, 19:58

  Today:

  SBS6159M entered HarbourFront Int and parked at the 408 berth at 1.05p.m. The bus was picking up about 10-20 BCs, though I'm not sure why (suspect ferrying BCs)... When SBS2830J (on 408) arrived back at HarbourFront Int at about 1.08p.m, it could not go into the 408 berth, because SBS6159M (and SBS2739R in the other berth) was parked there and there were no empty lots. After a KUB reversed out of 124's berth, SBS2830J's BC drove into the lot for 124's berth to let the passengers disembark before reversing out and waiting for a empty lot. Finally SBS2739R started its trip on 408 at 1.12p.m. (5 minutes late) and reversed out of the lot, allowing SBS2830J to park in the lot.

  I don't know if it's the fault for the BC of SBS6159M to park there, but I think it might also be due to the lack of parking lots there... I have seen 963 buses park at one corner during the PM peak to wait before getting an empty lot to park the bus.

• TIB1234T

  24 Jan 15, 21:12

  * SBS2729U repainted livery...
  * SMB107L, SMB110B WAB61...
  * SMB197B rearside panel dented...
  * SMB221P, SMB237U left wing-mirror support covers missing...
  * SMB1311G using Batch 1 rearside engine vent...
  * SMB1583M has the loose suspension sound just like SMB5888H...

• TIB1234T

  25 Jan 15, 19:05

  * SBS7561C whole bus jerk nonstop...
  * SBS9608P repainted livery...

• SMB42P

  26 Jan 15, 23:49

  Service 172 (260115):

  SMB5Y (AP01 -- 714G)
  SMB6U (AP02 -- 59S)
  SMB56A (AP03 -- 5Y)
  SMB57Y (AP04 -- 6U)
  SMB58U (AP05 -- 56A)
  SMB59S (AP06 -- 57Y)
  SMB103Y(AP07 -- 58U)

  **seems the slots are perm...

  Service 307 (260115):
  SMB1415R (210X)
  SMB1419E (213M)
  SMB1566M (211T)
  SMB1570A (212R)
  SMB1574P (214K)
  SMB1575L (215H)
  SMB3030D (BSEP)

  **Will continue to observe 307 new fleet...

• azharjj

  26 Jan 15, 23:55

  Originally posted by TIB1234T:

  * SBS7561C whole bus jerk nonstop...
  * SBS9608P repainted livery...

  7561 jerk as in the whole bus vibrates while accelerating/moving is it ?

  3146 also like that. when accelerate, the whole bus vibrates & some more starting very slow

• SMB42P

  27 Jan 15, 00:01

  TIB1175E with new full red livery...

• TIB1234T

  27 Jan 15, 09:15

  Originally posted by azharjj:

  7561 jerk as in the whole bus vibrates while accelerating/moving is it ?

  3146 also like that. when accelerate, the whole bus vibrates & some more starting very slow

  While accelerating, you'll feel it jerk forward many times... Take it for example, the jerk while changing gear for a manual gearbox... Yes, 7561C feels like this, but in a way of more than 20 times of 'gearshift', which means jerking multi-times to try to get into comfortable speed of ard 45-60km/h from every single stop... However, same problem also occurs on upslope & downslope...

• SMB42P

  28 Jan 15, 00:18

  Service 307 (270115/280115):
  SMB1415R (210X)
  SMB1465X (213M)
  SMB1566M (211T)
  SMB1570A (212R)
  SMB1574P (214K)
  SMB1575L (215H)
  SMB3030D (BSEP)

  **Will continue to observe 307 new fleet...

• TIB1234T

  28 Jan 15, 18:37

  * Newly painted E500 spotted along Wlands Ave 9, turning into Lexbuild building with trade plate @ 1435hr...
  * SMB1549M right side aircon in operation only...
  * SMB3026S no more rear MAN logo...
  * SMB3049B nearside panels dented...
  * SMB3110G nearside "More Buses, Better Rides" window ad pasted nearer to the Exit...
  * SMB3567Y no upperdeck rego yet, but has blue-tinted upperdeck front windscreen...
  * TIB987K, TIB1049L, TIB1052B, TIB1181L repainted rims...

• carbikebus

  28 Jan 15, 21:24

  MAN logo missing might be the technicians or drivers take it out..Some pasted at their lockers,bring back home etc..

• TIB1234T

  28 Jan 15, 22:03

  Originally posted by carbikebus:

  MAN logo missing might be the technicians or drivers take it out..Some pasted at their lockers,bring back home etc..

  Theft... 

  3026S is very recent kenna one... the glue is still on the rear window..

• A Bus Observer

  29 Jan 15, 16:24

   Got glue there... 

• TIB1234T

  29 Jan 15, 20:11

  * SBS3895R spotted on PIE aft Stevens Rd heading towards BKE/Bt. Timah @ 1503hr...
  * SBS6494U, SMB3512E, SMB3524X shiny rims...
  * SMB186H front EDS having glitch problem and rear tow-hook cover missing...
  * SMB1593J rearside engine vent got sideswiped...
  * TIB1107C repainted rims...

• SMB42P

  30 Jan 15, 00:21

  Originally posted by TIB1234T:

  * SBS3895R spotted on PIE aft Stevens Rd heading towards BKE/Bt. Timah @ 1503hr...
  * SBS6494U, SMB3512E, SMB3524X shiny rims...
  * SMB186H front EDS having glitch problem and rear tow-hook cover missing...
  * SMB1593J rearside engine vent got sideswiped...
  * TIB1107C repainted rims...

  
  thats fast for SMB1593J.... anyway one of the new MANs from 307 (forgot rego, i think is SMB1575L) also had green sideswipe mark at the left corner of the rear bumper.. i will confirm the rego...

• TIB1234T

  30 Jan 15, 01:02

  Originally posted by SMB42P:

  
  thats fast for SMB1593J.... anyway one of the new MANs from 307 (forgot rego, i think is SMB1575L) also had green sideswipe mark at the left corner of the rear bumper.. i will confirm the rego...

  Yah, 1593J had a slight folded panel at the bottom with few small scratches...

• TIB1234T

  30 Jan 15, 16:27

  * SBS8515E has cracked engine cover...
  * SMB3568U no upperdeck rego...

• azharjj

  31 Jan 15, 00:43

  SBS7345K door closing chime is the same as the KUB euro V one

• SMB42P

  31 Jan 15, 06:53

  Originally posted by SMB42P:

  
  thats fast for SMB1593J.... anyway one of the new MANs from 307 (forgot rego, i think is SMB1575L) also had green sideswipe mark at the left corner of the rear bumper.. i will confirm the rego...

  
  yup! SMB1575L is the one... also, SMB1419E has a crack line at its front bumper

• SBS3004X

  1 Feb 15, 12:12

  SBS8433H rear EDS not working since as far back as Aug 2014!

• azharjj

  1 Feb 15, 17:24

  service 29 Front EDS changed

  >Tampines-Changi Village

  since when like that? last time i saw it was just one like >Tampines, >Changi village