A Bulim Carnival Day
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Bulim Bus Depot officially opens
SINGAPORE: Tower Transit's Bulim Bus Depot was officially opened on Sunday (Dec 6) by MP for Hong Kah North Amy Khor, at a carnival held at the depot.
More than 2,000 people attended the event, which saw Tower Transit staff give guided public tours of the depot's facilities.
Tower Transit also unveiled its official uniforms after an online poll held over the last two months. The winning design, featuring Tower Transit's green and white corporate colours, won over 1,500 of the 3,605 votes.
From mid-2016, Tower Transit will run 26 bus services from the depot, serving Bukit Batok, Clementi and Jurong East interchanges.
Speaking to Channel NewsAsia, Tower Transit said it will run training programmes at the depot for its bus drivers from now till operations begin.
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) handed over the depot to Tower Transit in July, after the company won the tender under the new contracting model for bus services.
The company plans to hire more than 700 bus drivers by mid-2016.
- CNA/xq
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Originally posted by wsy1234:
SG5009 i took the new deport sg5003 back to boon lay
For me was the SG5008J (from Boon Lay MRT > Bulim Bus Depot) and SG5006P (from Bulim Bus Depot > Boon Lay MRT)
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SG 5006 Y to Bulim
SG 5009 G to BNL MRT Stn -
I hate it when Bus Enthusiast after eating, never clear the table... I took over the table after they left..
And also I feel that Bus Enthusiast needs to give the member of public to answer quiz rather than they answer... It is not fair as not always they will get a chance...
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Could not find available seating therefore had my catered food "picnic" style
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Overhead a conversation which I believed was from the admins of one of the Facebook pages. Someone said that "until now still no picture taken" and "say that no sun light take picture is better". Coincidentally, there is one Facebook page which does not have any pictures about today's event. (Oh wait... maybe not)
Apparently, the major Facebook pages all got their own teams to take pictures...
Personally, I feel that there is no meaning in going around in groups just to visit places like this or see buses. And they go there just to take picture... o.0
When Joo Koon Bus Interchange opened, they flocked there. Today when Bulim Bus Depot open, they flocked here. Next time when Changi Business Park Bus Terminal open, they will probably flock there.
I do not think this is called being enthusiastic with buses. This is called sight seeing.
I thought being a bus enthusiast only means recording sounds of motor, enjoying the air-conditioning, enjoying the sound of the bell, enjoying the sound and movement of the door, enjoying the seat material, enjoying climbing the stairs, and taking pictures of bus models?
Since when does it include visiting bus interchanges/terminals/depots, taking away bus service guides, tracking fleet deployment, spotting bus ads, suggesting bus routes, tracking press releases, writing on and spamming online forums (eg. SGforums) and having kopitiam talks about BSEP, GCM, etcetera?
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during the tour Q&A the staff announced the takeover dates
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Originally posted by SBS BUSES LOVER:
during the tour Q&A the staff announced the takeover dates
When will they takeover?
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Managed to only snapped a handful of pics due to the crowd & "hogging" of the buses.
Luckily it rained very lightly while I snapped the shuttle service (SG5008J)
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Originally posted by wsy1234:
SG5009 i took the new deport sg5003 back to boon lay
SG5003Y ended up doing Bulim - BNL shuttle after the multiple trips of bus washes? haha!
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Brief summary of TT operations during ABCD:
Bus Wash:
SG5003Y
SG5004UBUDEP - BNL shuttle:
SG5006P (supposedly last bus from BNL to BUDEP)
SG5007L (last bus from BNL to BUDEP)
SG5008J
SG5009GDisplay:
SG1002B
SG5002A -
Originally posted by jurongresident:
Overhead a conversation which I believed was from the admins of one of the Facebook pages. Someone said that "until now still no picture taken" and "say that no sun light take picture is better". Coincidentally, there is one Facebook page which does not have any pictures about today's event. (Oh wait... maybe not)
Apparently, the major Facebook pages all got their own teams to take pictures...
Personally, I feel that there is no meaning in going around in groups just to visit places like this or see buses. And they go there just to take picture... o.0
When Joo Koon Bus Interchange opened, they flocked there. Today when Bulim Bus Depot open, they flocked here. Next time when Changi Business Park Bus Terminal open, they will probably flock there.
I do not think this is called being enthusiastic with buses. This is called sight seeing.
I thought being a bus enthusiast only means recording sounds of motor, enjoying the air-conditioning, enjoying the sound of the bell, enjoying the sound and movement of the door, enjoying the seat material, enjoying climbing the stairs, and taking pictures of bus models?
Since when does it include visiting bus interchanges/terminals/depots, taking away bus service guides, tracking fleet deployment, spotting bus ads, suggesting bus routes, tracking press releases, writing on and spamming online forums (eg. SGforums) and having kopitiam talks about BSEP, GCM, etcetera?
Contary to popular belief, there is no fixed definition of what activities a bus enthusiast can or should engage in. The spectrum is very wide (and you can say, deliberately so). I wrote a simplified list a few years ago.
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Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen,
The event "A Bulim Carnival Day" is over.
Thank you for the support and participation.
Let us continue discussions at the thread on the Government contracting model for public bus industry. I think that would be a more appropriate thread for discussions about the Government Contracting Model on public bus services in Singapore.
Yours Sincerely,
One-Punch Man
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For main GCM discussions such as whether GCM is good or bad, and discussions about packages etc, use the "Government Contracting Model for public bus industry" thread. Collation of registration of SG plates and regos can be done at "GCM New/Transferred Buses". Thanks.
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Originally posted by SMB42P:
Brief summary of TT operations during ABCD:
Bus Wash:
SG5003Y
SG5004UBUDEP - BNL shuttle:
SG5006P (supposedly last bus from BNL to BUDEP)
SG5007L (last bus from BNL to BUDEP)
SG5008J
SG5009GDisplay:
SG1002B
SG5002Aso now i know that the 2 remaining wrights with sbst colours at the left & right side and with white front & rear that i saw last friday(before the carnival) is either 5000, 5001,5005 or 5010
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Originally posted by azharjj:
so now i know that the 2 remaining wrights with sbst colours at the left & right side and with white front & rear that i saw last friday(before the carnival) is either 5000, 5001,5005 or 5010
They could be 5003Y or 5004U too..both had SBST colours too...they didnt get the TT ad...
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Originally posted by SMB42P:
They could be 5003Y or 5004U too..both had SBST colours too...they didnt get the TT ad...
oh
but what i know is last friday, the day before carnival, 5006 spotted doing test at night around 2200hrs at PIE twrds tuas with left & right still sbst colours
then the next day, i was surprised that day put the TT livery already
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Silver A22 exhibited at ABCD seems to be SMB3166X. Not for TT.
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Originally posted by SG5001C:
Silver A22 exhibited at ABCD seems to be SMB3166X. Not for TT.
Confirmed...it is most likely the regoless A22 at WPDEP where the front rego plate is placed near the windscreen.
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Originally posted by jurongresident:
When will they takeover?
29/5 , 12/6 , 19/6