SAF taking over ARBP?
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Service 14 for some reason is ARBP controlled. Look at the timesheet in the other forum.Originally posted by sbs&tibs:Service 14 in ARBP? I thought it was deployed by BNDEP & BBDEP.
If all ARBP services move to BB, BBDEP might get bloated. It have to hand some services over to SLBP. -
I had seen a off-service service 92 Mk2 WA NAC coming out from BBDEP.Originally posted by iveco:Is 92 based in BBDEP as well? I've seen off duty Dennis Darts (with 92 rear desto) passing by my house (C'wealth Ave West) heading in a westerly direction. Also seen VO2Xes with 74 side & rear destoes driving in the right-most lane. -
506 is the top candidate for moving to SLBP in that case.Originally posted by sbs&tibs:Service 14 in ARBP? I thought it was deployed by BNDEP & BBDEP.
If all ARBP services move to BB, BBDEP might get bloated. It have to hand some services over to SLBP. -
No need, some services like 166 can be majority based in AMDEP. push 160 to SLBP, then Maintainace of JB MK3s have to go back to BB or otherwise build one at SLBP. Or else, move 198 over.Originally posted by iveco:506 is the top candidate for moving to SLBP in that case.
Candidates for BBDEP to SLBP:
1: 506 (but a bit too far when travelling back from BDK Int).
2: 160 (maintainace troubles me)
3: 198 (but this guy is control by BMR) -
Hard for 160 to be transferred out of BBDEP. All the JB routes are controled from there.Originally posted by sbs&tibs:No need, some services like 166 can be majority based in AMDEP. push 160 to SLBP, then Maintainace of JB MK3s have to go back to BB or otherwise build one at SLBP. Or else, move 198 over.
Candidates for BBDEP to SLBP:
1: 506 (but a bit too far when travelling back from BDK Int).
2: 160 (maintainace troubles me)
3: 198 (but this guy is control by BMR)
So what if 198 is controlled from BMR, it still counts BNL as one of its terminating points. -
u gottaask if BNL wanna take another bus:pOriginally posted by iveco:Hard for 160 to be transferred out of BBDEP. All the JB routes are controled from there.
So what if 198 is controlled from BMR, it still counts BNL as one of its terminating points. -
Sv 198 comes under the control of Bukit Merah Route Group and has been with BBDEP for historical reasons.Originally posted by iveco:Hard for 160 to be transferred out of BBDEP. All the JB routes are controled from there.
So what if 198 is controlled from BMR, it still counts BNL as one of its terminating points. -
not entirely true...Originally posted by SBS9818A:Sv 198 comes under the control of Bukit Merah Route Group and has been with BBDEP for historical reasons.
when 198 was still Jurong - Sims Drive, it came under the jurong route group. it only went to BBdep control when it was shorten to Bt Merah BNL. i would think it was sole BBdep deploed for the reason that SLBP/JRdep had too many services to cope with then (dun forget that CLE was previously under JRdep)
hence the statement you made isnot really politically correct -
If CLE was under JRDEP control, we wouldn't be seeing Mk IIs on CLE feeders. Instead, we'd be seeing lots of Mercs. Many of CLE Mk IIs sometimes had BBT Int routes' destoes on board. How do you explain that?Originally posted by SBST390:not entirely true...
when 198 was still Jurong - Sims Drive, it came under the jurong route group. it only went to BBdep control when it was shorten to Bt Merah BNL. i would think it was sole BBdep deploed for the reason that SLBP/JRdep had too many services to cope with then (dun forget that CLE was previously under JRdep)
hence the statement you made isnot really politically correct -
CM Merz NAC ever did 282, 284 and 285 back in the late 90sOriginally posted by iveco:If CLE was under JRDEP control, we wouldn't be seeing Mk IIs on CLE feeders. Instead, we'd be seeing lots of Mercs. Many of CLE Mk IIs sometimes had BBT Int routes' destoes on board. How do you explain that?
and correct me if i am wrong.. CLE was transferred to BBdep after CCK was given up to tibs -
They also appeared on BBT routes like 77 & 361. I believe they were on loan to BBT as many of the MK IIs were retrofitted to CAC during that time. That was before SBS won the NEL tender. During that time, they still controlled the northwest sector.Originally posted by SBST390:CM Merz NAC ever did 282, 284 and 285 back in the late 90s
If CLE was transferred to BBDEP only in 2000, why have the Mk IIs dominated in CLE estate for so long? They have been around since the last B57 was retired. Really quite sick of them sometimes. -
why? but never mind...u can wait till 7 months later then u won't see da mk2 anymore....Originally posted by iveco:They also appeared on BBT routes like 77 & 361. I believe they were on loan to BBT as many of the MK IIs were retrofitted to CAC during that time. That was before SBS won the NEL tender. During that time, they still controlled the northwest sector.
If CLE was transferred to BBDEP only in 2000, why have the Mk IIs dominated in CLE estate for so long? They have been around since the last B57 was retired. Really quite sick of them sometimes. -
SLBP has Mk2s too...svc 333/335 are full Mk2.Originally posted by iveco:They also appeared on BBT routes like 77 & 361. I believe they were on loan to BBT as many of the MK IIs were retrofitted to CAC during that time. That was before SBS won the NEL tender. During that time, they still controlled the northwest sector.
If CLE was transferred to BBDEP only in 2000, why have the Mk IIs dominated in CLE estate for so long? They have been around since the last B57 was retired. Really quite sick of them sometimes. -
SLBP Mk IIs are few in number. BBDEP & HGDEP are majority Mk II & Mk III dominated. Also, CLE svcs occasionally had BBT svcs destoes on board. And I am talking about the period from 1995-9.
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BBDEP HAD O405s. How do you explain Sv. 188 having O405s when newly introduced, and Sv. 175 having NAC O405s in the early 90s?
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Originally posted by SBS9818A:
But not as many as the old JRBP, though. Anyway, 3875 ever served on 188. It looked like a runaround bus, having been sighted on 333 as well.
BBDEP [b]HAD O405s. How do you explain Sv. 188 having O405s when newly introduced, and Sv. 175 having NAC O405s in the early 90s?[/b] -
Originally posted by SBS9818A:
For info, service 175 had OAC O405s. The service was FAC when re-introduced (current route).
BBDEP [b]HAD O405s. How do you explain Sv. 188 having O405s when newly introduced, and Sv. 175 having NAC O405s in the early 90s?[/b] -
Oh well, looks like my memory is rusty. I remember taking Sv. 175 O405s to my cousin's place in CCK though.Originally posted by tranquilice:For info, service 175 had OAC O405s. The service was FAC when re-introduced (current route). -
175 was kind of PAC i think... i was serving NS in LCK and have ever travelled on nAC o405sOriginally posted by tranquilice:For info, service 175 had OAC O405s. The service was FAC when re-introduced (current route). -
First FAC then converted to PAC.Originally posted by SBST390:175 was kind of PAC i think... i was serving NS in LCK and have ever travelled on nAC o405s -
TranquilIce, how much do you know about CLE buses? Was CLE Int ever controlled from the old JRDEP before or was it BBDEP all the way?
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units in nearby Ayer Rajah Camp will move to Kranji Camp around 2006/7*. tis is due to the redevelopment of the One North region together with the opening of Queensway extension to AYE. re-zoning the land for commercial use seems practical considering the new road development nearby.
Gloucester Camp (a depot & a small transport battalion) next to Ayer Rajah Camp can easily take over ARBP and use its facilities since it is a depot anyway. (you can see tis camp from AYE, Portsdown Rd bus stop). hence, the feasibility is there. also, ST Kinetics workshop, which also does heavy maintenance jobs for the army, has a gate at both Portsdown Rd and Ayer Rajah Ave, hence the vital maintenance link is not lost.
*only tis news is confirmed to be true. -
Can't remember.Originally posted by iveco:TranquilIce, how much do you know about CLE buses? Was CLE Int ever controlled from the old JRDEP before or was it BBDEP all the way?
I also want to know. 
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Where did the Mk IIs on 282 that replaced the B57s come from, then? I swear 1698 was an ex-189 bus, since it had a small notice on the side telling interviewees for Svc Cpt positions to take 189 to BBDEP. It also had 1723 (previously AR 123, but ARBP is a sister depot). Both were deployed one after another. Don't tell me both were x-ferred to JRDEP?Originally posted by tranquilice:Can't remember. I also want to know.