WhAt Happened ??

• Acx1688

  10 Dec 04, 22:57

  From the rear of the bus, it really looks like a Transbus Enviro500 used by KMB
  realli nd to confirm...
• Acx1688

  2 Jan 05, 22:54

  Eh anyone with any latest news wrt DD demonstrator?
  Rego? Chassis? Engine?
• Superbus

  2 Jan 05, 23:20

  Originally posted by Acx1688:

  Eh anyone with any latest news wrt DD demonstrator?
  Rego? Chassis? Engine?

  Like what some of us have repeatedly say, it is a Volvo Super Olympian. The only difference is the bodywork. No further information available.
• ^tamago^

  2 Jan 05, 23:31

  Originally posted by Acx1688:

  Eh anyone with any latest news wrt DD demonstrator?
  Rego? Chassis? Engine?

  it is a B10TL, same engine and chassis as the VSO's.
  
  note the radiator on the right, a trademark of the B10TL.
  
  B9TL's have radiators at the back.
• ah_kwang

  2 Jan 05, 23:53

  Volvo Buses secures order for 150 double-deck buses for Singapore
  
  Volvo Buses has secured a contract to supply 150 double-deck buses to Singapore's largest public bus operator, SBS Transit. SBS Transit has around 2,700 buses in its city-bus fleet of which 66% are Volvo.
  
  This is the first major order for the new Volvo B9TL 3-axle double-deck chassis, which is equipped with a 9.4-litre Euro-3 engine, multi-speed automatic gearbox
  with inbuilt retarder.
  
  The B9TL features low independent front suspension, providing SBS Transit
  passengers ease of access with a low and stepless entry and exit at front and rear doors.
  
  The chassis is fitted ex-factory with 2 x 140 amp alternators and 3 x rotary
  air-conditioning compressors, providing strong and reliable cooling for
  Singapore's hot and humid climate. This feature also provides for a quick recovery
  cycle of the upper and lower saloon temperature, following multiple and frequent
  opening and closing during service of passenger entry and exit doors.
  
  The 150 B9TL chassis are to be built at Volvo Buses plant at Borås, Sweden,
  with the bodies manufactured in Singapore by ComfortDelGro Engineering.
  Deliveries of the complete buses will commence in August 2005 and continue for 12 months.
  
  December 28, 2004
  
  Can be a B9TL too... since SBST is confirmed buying them so the demo can also me B9TL. The above news is from Volvo Website.
• ah_kwang

  2 Jan 05, 23:53

  duplicate deleted.
• Superbus

  3 Jan 05, 00:12

  Originally posted by ah_kwang:
  [b]Volvo Buses secures order for 150 double-deck buses for Singapore
  
  Can be a B9TL too... since SBST is confirmed buying them so the demo can also me B9TL. The above news is from Volvo Website.[/b]

  It's true SBST placed an order for 150 Volvo B9TLs. However, some of us had a first hand look at the Demo bus and once again I reiterate, it is a Volvo Super Olympian. There is currently no B9TL on Singapore soil.
• SBS3624G

  9 Jan 05, 10:43

  Wait for it to appear lor.........
• SBS9816E

  9 Jan 05, 23:19

  Just to mention that the bodywork for the demo is by some local body-builder. Not much details have been released. Tamago, may I remind you that displaying the above photo may cause unnecessary commotion, especially if SBST staffs see it? Also, you did not acknowledge the person who has taken the photo. I wonder if these thoughts have come across your mind.