Volvo wins Singapore order for 150 buses
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Tuesday December 28, 5:09 PM
Volvo wins Singapore order for 150 buses
STOCKHOLM, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Swedish truck and bus maker Volvo said on Tuesday it won an order for 150 double-deck buses from Singapore's largest public bus operator SBS Transit.
Deliveries of the vehicles will start in August 2005 and continue for 12 months, Volvo said. It did not give a value of the deal. -
More details available at volvo.com. New buses are apparently B9TLs
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Originally posted by Superbus:
How about the bus bodies? anyone any idea?
Tuesday December 28, 5:09 PM
[b]Volvo wins Singapore order for 150 buses
STOCKHOLM, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Swedish truck and bus maker Volvo said on Tuesday it won an order for 150 double-deck buses from Singapore's largest public bus operator SBS Transit.
Deliveries of the vehicles will start in August 2005 and continue for 12 months, Volvo said. It did not give a value of the deal.[/b] -
Probably some "Envipano" local bodywork or hopefully the Enviro500 kit.
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Are SDs going out of fashion?
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i really hope it's the Transbus Enviro500, it's so beautiful, i took a ride in a KMB bus in HK recently, a real stunner!Originally posted by SBS9818A:Probably some "Envipano" local bodywork or hopefully the Enviro500 kit. -
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
This is from the Volvo Webbie. Confirmed B9TLs -
It's typical fleet replacement cycle, one new DD for one old DD scrapped.Originally posted by SBS3624G:Are SDs going out of fashion?
Unless peak hour travel patterns are changing rapidly downwards, I don't think they would be replacing DDs with SDs anytime soon. -
Anyway, just wondering if it is possible that they new DD will replace the Mk2s. But I hope not and i'm don't think it will. But it's quite funny that SBST are to replace the Mk2s by next year and yet there had been no confirmed orders for the Mercs O500 or any other SD. Instead, they are ordering DDs when the oldest (LO3X) are still quite far from being removed from the fleet. What do you guys think?
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I think VO2X is older? Maybe SBST wants to phase out the NAC buses quicker.Originally posted by ah_kwang:Anyway, just wondering if it is possible that they new DD will replace the Mk2s. But I hope not and i'm don't think it will. But it's quite funny that SBST are to replace the Mk2s by next year and yet there had been no confirmed orders for the Mercs O500 or any other SD. Instead, they are ordering DDs when the oldest (LO3X) are still quite far from being removed from the fleet. What do you guys think? -
This could be a replacement for the LO2X which left us in December 2003.
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I thought LO3X older?
I thought the VOs came succesively? -
i think it's the LO2X that used to serve Jurong Industrial Estate SBS is replacing...
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LO2x is older than LO3x la.Originally posted by SBS3624G:I thought LO3X older?
I thought the VOs came succesively?
LO3x will retire from 26/08/2010 to 26/04/2011, while VO2x will retire from 13/06/2011 - 23/02/2012.
LO3x (9000-9199) came in first, followed by VO3x (9200-9400), then VO2x (7198-7297).
The last of the 200 LO2x's (3550-3571,6907-6999,7113-7197) have already retired in 2003! -
I think SBST should consider bringing in more L94UBs. They are the most logical replacement for the CRBs in 2006/7. LC Dysons and a few other bus lines in Melbourne use them. In fact, the L94UBs form their main fleet.
If Scania is the world's sole supplier of Hydrogen Fuel Cell buses, I believe we will see more Scania buses around. Any bus with the "Scania" brand will always find its way into my list of favourite buses.
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I doubt the L94UBs are still under production lines.Originally posted by iveco:I think SBST should consider bringing in more L94UBs. They are the most logical replacement for the CRBs in 2006/7. LC Dysons and a few other bus lines in Melbourne use them. In fact, the L94UBs form their main fleet.
If Scania is the world's sole supplier of Hydrogen Fuel Cell buses, I believe we will see more Scania buses around. Any bus with the "Scania" brand will always find its way into my list of favourite buses.