Bus Service Plates
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Count me in ..Originally posted by muziq bus:i got an extra 176 (red)(TIBS) desto...anyone interested? Extra 186 also.. -
count me in too!! Thank-you very muchOriginally posted by muziq bus:i got an extra 176 (red)(TIBS) desto...anyone interested? Extra 186 also..
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Which services used to have/currently have white and blue for rectangular side desto?Originally posted by iveco:Direction 1: Green & white (NAC), Red & blue (AC)
Direction 2: All white, green words for street names (NAC), White and blue (AC)
Off topic: the only rectangular side desto SBST does not have is the all-white one with green words for street names. -
You mean the side desto or rear desto?Originally posted by muziq bus:i got an extra 176 (red)(TIBS) desto...anyone interested? Extra 186 also..
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I'm going target a 186 old desto soon!!Originally posted by iveco:Direction 1: Green & white (NAC), Red & blue (AC)
Direction 2: All white, green words for street names (NAC), White and blue (AC)
Off topic: the only rectangular side desto SBST does not have is the all-white one with green words for street names. -
why u need these things...are they for displaying...
on the other hand, i wouldnt mind gettin any for free but i neva thought of stealin any -
Used to have:Originally posted by tranquilice:Which services used to have/currently have white and blue for rectangular side desto?
ex services which used to ply from old MacPherson Terminal and passing thru MacPherson Estate such as 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 135
221
232
services which plied from St Michael's Terminal
Currently have:
21
73
124
125
136
154
155
225
231
243
315?
317?
410
those with ? are those me not sure about? anyone can help? anything to add? -
City Shuttle service 608Originally posted by tranquilice:Which services used to have/currently have white and blue for rectangular side desto? -
I don't think there are still blue and white side destos for SBST.Originally posted by bluezombie10:Used to have:
ex services which used to ply from old MacPherson Terminal and passing thru MacPherson Estate such as 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 135
221
232
services which plied from St Michael's Terminal
Currently have:
21
73
124
125
136
154
155
225
231
243
315?
317?
410
those with ? are those me not sure about? anyone can help? anything to add? -
But it doesn't use rectangular destos, it uses square destos.Originally posted by Acx1688:City Shuttle service 608 -
Well, even feeder services like 225 still use the NAC green & white plates despite being a FAC service.Originally posted by tranquilice:I don't think there are still blue and white side destos for SBST. -
Take note, i gotten 185 and 361 plates on their last dayz
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Because it's a 2-directional feeder service. Other such services like 231, 243 and 410 have these plates too.Originally posted by iveco:Well, even feeder services like 225 still use the NAC green & white plates despite being a FAC service. -
add to the list, is SBS 160, 170. Some 170 side destos seems to be those from the 1990s uintil now, not changed.Originally posted by tranquilice:Because it's a 2-directional feeder service. Other such services like 231, 243 and 410 have these plates too. -
315 uses "Int" and "S'goon Nth"Originally posted by bluezombie10:315?
317?
those with ? are those me not sure about? anyone can help? anything to add?
317 uses "Int" and "B'wick Drive". Side Destos remains unflipped.
Drivers flip a small plate on the windscreen, concept similar to St Michaels Services, but NOT the side desto -
IN today's Straits Times forum page: it was said an EDS Electronic Display System unit costs $3500, but those plastic acrylic destos only cost $30.. SBS did make a good move there tho.. cut down frills..As compared to HK, the buses in HK are high-frills servives, thus higher fares it seems..
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Does anyone have any idea why 135 still has different colour schemes (predominant red + some white towards Marine Parade and predominant white + some red towards Ang Mo Kio) for it's side desto even though it does not ply any road twice (i.e need differentiation?)
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Maybe because it is a loop service? Merpati and Circuit Rd folks may think it is headed back towards AMK from Siglap if it only uses one side of the desto.Originally posted by supremebull:Does anyone have any idea why 135 still has different colour schemes (predominant red + some white towards Marine Parade and predominant white + some red towards Ang Mo Kio) for it's side desto even though it does not ply any road twice (i.e need differentiation?) AFAIK, 158 has no problems with that. As for 63, it uses both sides. -
sv 40 loops at macpherson estate. other svcs there are 61 63 66 154 155 158.. strange.. 155 is becos it plies the same bus stops in different direction..Originally posted by iveco:Maybe because it is a loop service? Merpati and Circuit Rd folks may think it is headed back towards AMK from Siglap if it only uses one side of the desto. AFAIK, 158 has no problems with that. As for 63, it uses both sides.
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63 has been operating from Eunos and looping at Jln Rumah Tinggi since merging with 382 in 2002.Originally posted by 105090:sv 40 and 63 loops at macpherson estate. other svcs there are 61 66 154 155 158.. strange.. 155 is becos it plies the same bus stops in different direction..
did 135 uses this format before the red-and-white destos era? -
A long time back (somewhere in the early 80s), MacPherson Estate can only be accessed by Merpati Rd and the slip road to and from Pan Island Expressway. Circuit Link has not been constructed and the link between Paya Lebar Rd & Circuit Rd was a small lane by the name of Lorong Bengkok, which is still existent today, except it has been converted into a no-through road.
Buses which used to terminate and passed by the estate used the green plate and the white plate. For buses that started its route from the estate, green plates means that the buses are going "out" (same as St Michael's services) and white plates means that the buses are terminating ("in"). For services 135, 155, 158, different plates means going towards different directions.
If you noticed the sgwiki bus guide for 1979-80 (http://www.sgwiki.com/Bus_Guides_1979-80), u would have noticed that all the services that plied all entered via Merpati Rd and exit via Mattar Rd.
svc 60 (MacPherson - Shenton Way)
svc 61 (MacPherson - Ulu Pandan)
svc 62 (MacPherson - Rumah Tinggi)
svc 63 (MacPherson - Alexandra)
svc 64 (MacPherson - Ulu Pandan)
svc 65 (MacPherson - Lower Delta)
svc 135 (Toa Payoh - Upp Changi Rd 13.3km)
svc 154 (MacPherson - Jurong)
svc 155 (Toa Payoh - Upp Changi Rd 13.3km)
svc 158 (Toa Payoh - Chai Chee)
svc 40 was amended from its previous route of Chai Chee - Prince Edward to loop at MacPherson Estate, making it one of the 1st services not to use the green/white plate system.
When Circuit Link was opened, svcs 60, 135 & 158 was amended to ply the new stretch. Slowly, as bus services from the estate began to be relocated (svcs 61, 62, 64, 65, 154) or withdrawn (svcs 60, 63), the green/white plate system still continued on. For those buses which still uses the metal plates, the green/white colours are still around and can be seen on 135 and 154. However, colours are as per normal for buses using the new plastic side destos. -
-double post-
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.. so the double colours is like a preserve of tradition
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Svc 64 was the last bus route to operate out of Macpherson Terminal. Didn't know it went to Ulu Pandan as well. Thought it looped at Mei Chin all the while. I remember it went single plate after extension to Sims Place the same year Svc 63 was re-introduced. So far, only 155 continues this old tradition of calling twice at the same stops in MacPherson Estate.
Also, 135 was later amended to become Ang Mo Kio-Marine Parade. I don't remember this route having any bi-colour system before the closure of Marine Parade terminal.
A side note, why did certain TPY routes (like 143 & 151) have different coloured plates back in the 1980s? -
Yes svc 135 had the bi-colour plate. And if I'm not wrong, it still has the bi-colour plates now. As far as I remembered, buses exiting Mattar Rd and turning right into Aljunied Rd (direction of MacPherson Rd) had white plates, while buses turning left into Aljunied Rd (direction of Geylang Rd) had green plates. Therefore summary wise:Originally posted by iveco:Svc 64 was the last bus route to operate out of Macpherson Terminal. Didn't know it went to Ulu Pandan as well. Thought it looped at Mei Chin all the while. I remember it went single plate after extension to Sims Place the same year Svc 63 was re-introduced. So far, only 155 continues this old tradition of calling twice at the same stops in MacPherson Estate.
Also, 135 was later amended to become Ang Mo Kio-Marine Parade. I don't remember this route having any bi-colour system before the closure of Marine Parade terminal.
A side note, why did certain TPY routes (like 143 & 151) have different coloured plates back in the 1980s?
135 - to Toa Payoh (white plate)
- to Upp Changi Rd (green plate)
155 - to Toa Payoh (white plate)
- to Upp Changi Rd (green plate)
158 - to Chai Chee (green plate)
- to Toa Payoh (white plate)