bus conductors
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anyone out there has any experience with bus conductors in Singapore? they bring back the good old nostalgic memories. for myself, i remember most prominently that 170 used to have bus conductors until Jun 1993. Thereafter, the bus conductor style tickets were still being sold in Johor Baru as well as Woodlands Checkpoint.
also, i remembered boarding a bus conductor City Shuttle Bus in 1990.
the last time i took a bus conductor bus in singapore was in 1998, when the 2nd Link just opened and the Malaysian bus company Maju operated service 262.
now, we still can find bus conductors in Johor, namely the S&S bus service from JB to Kulai, and a few rare buses...care to share your experiences? -
Johor side is because there pay by RM... Say the fare here is $1.00 cash, there board in JB is RM1.00 though ez-link cards are counted in SGD for bth sidesOriginally posted by i_love_blacky:anyone out there has any experience with bus conductors in Singapore? they bring back the good old nostalgic memories. for myself, i remember most prominently that 170 used to have bus conductors until Jun 1993. Thereafter, the bus conductor style tickets were still being sold in Johor Baru as well as Woodlands Checkpoint.
also, i remembered boarding a bus conductor City Shuttle Bus in 1990.
the last time i took a bus conductor bus in singapore was in 1998, when the 2nd Link just opened and the Malaysian bus company Maju operated service 262.
now, we still can find bus conductors in Johor, namely the S&S bus service from JB to Kulai, and a few rare buses...care to share your experiences?
SJE still uses punch hole tickets -
saw many of our SBStransit used ticket machine install in many of JB new buses can still see the metal stampped logo of SBS
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You mean the ticket box?Originally posted by zaxis:saw many of our SBStransit used ticket machine install in many of JB new buses can still see the metal stampped logo of SBS -
Right on, that's what zaxis is referring. Found on most Maju Hino OMO buses and GML Lines.Originally posted by sbst275:You mean the ticket box? -
Muahahahah... SBS bus ticket box on MY buses... Somemore got SBS bus in JBOriginally posted by PJ_Quek:Right on, that' what zaxis is referring. Found on most Maju Hino OMO buses and GML Lines. -
SBS really clever... now that MK2s are leaving... and CRBs going next yrOriginally posted by sbst275:Muahahahah... SBS bus ticket box on MY buses... Somemore got SBS bus in JB
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In the 1st place, how they got the box? They buy and assemble by themselves?
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Intelligent idea by the conductors
One Maju bus which I board from JB to Larkin. The price was RM1.30, however the conductor only collected RM1 from me, without issuing ticket. Thus, the RM1 goes into his pocket, while I get to pay less for the journey. The bus company gets nothing. -
Originally posted by PJ_Quek:
That's why SBS went to OMO in 1977 to prevent this
[b]Intelligent idea by the conductors
One Maju bus which I board from JB to Larkin. The price was RM1.30, however the conductor only collected RM1 from me, without issuing ticket. Thus, the RM1 goes into his pocket, while I get to pay less for the journey. The bus company gets nothing. [/b] -
By doing this, SBS is the winner even over the years right till today, where we used Ez Link.Originally posted by sbst275:That's why SBS went to OMO in 1977 to prevent this -
MY is really behind us... We OMO, they still TMO..Originally posted by PJ_Quek:By doing this, SBS is the winner even over the years right till today, where we used Ez Link.
We here use magnetic card, partial OMO/ TMO system
We use ez-link, there just OMTS -
huh?Originally posted by sbst275:MY is really behind us... We OMO, they still TMO..
We here use magnetic card, partial OMO/ TMO system
We use ez-link, there just OMTS -
IntraKota of KL has a validator on board. It looks exactly like our TransitLink ones.
Anyway, some OMO routes are also being driven by dishonest svc cpts. I had a bad experience with one such guy in KL who was driving a Triton bus in the suburb of Petaling Jaya. I paid for two persons with a RM1 note (the fare was 50c flat), but he wouldn't put it in the cash box or issue any receipt. His attitude reminded me of those pirate taxi operators. I was so incenced that I wrote a complaint to the newspaper that very night.
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170 went OMO on 5th June 1993 rite? saw the metal notice inside the bus.. Also, it was the bus which went from fully NAC to FAC on 18 Nov 2001.. 10 days before SBS becomes SBS Transit.
But how come from TMO to OMO didnt result in cheaper fares?
Also, can someone explain to me ehat does " HYBRID" means? PAC? -
Actually in 2001 bef it was converted, the TMO - OMTS notice was still onboard 1 busOriginally posted by 105090:170 went OMO on 5th June 1993 rite? saw the metal notice inside the bus.. Also, it was the bus which went from fully NAC to FAC on 18 Nov 2001.. 10 days before SBS becomes SBS Transit.
But how come from TMO to OMO didnt result in cheaper fares?
Also, can someone explain to me ehat does " HYBRID" means? PAC?
Hybird means Bus and MRT stamp comb -
from wat i know, only 182 had this type of fare structure before. i suppose it mean part of the fleet is TMO and the rest are OMO-DRF.Originally posted by 105090:170 went OMO on 5th June 1993 rite? saw the metal notice inside the bus.. Also, it was the bus which went from fully NAC to FAC on 18 Nov 2001.. 10 days before SBS becomes SBS Transit.
But how come from TMO to OMO didnt result in cheaper fares?
Also, can someone explain to me ehat does " HYBRID" means? PAC? -
TIBS service 182 happens to be the last to use the hybrid system. When SBS first introduced the One-Man Operation (OMO) back in the late 1970s, they did not convert the whole fleet of some services to OMO (at that time it was using step fare, not distance related fare). Part of these fleet still use conductors and so they are called HYBRID services.Originally posted by ^tamago^:from wat i know, only 182 had this type of fare structure before. i suppose it mean part of the fleet is TMO and the rest are OMO-DRF.
In 1982, the following services use the Hybrid system.
2, 74, 83, 132, 157, 160, 165, 184, 196, 198, 209, -
Some of Malaysia bus operators had the Toch n Go magnetic card too just like our own EZ-Link system
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Cityliner uses this system. So does SPNB (PutraLine buses and trains). THe T&G card is also used on the North-South Expressway and 2nd Link.Originally posted by carbikebus:Some of Malaysia bus operators had the Toch n Go magnetic card too just like our own EZ-Link system -
i remember service 100. the exit/entrance is in the centre of the bus. the conductor will stand at the steps of the exit/entrance. when the bus is ready to move the conductor will say in his hokkien accent 'go ahead'.
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Originally posted by sbst275:MY is really behind us... We OMO, they still TMO..
We here use magnetic card, partial OMO/ TMO system
We use ez-link, there just OMTS
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omo is one man operation.
tmo i presume is two men operation. -
The bus had 1 door only? Hmm...I remember during the conductor era that most (if not all) drivers don't bother to close the front door. Maybe to let in the air? Or maybe to not waste time at bus stops waintg for the doors to open and close? Those hydraulic doors are really slow but there are some which open and close with a bang.Originally posted by dragg:i remember service 100. the exit/entrance is in the centre of the bus. the conductor will stand at the steps of the exit/entrance. when the bus is ready to move the conductor will say in his hokkien accent 'go ahead'.
I recall the various methods conductors use to alert the driver to move off. Shouting "Go head" was common. So was pressing the buzzer which was practised on SBS buses. Some would tap their ticket punch on the railing making a nice "ding ding" sound. Others would knock it on the roof making a horrid "bonk bonk" sound.
Whatever the case, one thing that I've never seen/recall were conductors on DDs. Were there any? Or were DDs reserved only for OMO? -
Originally posted by The_Bus_Guide:
when sv 170 used mk2s, the officers at WDL checkpoint also likes to hit the side of the bus to alert the driver to close the door and move off. mk2s and LO2x were extremely vulnerable to abuses
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I recall the various methods conductors use to alert the driver to move off. Shouting "Go head" was common. So was pressing the buzzer which was practised on SBS buses. Some would tap their ticket punch on the railing making a nice "ding ding" sound. Others would knock it on the roof making a horrid "bonk bonk" sound.
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