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Traction and torque are 2 different things. What you are talking abt in the statement above is traction; which is the abrasion between the wheel and the road surface. Torque is the turning effort of the engine.Originally posted by ^tamago^:rear. dennis trident and 997A is driven on the middle axle though. very interesting.
rear-wheel drive is suited for heavy vehicles cos it provides better traction or torque. -
then is torque liao. got reason why i put a "or" there cos alrd return all my knowledge to teacher liao.Originally posted by The_Bus_Guide:Traction and torque are 2 different things. What you are talking abt in the statement above is traction; which is the abrasion between the wheel and the road surface. Torque is the turning effort of the engine.
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i believe they will be driving a fixed shift everyday. only service will change.Originally posted by SBS BUSES LOVER:does a BC know what svc he is going to drive in advance ? . i think so . sometimes overhear that BC going to drive what svc tmr ..etc
but , if he is driving a particular svc for that day , will he get to choose whethere to do split shift or A/P shift >? or will SBST decide for the BC ? -
Svc 200 is from Kent RIdge. ANyway, Kent Ridge has Svc 10 from ARBP while the rest come from BBDEP.Originally posted by 105090:BB and AR shares buses more frequently than between AMK and Braddell..
thats why BB buses always found on AR buses and the other way round.. also because of the bus services eg. at Buona Vista, u have 74,200 from BB, but 91,95,32 from AR. At Clementi, 14, 96 from AR, but 99,165, 166 from BB etc
for AMK and Braddell, the sharing of buses are less frequent.. Braddell buses usually on Toa Payoh, Eunos and sv131... AMK is St Michael's, Shenton Way, AMK, YCK -
sharing of buses fro AM/BR is quite common also.Originally posted by 105090:for AMK and Braddell, the sharing of buses are less frequent.. Braddell buses usually on Toa Payoh, Eunos and sv131... AMK is St Michael's, Shenton Way, AMK, YCK
u can see SBS9587 (SV 28 ), SBS9817 (SV 31), SBS9580 (SV 88 ), park in AMDEP instead of BRAM. There are a lot more TP buses which park in AMDEP. -
For standby BCs, I'm not sure, but for perm BCs, they defintely know.Originally posted by SBS BUSES LOVER:does a BC know what svc he is going to drive in advance ? . i think so . sometimes overhear that BC going to drive what svc tmr ..etc
but , if he is driving a particular svc for that day , will he get to choose whethere to do split shift or A/P shift >? or will SBST decide for the BC ?
For 179 BCs, during the Special timetable, they knew which weeks they were going to do 179 and which weeks they would be acting as Standby BCs in advance.
For 179, I observe, drivers doing A/P shift buses will alternate.
E.g. From 1A - 5A, 6P - 10P
1st week do 1A
2nd week do 7P
3rd week do 3A
4th week do 9P
5th week do 5A
6th week do 6P
etc
The S/E drivers rotate among themselves. Every week they move up 1 shift number (except 3 BCs). Otherwise, they move up to E shift for 1 week then back down to S shift on the following week.
But there will be exceptions sometimes... If they arrive late or something, they might be allocated to other shifts, like A/P doing S shifts or other services. -
That means AM buses can park in BR and vice-versa? Then when do they return them to the allocated depot since the timesheet states only 1 depot? Later end up one depot with all the buses, the other with no buses!Originally posted by lemon1974:sharing of buses fro AM/BR is quite common also.
u can see SBS9587 (SV 28 ), SBS9817 (SV 31), SBS9580 (SV 88 ), park in AMDEP instead of BRAM. There are a lot more TP buses which park in AMDEP. -
think so for your first question. Not sure abt your last question.Originally posted by stooper:That means AM buses can park in BR and vice-versa? Then when do they return them to the allocated depot since the timesheet states only 1 depot? Later end up one depot with all the buses, the other with no buses!
u can alway see TP buses off service back to AMDEP in the evening or late night... buses from SV 155/ SV 8/ SV 31/ SV 28/ SV 88 etc but not all the buses.. some buses will still go back to BRAM.
most of the time i see BR buses in AM.
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Some services like 242 & 243 have fixed BCs, timeslots & buses, except for cameos which the BCs will be informed by the computer when they report for duty.Originally posted by stooper:For standby BCs, I'm not sure, but for perm BCs, they defintely know.
For 179 BCs, during the Special timetable, they knew which weeks they were going to do 179 and which weeks they would be acting as Standby BCs in advance.
For 179, I observe, drivers doing A/P shift buses will alternate.
E.g. From 1A - 5A, 6P - 10P
1st week do 1A
2nd week do 7P
3rd week do 3A
4th week do 9P
5th week do 5A
6th week do 6P
etc
The S/E drivers rotate among themselves. Every week they move up 1 shift number (except 3 BCs). Otherwise, they move up to E shift for 1 week then back down to S shift on the following week.
But there will be exceptions sometimes... If they arrive late or something, they might be allocated to other shifts, like A/P doing S shifts or other services.
There is a duty roster put up in the depot & in the interchange for standby BCs to inform them of whether they are on standby for noshows, or which services they will be driving, time of report, shift number & bus rego. Those on standby will wait in the depot (am) & in the interchange (pm) until the starter tell them which service, time & rego.
174M BCs are all standby BCs, they will refer to the roster for Mondays to Thursdays.
1N - 3N BCs are fixed, and they do only A shift on Mon - Thur.
4N - 6N BCs rotate among themselves, moving up 1 shift number every week. They do only P shift on Mon - Thur, except for the 6N BC who will also do P shift on Friday. -
For 242 S shifts & E shift, I notice something strange. The BC and buses are fixed, but the duty is different.Originally posted by samtlk:Some services like 242 & 243 have fixed BCs, timeslots & buses, except for cameos which the BCs will be informed by the computer when they report for duty.
E.g., the white hair guy always does 3783E
the balding guy always does 3863H.
But their duty changes every week. So the BC will always be on the same bus but on different timeslots. That's why the 242 to 179 morning x-over changes every week. (Last week was 3783E, this week is 3755L, next week should be 3863H)
Interesting. Now I find out there is another type of shift, N shift. Night SHift
174M BCs are all standby BCs, they will refer to the roster for Mondays to Thursdays.
1N - 3N BCs are fixed, and they do only A shift on Mon - Thur.
4N - 6N BCs rotate among themselves, moving up 1 shift number every week. They do only P shift on Mon - Thur, except for the 6N BC who will also do P shift on Friday.
Is there anything different between 1N - 3N and 4N - 6N? 1N - 3N is earlier and 4N - 6N is later?
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AM buses park at BR and vice versa is normal...Originally posted by lemon1974:sharing of buses fro AM/BR is quite common also.
u can see SBS9587 (SV 28 ), SBS9817 (SV 31), SBS9580 (SV 88 ), park in AMDEP instead of BRAM. There are a lot more TP buses which park in AMDEP.
but the sharing of buses is much lower..
any AMK bus hardly cameos on a BR service etc etc..
take an example of sv88 (from BRAM) it gets about 2-4 SP merc WA daily. all from BRAM. so far i havent seen any AMK bus cameo on 88 yet etc..
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You should open your eyes a bit more,Originally posted by 105090:AM buses park at BR and vice versa is normal...
but the sharing of buses is much lower..
any AMK bus hardly cameos on a BR service etc etc..
take an example of sv88 (from BRAM) it gets about 2-4 SP merc WA daily. all from BRAM. so far i havent seen any AMK bus cameo on 88 yet etc..
thats the interesting part!, its very common to see AMDEP buses on 88. The most recent one I've seen was 9101J which is AM 72. Vice versa, it is common to see 88 buses on AMDEP svcs, eg. 9618K on 168 whcih I saw recently. -
no difference...just an internal arrangement among themselves when the service first started. 1N - 3N BCs can be rostered to do S, T or P shifts on weekdays (although rare) if there are not enough people. 1N is the first & last bus.Originally posted by stooper:Interesting. Now I find out there is another type of shift, N shift. Night SHift
Is there anything different between 1N - 3N and 4N - 6N? 1N - 3N is earlier and 4N - 6N is later? -
Hmmm... Are there T shifts 174 on weekdays? What regos?Originally posted by samtlk:1N - 3N BCs can be rostered to do S, T or P shifts on weekdays (although rare) if there are not enough people -
They do T shifts on other services, not necessary only 174, afterall they're also standby BCs...and yes there are T shifts on 174. I only know one of them is SBS413T.Originally posted by stooper:Hmmm... Are there T shifts 174 on weekdays? What regos? -
What is the operator of the "Kranji Shuttle" bus service?
Bus Plus? Or other companies? -
If i'm not wrong is busplus , but the bus is wholly ad...Originally posted by SGEMP:What is the operator of the "Kranji Shuttle" bus service?
Bus Plus? Or other companies? -
does apple i-pod ever place ads on sbs/smrt buses?
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AFAIK there are some buses in Singapore installed with "TVMobile" TV sets.
will the bus company be required to pay TV license fees for these sets? -
No... don't have...Originally posted by SGEMP:AFAIK there are some buses in Singapore installed with "TVMobile" TV sets.
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Only the SBST ones, not those from SMRT.Originally posted by stooper:No... don't have... -
Not all SBST buses have TVM , the JB MK3's dun have it at all , the MK2's alsoOriginally posted by iveco:Only the SBST ones, not those from SMRT. -
no. the promotion where they give out ibooks and ipod nano's, it's sponsored by singtel.Originally posted by chikopek:does apple i-pod ever place ads on sbs/smrt buses?
apple is clearing stocks of 1gb. u can buy cheaply in bulk. the ibooks are actually leftovers from singnet's promotion last year. -
hmm.. can the bus capt see ur concession card (the pri/sec/jc one) expiry date on his screen when u tap it?
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auto wad. you tap but card cannot use if expired(unless you extend it ofcourse)