SMRT has ceased operating SAF Ferry Terminal Shuttle
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Today just passed by the area. replaced by at least more than 12 of such companies' buses..
hmm.. at least more seats on these buses.. and also free up SMRT buses for regular revenue use
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there goes all the PA lances and TIB959S :p
But which company took over? And definitely they shouldn't be using coaches for the shuttle since all the recruits have very big luggage... -
Coaches? Forget itOriginally posted by kuekj:there goes all the PA lances and TIB959S :p
But which company took over? And definitely they shouldn't be using coaches for the shuttle since all the recruits have very big luggage...
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Is that Bedok Bus Company?
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During my days at Tekong, normally it would be fully SMRT buses. Only towards the end of my BMT days they started to use private coaches for Friday book outs. SMRT still operates for weekends, regardless of booking in or out.
I guess the reason of SAF choosing private coaches (if confirmed) is due to lower costs, and the ability of private companies to commit their services to SAF. SMRT Buses, to me, can't handle the charters with their current fleet size. -
Hmm, what will happen to the PA Lances in future?
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but they r awaes movin earlier den scheduled...makin me miss the specific ferry....
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Reregister to "TIB" just like the Nissan CSS buses?Originally posted by iveco:Hmm, what will happen to the PA Lances in future? -
or even put up on sale? Hope SMRT don't do such things.Originally posted by stooper:Reregister to "TIB" just like the Nissan CSS buses? -
Ey, ur statin the obvious...SMRT wont do such stuff...Originally posted by Apex-LW'21:or even put up on sale? Hope SMRT don't do such things.
If SMRT had wanted to do so, they would have done the same for the Nissans... Oh ya...y didn SMRT register Nissans as PA instead? If only that had happened... Charterin could be cheaper...and, kids in this forum would not complain about the Nissans that much... oh well, whoopee, more Lances to go around for everyone... -
I prefer the Lance than the Nissan CACOriginally posted by muziq bus:Ey, ur statin the obvious...SMRT wont do such stuff...
If SMRT had wanted to do so, they would have done the same for the Nissans... Oh ya...y didn SMRT register Nissans as PA instead? If only that had happened... Charterin could be cheaper...and, kids in this forum would not complain about the Nissans that much... oh well, whoopee, more Lances to go around for everyone... -
Yeah, TIB1258A, TIB1259Y, TIB1260S......Originally posted by stooper:Reregister to "TIB" just like the Nissan CSS buses? 
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the picture above was taken at saturday evening. there wasnt a single lance at the terminal or along loyang then..
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I think that they should had struck with the Lances. I know, because I had my Induction Program at Pulau Tekong not too long ago (PES E here...
). Those people who have to lug those ultra-heavy SAF-issue bags will know have to climb several high steps to get on to these coach-like buses, instead of the one step on the Lances, and they will not have the option of putting it somewhere else too (still remembered that a lot of my bunkmates used that extra space at the rear of every lance as luggage space).
Maybe they should have considered using those former Airbus low-floor buses, some of which are now with some private bus company whose name I can't recall right now, while a few others are still with SBS Transit with PA plates, I believe. Those buses are low-floor, and come with dedicated luggage space. Even if SAF wanted to use cheaper coach-like buses, they should have considered using those buses whenever people book out én massé from Pulau Tekong, lugging those giantic bags... -
I think I can explain what happened. Around the same time, I think a pri sch at PSR booked a fairly largely fleet of SMRT buses for almost the whole day. Besides 1 MB0405 Hispano that arrived for 1 trip, the rest appears to be the PA Lances supported by Lances 245 from AMKDEP. Maybe that's why pte buses were used for NS folks.
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haiyahhh easy said why must hire or charter buses? aren't they soldiers?? haha.. take 5 tonner instead la.. more free liao.. juz take from MT LINE only... then juz shuttle it!
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West Point is using those Scania L113CRL's.Originally posted by eX.A.K.R.:I think that they should had struck with the Lances. I know, because I had my Induction Program at Pulau Tekong not too long ago (PES E here... ). Those people who have to lug those ultra-heavy SAF-issue bags will know have to climb several high steps to get on to these coach-like buses, instead of the one step on the Lances, and they will not have the option of putting it somewhere else too (still remembered that a lot of my bunkmates used that extra space at the rear of every lance as luggage space).
Maybe they should have considered using those former Airbus low-floor buses, some of which are now with some private bus company whose name I can't recall right now, while a few others are still with SBS Transit with PA plates, I believe. Those buses are low-floor, and come with dedicated luggage space. Even if SAF wanted to use cheaper coach-like buses, they should have considered using those buses whenever people book out én massé from Pulau Tekong, lugging those giantic bags... -
3625D: so are the Lances back on Tekong Shuttles?Originally posted by FERRARIman:haiyahhh easy said why must hire or charter buses? aren't they soldiers?? haha.. take 5 tonner instead la.. more free liao.. juz take from MT LINE only... then juz shuttle it!
sorry, now we no longer use LST to ship our recruits to Tekong and back, how you wan to squeeze tonners on it. and it'll take one whole hour and cost more to ferry all the tonners back to mainland.
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no la...
its still those coaches...
i tink its the contract wif smrt expired n dis pte bus coy managed to provide the lowest bid to saf... -
you mean RPLs? i don't think LSTs can dock at Tekong Ferry Terminal.Originally posted by ^tamago^:3625D: so are the Lances back on Tekong Shuttles?
sorry, now we no longer use LST to ship our recruits to Tekong and back, how you wan to squeeze tonners on it. and it'll take one whole hour and cost more to ferry all the tonners back to mainland. -
yeah.. obvious SMRT did not get to re-new the contract..
same case as SBS's Jurong Island
You all noticed SBS and SMRT hardly has any long-term contract charter services? (currently, theres the IKEA one)
the SBS Ngee Ann polytechnic is there for historic reasons, and also because the buses can call at the interchange.
same for turf city.. can call at the interchange, but the AMK one is a private one cos no need to park at interchange -
RPL? Can talk way back to the Commando JettyOriginally posted by ^tamago^:3625D: so are the Lances back on Tekong Shuttles?
sorry, now we no longer use LST to ship our recruits to Tekong and back, how you wan to squeeze tonners on it. and it'll take one whole hour and cost more to ferry all the tonners back to mainland. -
Just too bad for me, I was hoping to experience more Lance.
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They should just get seatless buses for the SAF shuttle services. Something like the shuttle buses from the airport runway to the terminal .
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polytechnic wat...they r rich...Originally posted by 105090:the SBS Ngee Ann polytechnic is there for historic reasons, and also because the buses can call at the interchange.