What is the meaning of "Cameo"

• MingFreeman

  25 Dec 06, 12:05

  This word 'cameo' appears often in this forum.
  
  What does it mean when bus services have cameo?
• Volvo Olympian

  25 Dec 06, 12:42

  Means when the perm bus go to another service for 1 day only.
• eX.A.K.R.

  25 Dec 06, 13:15

  Simply put, it means that a bus that is not assigned to serve on a particular route is doing so. "Perm" is somewhat the opposite: it means a bus has been assigned to serve a particular bus route. Some buses may be a perm on more than one route, sometimes with special arrangements (for example, it will serve this route on weekdays, but on weekends, it will be assigned to another route).
  
  All spare buses (buses not assigned to any particular route) are cameos when they are used for revenue/passenger service.
• TIB1018B

  25 Dec 06, 14:06

  Cameo Replacement buses
• 105090

  25 Dec 06, 14:35

  http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cameo
  
  A gem or shell carved in relief, especially one in which the raised design and the background consist of layers of contrasting colors.
  The technique of carving in this way.
  
  A medallion with a profile cut in raised relief.
  
  A brief vivid portrayal or depiction: a literary cameo.
  
  A brief appearance of a prominent actor, as in a single scene of a motion picture. Also called cameo role.
• SBS9828X

  25 Dec 06, 16:30

  its a term that can be used almost for anything, like to do temporarily... like in movies lidat
• Donavan

  25 Dec 06, 17:20

  The simplest one: "in place of".
• 105090

  25 Dec 06, 20:40

  Originally posted by Donavan:

  The simplest one: "in place of".

  more like substitute?
  
  you use salt in place of MSG
  but salt does not cameo for MSG u know..
  
  cameo is more like a role
• sand king

  25 Dec 06, 20:47

  you all really take not of this kinda small details arh haha!
• lemon1974

  26 Dec 06, 01:19

  Originally posted by Volvo Olympian:

  Means when the perm bus go to another service for 1 day only.

  perm bus go over? what abt SP buses?
  For 1 day only? U sure?
  
• SBS9888Y

  26 Dec 06, 10:47

  ok it means when a non-perm bus enters that service as a replacement to a perm bus over at that svc... confusing eh?
  like e.g 113J is perm on 242... then lets say it has engine trouble and then maybe 167D from 154 replaces 113J we call that cameo... but 167D may need a replacement too... sometimes on weekends u do not need as many buses as weekdays like e.g BRAM 157 DDs so these buses can still be deployed to other svc as 157 does not need so many buses on weekends... so quite common to see BRAM 157 DDs on 28, 60, 88, 154... etc
• TWS4793

  26 Dec 06, 18:19

  When a bus is on 'cameo', it means that the bus that was supposed to be on a permanent service goes onto another service because the other service needs to have a replacement bus to cope with the passenger demands.
  
  For example, I may take one of the buses, say SBS 3702P (18 BNDEP). Because other buses on service 69 had probably gone on another service or had some problem and landed up at the workshop doing Preventive Maintainence or PM, this bus will go over to service 69.
  
  The 'cameo' method applies to all buses except buses which are under 'Non User Lay Up Status' like SBS 3676G, regardless of whether they are spares or they are permanent on services.
  
  Got the meaning?