Cool interior for SBS bus
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24-year-old student, Ng Tze Chong, wasn't quite sure what he'd walked into when he boarded Bus 153 at the Hougang Interchange.
It was 11.45pm, Tuesday (23 Jan) and he was on the last bus out of the interchange.
The normal rows of seats had been removed, and in its place, a decor that would have been just right for a lounge.
Tze Chong who was headed out to meet a friend knew he was in for a fun ride as other passengers were bound to be caught unawares.
"I was amused to see the initial reaction of those who boarded the bus," he said.
But everyone recovered quite quickly and made their way to a seat.
Tze Chong loves the look of the bus interior but wonders how practical it is as there may not be enough seats for all.
But he figures it must be part of a big publicity campaign by Nokia as he saw huge ads by the mobile phone company all over the bus.
Still, there are no complaints by him as he looks forward to the day when he is alone in the bus and "can stretch out and sleep on the back sofa".
Lim Soon Hua, Manager of SBS group's corporate communications gave the following reply:
There are three buses in this Nokia promotion. They are deployed on services 132, 162 and 153 and are over and above our scheduled number of buses for these services. The feedback we have received is generally positive. Some passengers were surprised by the overall look and feel of the buses and many were actually seen taking photographs of the interior.
The often heard comments are "it really offers an enjoyable and comfortable ride" and "I like the music on board.
The free rides on special routes started from Dec 06 and will stretch till Mar 07. These routes are planned to cover areas in the vicinity of the pubs.
From 20/1 to 16/2, the Nokia Music Bus will ply on its special routes from Wed to Sat. The free rides are between 9pm to 1am. Any other days, commuters will have to pay their fares as per the norm. -
i tink this is news is abit old liao rite???
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I thought it's been posted somewhere?
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oh wow. for more info:
it seems the free rides segment of the trips mde by the buses have been extended to erm 16 feb...hmmmm
i assume they stll do city loops like christmas
for more info see BIH forum > press releases > Christmas night spotting's/press releases
BIh features SBS2779U as the nokia music mobile with EDS desto programmed for the free trip rides. (taken by me lar....)
also BIH will soon bring u feature about the Singtel dial dunno what for music bus
NOKIA MUSIC BUS
SBS2779U (EDS desto) - 153
SBS2812 - 162
SBS2696 - 132 (is TV slightly spoilt still?)
SINGTEL DIAL MUSIC BUS
SBS2817 - >??
SBS2818 - perm 100
one more spotted on 66
ZYX -
do you prefer this new interior bus or the old one ???
i think the old 1 is more practical -
tis new one is temporary one....sooner or later sure change back...
this new interior might be good, but if you want to get more passengers/you want get a seat, then its bad already. -
this is old news. get me some new ones; you ancient git. =)
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...and I still have no luck catching this bus, despite my efforts. I have tried waiting out for it on route 162, but no luck.
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But they say SBS leh... I thot only SBSTransit got?
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SBS2779A, not SBS2779UOriginally posted by ZYX2005:oh wow. for more info:
it seems the free rides segment of the trips mde by the buses have been extended to erm 16 feb...hmmmm
i assume they stll do city loops like christmas
for more info see BIH forum > press releases > Christmas night spotting's/press releases
BIh features SBS2779U as the nokia music mobile with EDS desto programmed for the free trip rides. (taken by me lar....)
also BIH will soon bring u feature about the Singtel dial dunno what for music bus
NOKIA MUSIC BUS
SBS2779U (EDS desto) - 153
SBS2812 - 162
SBS2696 - 132 (is TV slightly spoilt still?)
SINGTEL DIAL MUSIC BUS
SBS2817 - >??
SBS2818 - perm 100
one more spotted on 66
ZYX
For Singtel *4 Music
SBS2817Z - 105
SBS2818X - 100
SBS2820M - 7
SBS2823E - 16
SBS2825A - 174
SBS2832D - 33 -
got any picture on how the 66 looks like?
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There is no Singtel *4 Music perm 66Originally posted by Purplehaze623:got any picture on how the 66 looks like? -
so the EDS display on 2779A not amusing enough for this guy to highlight it to STOMP.
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i agree with you when it comes to practicality.Originally posted by ghimpheng:do you prefer this new interior bus or the old one ???
i think the old 1 is more practical
but i think the new one gives a comfy feel to its passengers and anyway, changing its interior from time to time is a good thing too. -
Take your grudge against Ghimpheng somewhere else, poofter.Originally posted by trendz:this is old news. get me some new ones; you ancient git. =)
If you tried to gain admission into Bis InfoHub, you'd certainly be turned away.
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roger that. easy enough to mistke a 174 bus for a 66 one when mjority of Mk Dm 3500s going by Bt batok east ave 3 are 66s...Originally posted by SBS9806J:There is no Singtel *4 Music perm 66
ZYX -
you sound bloody pathetic, cretine; and it seems the only word in your range of vocab is 'poofter'. sad sod. You must have flopped your GP terribly. LOL!Originally posted by iveco:Take your grudge against Ghimpheng somewhere else, poofter.
If you tried to gain admission into Bis InfoHub, you'd certainly be turned away.
Like I would f*ckin' give a damn; you imbecilic moron. 
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i think our dear stomper got a blur pic n cant post itOriginally posted by sinicker:so the EDS display on 2779A not amusing enough for this guy to highlight it to STOMP.
yeh yeh check out the nokia music mobile logo programmed for electronic signbaord in BIH on this SBS2779 bus. (heck the suffix lols)
lols
ZYX -
Hmm, you sound like someone with a case of sour grapes. If you wish to flame me, come to my forum and leave this thread for bus spotters.Originally posted by trendz:you sound bloody pathetic, cretine; and it seems the only word in your range of vocab is 'poofter'. sad sod. You must have flopped your GP terribly. LOL!
Like I would f*ckin' give a damn; you imbecilic moron. -
other man utd fan trying to start a war in a non-football topicOriginally posted by trendz:this is old news. get me some new ones; you ancient git. =)
nothing to say -
please don't assume. you sound like a total idiot.Originally posted by ghimpheng:other man utd fan trying to start a war in a non-football topic
nothing to say -
wow~!!
Singapore is world-class, isn't it??