Questions about Singapore Buses? Post here!!! (Part 2)
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I asked the BC of 9049C last time, when the bus couldn't be switched off. See Accident & Breakdown thread, last post on page 2. He said the bus won't run out of fuel so easily. He said the bus could run for 2 days without refueling!Originally posted by jetabt767400:Question: How much fuel does a bus carry?
What I thought: Can 'tahan' one full day with a tank? And plus its like burning so much fuel due to load and so on...
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I see, hmm, nice info, yeah, I did saw the one about the engine not able to switch off, one indeed interesting case.
Hmm, one to two days? That must be long man, haha, normally for one large car (I only heard because I don't own a car myself) is about 80 litres of tank, and thats a Mercedes Benz E320, a larger capacity car, and that tank last about a month, with frequent driving. Of course diesel is diesel, petrol is petrol afterall...
Bus, I guess the consumption is quite alot too. Say, 4-5km per litre? Taking a Merc 0405 for example. -
Yeah, he said the fuel tank is very big!Originally posted by jetabt767400:I see, hmm, nice info, yeah, I did saw the one about the engine not able to switch off, one indeed interesting case.
Hmm, one to two days? That must be long man, haha, normally for one large car (I only heard because I don't own a car myself) is about 80 litres of tank
But I forgot to ask him why some services like 30 need to refuel midday even though the tanks so big. Next time I ask him...
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Talking about service timesheets, does anyone know what the last 2 letters of the Index number represent? The part after the ( bracket.Originally posted by SBS9888Y:For dual depot controls,
does 1A start with the MAJORITY CONTROL depot of the service?
but Service 154 1A starts from brbp
I've seen hn, lp, wp, co, na, fa, etc
I've also seen 26 (effective date) and CN (CNY period) for special timesheets too!
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well 1A starts from Eunos Int at 0500...Originally posted by SBS9889U:I think Eunos Int first Sv154 bus is 0500 but Boon Lay at 0530 does have affect Shift 1A starting from where. Not very sure though.
OFF 0435 brbp
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Not at all. How they assign duty codes whereby earlier duty codes are for this depot and the later ones for that depot is one puzzling thing. I believe its opinionated.Originally posted by SBS9888Y:For dual depot controls,
does 1A start with the MAJORITY CONTROL depot of the service?
but Service 154 1A starts from brbp
First depot denotes earlier duty codes while 2nd depot denotes later duty codes
S5 S10 S14 S65 - ar bn
S7 S33 S196 - bb bn
S8 S28 S31 - br bn
S21 - am bn
S30 S66 - sl bn
S51 - hg sl
S52 - sl am
S58 - bn am
S63 - ar br
S74 - hg bb
S105 S197 - sl hg
S109 - bn hg
S132 - ar hg
S143 - sl br
S147 S151 S156 S165 - bb hg
S154 - br sl
S157 - sl br
S161 - am hg
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I thought I saw bnar?Originally posted by service_238:Not at all. How they assign duty codes whereby earlier duty codes are for this depot and the later ones for that depot is one puzzling thing. I believe its opinionated.
First depot denotes earlier duty codes while 2nd depot denotes later duty codes
S5 - ar bn -
200 litres?Originally posted by stooper:Yeah, he said the fuel tank is very big!
But I forgot to ask him why some services like 30 need to refuel midday even though the tanks so big. Next time I ask him... -
index number has no relation to the duty code arrangement, though i once believed it is so. "bnar" in the index number tells you the depot that provides buses for the service, or probably the T1 T2 thing cos its Pasir Ris - Bt Merah.Originally posted by SBS9806J:I thought I saw bnar? -
The part which states the depot that provides the most bus svc for tat svc may not be true. Coz 156 is bbhg while actually in fact hg provides the most buses.Originally posted by service_238:index number has no relation to the duty code arrangement, though i once believed it is so. "bnar" in the index number tells you the depot that provides buses for the service, or probably the T1 T2 thing cos its Pasir Ris - Bt Merah. -
how is SBS 9016Y? is it back on service after an accident last year?
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still on 143Originally posted by keropoking:how is SBS 9016Y? is it back on service after an accident last year?
http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/viewPost1060.aspx -
It has been back quite a while and still have the same asOriginally posted by keropoking:how is SBS 9016Y? is it back on service after an accident last year?
http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/viewPost1060.aspx
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1. How can we identify whether a bus has been repainted or restickered? For example, buses that are well polished such as SBS 9299Y, SBS 9422H and SBS 9435X. Do I identify them as restickered?
2. Why does a bus goes back to depot for a while and then come back again? To take something or what? Noticed that it was very common for most of the Service 9 buses. Yesterday I spotted SBS 2716G leaving Bedok Interchange at 1828 hrs, but reappeared in Bedok Interchange at 1854 hrs.
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1. Restickered buses normally have shiny and smooth surfaces, however, you still may see patches (or rough) surfaces of the previous paintwork underneath.Originally posted by TWS4793:1. How can we identify whether a bus has been repainted or restickered? For example, buses that are well polished such as SBS 9299Y, SBS 9422H and SBS 9435X. Do I identify them as restickered?
2. Why does a bus goes back to depot for a while and then come back again? To take something or what? Noticed that it was very common for most of the Service 9 buses. Yesterday I spotted SBS 2716G leaving Bedok Interchange at 1828 hrs, but reappeared in Bedok Interchange at 1854 hrs.
3. Is SBS 2765P former Express 518 perm?
2. Probably refuel. Same case for 161 and 168.
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Does sv 275 operates with only SBS2593T everyday or there are cameo or crossover buses daily?
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Answer is both. It operates with the perm 2593T as well as having xover buses daily. This is to facillitate the meal break of the driver of 2593T.Originally posted by Kheng Peng:Does sv 275 operates with only SBS2593T everyday or there are cameo or crossover buses daily?
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Just like 408 & 409Originally posted by service_238:Answer is both. It operates with the perm 2593T as well as having xover buses daily. This is to facillitate the meal break of the driver of 2593T.
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Here are some other services:Originally posted by 566117:Just like 408 & 409
S403 from S6 - Weekdays (AM PM) and Saturdays (AM) only.
S402 has them from 130 daily.
S408 S409... S93 la -
Actually there is no need to have a crossover for 275, theres always an alternative (Sv131)
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Was any of these services, old S85, S86, S87 and S153 dual depot control before?
i think S86 was FULL HGDEP Control before it was fully transferred to become FULL AMDEP Control, i don't think S87 had dual depot control, it has been under HGDEP all this while -
85 was full hgdep from its harbourfront days to the current yishun route.Originally posted by SBS9276M:Was any of these services, old S85, S86, S87 and S153 dual depot control before?
i think S86 was FULL HGDEP Control before it was fully transferred to become FULL AMDEP Control, i don't think S87 had dual depot control, it has been under HGDEP all this while
866 was full hgdep then became 86 until Sept 2004 when it became full amdep till now.
87 was bndep/hgdep (explaining scanias on 87) when it was first introduced. not long later it became full hgdep till now. Do note that 87 drivers change shift at Bedok not Sengkang.
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So was S27 full HGDEP or partial HGDEP/BNDEP contaol during Sengkang-Changi Airport days? Scanias did appear on S27 also.
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Volvo B10M Mark III also but I wish Service 27 has perm Mark III instead of Mark IV.Originally posted by choww:So was S27 full HGDEP or partial HGDEP/BNDEP contaol during Sengkang-Changi Airport days? Scanias did appear on S27 also. -
Most of the time, they remove all badges at the rear of bus, especially for ADDs. For LO3x, they remove front badges too (at least for SL).Originally posted by off_service:1. Restickered buses normally have shiny and smooth surfaces, however, you still may see patches (or rough) surfaces of the previous paintwork underneath.
Also, for LO3x, they have started to make the extra space behind the rearmost upper deck side windows black.
For DM Mercs, if you look at the back of the bus, you should be able to see the Mercedes Badge bulging out (if it hasn't dropped of yet). The Duple Metsec badge has become smooth, with no dent.