Double-Decker Bus Nostalgia...

• In_Between_Days

  20 Oct 07, 01:29

  Thought i'd share some pics...i miss the old buses!
  
  
  Leyland Atlantean 2-axle
  
  
  Leyland Olympian 2-axle
  
  
  Mercedes Benz O305
  
  
  Volvo Olympian 2-axle
  
  
  Leyland Atlantean & Volvo Olympian side by side
  
  *Pictures courtesy of K.H. Ng: http://www.geocities.com/s_buses/index.html*
• a-Lost-9uY

  20 Oct 07, 01:31

  nice pics
• shinkansen83

  20 Oct 07, 02:16

  I have a couple of those models.
• sirron kcuhc

  20 Oct 07, 02:16

  do the old DDs survive rhks?
• vIn.Warrior

  20 Oct 07, 02:48

  reminds me of co-ckroaches infested buses.
• 201911

  20 Oct 07, 16:44

  Volvo Olympian 2 axles not that old wat, its still around. but thanks for the pix anyway. quite well taken,nice angles.
• In_Between_Days

  20 Oct 07, 21:18

  Originally posted by vIn.Warrior:

  reminds me of co-ckroaches infested buses.

  Yea i rem those pests...more like small brownish roaches...i rem my parents used to tell not to sit right at the back of the bus when it reversed cos it wld vibrate alot due to the engine...usually on the Atlantean
• Apex-LW'21

  20 Oct 07, 22:25

  posted those before liao...
  
  Leyland Atlantean (Duple Metsec; SBS6810R)
  
  
  Leyland Atlantean (Alexander R; SBS1693U)
  
  
  Volvo Alisa B55 (SBS4741U)
  
  
  all pixs are not taken by me.
• bus555

  20 Oct 07, 22:28

  Originally posted by Apex-LW'21:

  posted those before liao...
  
  
  
  Leyland Atlentean (Alexander L; SBS6810R)

  Wow, taken at Tampines Int in somewhere in 1980s...
• Marco_Simone

  20 Oct 07, 22:29

  Now still got non-air con buses?
• bus555

  20 Oct 07, 22:30

  Originally posted by Marco_Simone:

  Now still got non-air con buses?

  Erm ya, Some of the Volvo Mark II (Most of them are going to be scrapped soon), the Scania N113 CRB (NAC) and lastly the VO2X
• Marco_Simone

  20 Oct 07, 22:31

  Originally posted by bus555:

  Erm ya, Some of the Volvo Mark II (Most of them are going to be scrapped soon), the Scania N113 CRB (NAC) and lastly the VO2X

  what bus services are they
• Scania N113CRB luver

  20 Oct 07, 22:34

  The O305 really appeals to me somehow . Cant explain why , but i kinda like the O305 alot just by looking at it.
• Volvo Olympian

  20 Oct 07, 22:39

  Originally posted by Marco_Simone:

  what bus services are they

  The VO2x can be found on Sv 93 , 154 , 74 and JIS , and not to forget the 91 X-over?
  
  The MK2 NAC can be found on ARBP/HGDEP services like 325 , 151 etc
  
  The Scania NAC can be found on Pasir Ris/Tampines/Bedok feeders/townlinks etc...
• Superbus

  20 Oct 07, 22:41

  Originally posted by Apex-LW'21:
  posted those before liao...
  
  [b]Leyland Atlantean (Duple Metsec; SBS6810R)
  http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b383/SBS1696L/SBS6810R_018_INTERNET.jpg
  
  all pixs are not taken by me.[/b]

  It's just Metsec, not Duple Metsec.
• Yusry

  20 Oct 07, 22:54

  Originally posted by Scania N113CRB luver:

  The O305 really appeals to me somehow . Cant explain why , but i kinda like the O305 alot just by looking at it.

  I'm not surprised. I find the bus very sexy and attractive.
  
  I think the 3-pointed star, wheel nut guards/dress rims and the sleek and sharp looking Alexander R-type body matches the whole bus well.
  
  Furthermore, the extra length - 11 metres - makes the bus look less stumpy.
• hiphop2009

  20 Oct 07, 23:22

  the days where bus captain still wear the blue uniform...
• MingFreeman

  21 Oct 07, 00:37

  
  
  Favourite
  
  Leyland Olympian 2-axle
  
  Least liked:
  
  Mercedes Benz O305
  
  Didnt know that 228 has double decker one:
  
  Leyland Atlantean & Volvo Olympian side by side
• norm

  21 Oct 07, 00:39

  looks like there is no air con
• Airbus330Captain

  21 Oct 07, 00:42

  Originally posted by MingFreeman:

  Least liked:
  
  Mercedes Benz O305
  
  

  Have you ever taken this bus before ? This is the best DD bus among all the buses so far. It's my favourite NAC DD bus of all time. No other NAC DD buses come close to beating it. Not even LO 2 axles.
• tintinspartan

  21 Oct 07, 00:43

  Originally posted by Superbus:

  It's just Metsec, not Duple Metsec.

  Duple Metal Sections to be precise.
• In_Between_Days

  21 Oct 07, 00:49

  Originally posted by Yusry:

  I'm not surprised. I find the bus very sexy and attractive.
  
  I think the 3-pointed star, wheel nut guards/dress rims and the sleek and sharp looking Alexander R-type body matches the whole bus well.
  
  Furthermore, the extra length - 11 metres - makes the bus look less stumpy.

  The O305 were the best in my opinion...they were the biggest non-AC DDs in SBS's history with the largest capacity to hold passengers...even more than the still existing Volvo Olympian non-AC DDs...plus i found the O305s to be a smoother ride...not to mention great suspension!
  
  I had the chance to ride on them almost everyday since i stay arnd Hougang, AMK area
• Superbus

  21 Oct 07, 07:18

  Originally posted by tintinspartan:

  Duple Metal Sections to be precise.

  Want to kena pwn again is it?
  
  That bodywork was bodykitted by Metal Sections. Metal Sections was on its own before it was acquired by Duple Coachbuilders, and only then it is known as Duple Metsec.
• Oceane

  21 Oct 07, 07:39

  Originally posted by Airbus330Captain:

  Have you ever taken this bus before ? This is the best DD bus among all the buses so far. It's my favourite NAC DD bus of all time. No other NAC DD buses come close to beating it. Not even LO 2 axles.

  x2.
  
  Mercedes Buses are one of the best buses so far as compared to Volvos, Scanias, etc.
  
  They have good suspension and very nice engine sounds.
  
  I also like the bodywork of the O305. Very appealing.
• Oceane

  21 Oct 07, 07:41

  Originally posted by Apex-LW'21:
  Volvo Alisa B55 (SBS4741U)
  
  

  Is the SD next to another Atlantean which is just beside the Volvo described in the picture a UD? Bodywork looks like UD.