Double-Decker Bus Nostalgia...

• Apex-LW'21

  21 Oct 07, 13:59

  Originally posted by Oceane:

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

  hmm.. really not sure though, but i think it is.
• dfs24

  21 Oct 07, 16:39

  Originally posted by Apex-LW'21:
  
  Volvo Alisa B55 (SBS4741U)
  
  
  all pixs are not taken by me.[/b]

  Interesting wiper configuration.
• nenepokey

  21 Oct 07, 17:43

  Originally posted by Oceane:

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

  look so much lyk UD. compare it wif a pic of a U31RCN and u will get the answer. it'll most probably be yes.
• MyPillowTalks

  21 Oct 07, 19:10

  i still remember the sliding windows, the black air inlets, the black slit of rubber on the 'celing' that have 'press once'
  
  and of cos the usual for free *** please call 12345678
• kengkia

  21 Oct 07, 21:03

  i miss them so much....
• HyuugaNeji

  21 Oct 07, 21:14

  Nah all these buses sux. I am glad they go. (hey at least i am honest right?)
• kengkia

  21 Oct 07, 21:20

  indeed ur honest...last time me keep seeing these buses till i sian then they go and i keep seeing buses like LO3x Vo3x MB0405 etc see until sian at least there's something old to look back at...i am sure when ur old u will enjoy telling ya grandchildren how u this how u that ba?....
• ngjy22

  21 Oct 07, 21:26

  Reminds me of my past rides on these buses.
  
  MBO305 on 74, 165..etc
  56XX on 269
  
  Many more!
• kengkia

  21 Oct 07, 21:26

  Originally posted by MyPillowTalks:

  i still remember the sliding windows, the black air inlets, the black slit of rubber on the 'celing' that have 'press once'
  
  and of cos the usual for free *** please call 12345678

  those CAC merc still have them what...i have managed to press the bell via it..
• tintinspartan

  21 Oct 07, 22:00

  Some CSS UDs still have their 608 Destination guides inside the bus!
  
  And I would remember the first time I hated an LO. Usually, LO gives out this hard noise from the brake. I dun know how to describe it but try to prove it in a vid soon.
  
  MK-IIIs have a very interesting door design too.
• Airbus330Captain

  21 Oct 07, 23:02

  Originally posted by HyuugaNeji:

  Nah all these buses sux. I am glad they go. (hey at least i am honest right?)

  It would have been the best if you did not reply at all.
• sbst275

  21 Oct 07, 23:04

  I still remember the O305 on 5, 64, 74, 97, 111, 154, 165
• swee_heng

  22 Oct 07, 17:42

  Originally posted by Oceane:

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

  Is this BNDEP?
• Scania N113CRB luver

  22 Oct 07, 18:12

  Originally posted by dfs24:

  Interesting wiper configuration.

  its a Volvo Ailsa B55 , not Alisa btw.
• Volvo Olympian

  22 Oct 07, 18:53

  Originally posted by swee_heng:

  Is this BNDEP?

  Yes it is.
• JJxJJ

  22 Oct 07, 21:18

  Originally posted by ngjy22:

  Reminds me of my past rides on these buses.
  
  MBO305 on 74, 165..etc
  56XX on 269
  
  Many more!

  i can still remember 5616S & 5617P,the last atlanteans i took in 2000 on svc 269
• leewan

  23 Oct 07, 23:13

  Miss these buses, man. I used to take the leyland atlantean on sv 23 like 10 yrs back everyday to school and the engine noise was just nice to hear when it sped on the PIE. sum more wit the wind in ur face. can smell diesel from the back seats.
  Also when it moves off, it will shake a few times b4 moving off. Also miss the wooden interiors of the other leyalnd atlantean. wat's the website where u guys all these pics ?
• dfs24

  23 Oct 07, 23:15

  Originally posted by Scania N113CRB luver:
  
  
  its a Volvo [b]Ailsa B55 , not Alisa btw. [/b]

  I did not post the picture. I quoted someone else.
• carbikebus

  24 Oct 07, 15:32

  Nothing beats the MB0305 DDs,Powerful DDs at that era.MB Hawke & Volvo B57
• kengkia

  24 Oct 07, 22:29

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  I still remember the O305 on 5, 64, 74, 97, 111, 154, 165

  not to forget 23,153 and 26 as well...
• Volvo Olympian

  25 Oct 07, 19:02

  Originally posted by kengkia:

  not to forget 23,153 and 26 as well...

  I don't remember 23 having 0305's , I think u mean the LA's on 23?
• SBS9818A

  25 Oct 07, 21:37

  Originally posted by tintinspartan:

  And I would remember the first time I hated an LO. Usually, LO gives out this hard noise from the brake. I dun know how to describe it but try to prove it in a vid soon.

  No need to prove using video or whatnot. It's just the noise that comes when the bus driver is done with his reversing and engages forward gear.
• kengkia

  25 Oct 07, 22:34

  Originally posted by Volvo Olympian:

  I don't remember 23 having 0305's , I think u mean the LA's on 23?

  i do remember seeing it....and if i not wrong....LA the wooden version do 23 before right...?
• In_Between_Days

  27 Oct 07, 14:45

  Does anyone know exactly when the old DD buses were retired? As in the exact year and month that you don't see that particular model on the roads anymore...
  
  Leyland Atlantean WA - ???
  Mercedes-Benz O305 WA - ???
  Leyland Olympian 2-axle - ???
  Volvo Olympian 2-axle - probably in the near future?
  
• ^tamago^

  27 Oct 07, 14:56

  VO2x's will be around CNY 2012.